Game Controller Pinouts

I'm make this post as much for my own reference. All three uses DB9-pin connectors

Pinouts for the Odyssey2 controller
1 - Ground
2 - Fire
3 - Left
4 - Down
5 - Right
6 - Up
7,8,9 - not connected

Pinouts for the Atari 2600 controller
1 - Up
2 - Down
3 - Left
4 - Right
6 - Fire
8 - Ground
5,7,9 - not used

Pinout for Sega Genesis controller
1 - Up
2 - Down
3 - Left
4 - Right
5 - Voltage
6 - Button A/Button B
7 - Select
8 - Ground
9 - Button Start/Button C

Odyssey2 replacement console

Just purchased an Magnavox Odyssey² computer consule tonight! Very excited.


Been shopping around for one for a long time.

I did return the non-working Pitfall II cartridge and got my money back for that and put that towards the new O² :)

Atari 2600 platformers

Most people don't think of the Atari 2600 as a platformer console, but there are some really good platformer games made for the Atari 2600. So after my evaluation, and my humble opinion, here is my list of the Top 12 Atari 2600 Platformers of all time:

Runner up, Miner 2049er by Tigervision

12	Miner 2049er II	Tigervision
11	Fast Eddie	Fox Video Games
10	Adventures of Tron	Mattel
9	Donkey Kong Jr	Coleco/Nintendo
8	Mario Bros.	Nintendo
7	Pitfall!	Activision
6	Donkey Kong	Coleco/Nintendo
5	Burger Time	Mattel
4	Keystone Kapers	Activision
3	Montezuma’s Revenge	Parker Brothers
2	H.E.R.O	Activision
1	Pitfall II	Activision

Montezuma's Revenge, Hero, and Pitfall II are in the list of the "Top All-time Atari 2600" games ever made. Obviously Activision was the winners in this category with four of the top 7