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Thread: USB joystick on a real amiga 500
camurso_ 18:33 4th March 2014
Hi guys!
Is there any way to connect a USB joystick with an Amiga?
I tryed a really weird way, which was to connect my usb joystick to an usb-->PS2 adapter and then connect that adapter to a PS2-->9pin.
Guess what? Didnīt work
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Harrison 02:34 5th March 2014
The only way would be to use an actual USB expansion like Subway, which adds USB ports to the Amiga. These would however only work on Workbench and not in directly booted games, so not that useful.

You are better off continuing to use native Amiga joysticks plugged into the Amiga's joystick ports. And you can still buy new classic competition Pro joysticks, so not a problem.
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camurso_ 10:57 5th March 2014
Originally Posted by Harrison:
The only way would be to use an actual USB expansion like Subway, which adds USB ports to the Amiga. These would however only work on Workbench and not in directly booted games, so not that useful.

You are better off continuing to use native Amiga joysticks plugged into the Amiga's joystick ports. And you can still buy new classic competition Pro joysticks, so not a problem.
Thank you for your answer.
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PawelB 09:34 20th May 2015
We have been doing the new interface which allow connect USB joysticks / pads (on hid) to any Amiga. It also allow to connect mouse as well fe. wireless.
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spidi 22:35 17th June 2015
Originally Posted by camurso_:
Originally Posted by Harrison:
The only way would be to use an actual USB expansion like Subway, which adds USB ports to the Amiga. These would however only work on Workbench and not in directly booted games, so not that useful.

You are better off continuing to use native Amiga joysticks plugged into the Amiga's joystick ports. And you can still buy new classic competition Pro joysticks, so not a problem.
Thank you for your answer.
There a solution called Ryś MKII (Linx MKII), interface supports USB HID device.
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spidi 10:07 19th June 2015
See for Ryś MKII. It supports USB HID (mouse, joystick, gamepad).
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PawelB 14:23 27th November 2016
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