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NEC PC-Engine/SuperGrafx => PC Engine/SuperGrafx Discussion => Topic started by: Tolvatar on September 25, 2012, 08:27:51 AM

Title: PC Engine Cable for Panatwin. What´s this?
Post by: Tolvatar on September 25, 2012, 08:27:51 AM

Hello there.
I was checking evil-bay auctions and see this item:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Engine-Cable-for-Panatwin-/330799437434?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d052ed67a
For what i found on the net. It´s an adaptor to an arcade machine controller?

Title: Re: PC Engine Cable for Panatwin. What´s this?
Post by: SignOfZeta on September 25, 2012, 08:34:36 AM

It looks like a partial JAMMA edge to make a PCE-> JAMMA converter accept 6 button pads. The Panatwin is a Supergun, so it might be semi-proprietary to that.

Title: Re: PC Engine Cable for Panatwin. What´s this?
Post by: Tolvatar on September 25, 2012, 09:00:59 AM

So this is to put a pc engine inside an arcade cabinet?
Strange thing.

Title: Re: PC Engine Cable for Panatwin. What´s this?
Post by: GohanX on September 25, 2012, 09:52:26 AM

Not really. The Panatwin supergun looks like a huge 2 player arcade joystick. The adapter plugs into the controller port allowing the supergun to be used as controllers for the PCE. You'd still need to use the PCE's video out to the TV.

Title: Re: PC Engine Cable for Panatwin. What´s this?
Post by: thesteve on September 25, 2012, 11:20:55 AM

looks like a multitap is required as well

Title: Re: PC Engine Cable for Panatwin. What´s this?
Post by: SuperDeadite on September 25, 2012, 12:14:58 PM

yeah all this does is allow one to play PCE games with the PanaTwin's sticks.

Title: Re: PC Engine Cable for Panatwin. What´s this?
Post by: SignOfZeta on September 25, 2012, 05:37:39 PM

Ah...cool.

Title: Re: PC Engine Cable for Panatwin. What´s this?
Post by: Drakon on September 26, 2012, 11:01:32 PM

It's pretty much the same thing as what I did here: