In today's presentation, I'll be further exploring what you can do on the Sears Telegames Super Video Arcade with an Atari/Sega to Intellivision controller adapter made a few years ago by Grips03 of Atariage.
Here's the link to the adapter schematic created by Jay Tilton: https://web.archive.org/web/20060317145051/http://users.erols.com/tiltonj/games/tech/intvsticky.html
In order to accomplish connecting the X-Arcade Tankstick to your system, you'll need to follow the diagram I've created which shows each adapter that was used:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rgrvMMqJmS8zshRt9Zk8WZ5ZH9PZawW9QfuIDGwegIY/edit?usp=sharing
The Tron 80's Arcade Multicontroller connection method for using the trackball (which is not a PS/2-compatible PC trackball) by itself involves using multiple adapters and additional power supply used in the following order:
1) Plug a Sega/Atari to Intellivision 9 pin controller adapter into the controller port of your Telegames Super Video Arcade or Intellivision 2 console.
2) Obtain from Ebay seller Ikonsgr74 a USB to 9 pin Atari/Sega/Commodore systems mouse adapter (designed for compatibility with PS/2 mice/trackballs only).
3) Aten CS82U KVM Switch box with output cable. The output cable has a PS/2 plug that needs to be plugged into a mini-green PS/2 to USB adapter.
4) Plug the Tron 80s Arcade Multicontroller trackball USB cable (or any PC mouse/trackball USB cable) into the KVM Switch USB mouse port .
5) Use the proper power supply to power the Aten KVM Switch- otherwise it'll keep turning off.
The Tron 80's Arcade Multicontroller connection method for using the joystick with buttons to play Intellivision games involves using these adapters in series:
1) Plug a Sega/Atari to Intellivision 9 pin controller adapter into the controller port of your Telegames Super Video Arcade or Intellivision 2 console.
2) Tototek Classic Joypad Converter (Version MD) which converts Playstation controllers to be used on Sega Genesis
3) Brook Super Convertor PS3 to PS2 Controller Adapter. This has a USB port on one end and a Playstation controller plug on the other.
4) USB splitter cable (1 male to 2 female)
5) 5 volt wall power plug that has a USB cable connected to it. (Plug the USB cable into one end of the USB splitter cable (the side with the red marking on it.))
6) Plug a CronusMax Plus (preprogrammed to have PS3 controller input as well as PS3 console output) into the other end of the USB splitter cable.
7) Plug your PC-compatible joystick's USB plug into the CronusMax Plus. Now you're playing with power!
As always, Thanks to Emforay for the theme song to Wired-Up Retro. Check him out on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/emforay
I also am grateful to DJ Kestutis for inclusion of his song, "Reborn" as the outro. (license http://goo.gl/ZSoZf)