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Amstrad CPC Joystick port pinout

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\ o1 o2 o3 o4 o5/
 \ o6 o7 o8 o9 /
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Pin No. Amstrad CPC Joystick Port Atari 2600 and Commodore C64
1 Up Up
2 Down Down
3 Left Left
4 Right Right
5 Fire 3 (undoc) Pot 0 (analog)
6 Fire 2 (default) Fire
7 Fire 1 (extra) Supply +5V
8 COM Supply GND
9 COM2 Pot 1 (analog)

Fire Button Notes

  • Pin 5 - Fire 3 - This is an undocumented and very rarely used input (used by the AMX Mouse for example).
  • Pin 6 - Fire 2 - This is the standard button, used by most games.
  • Pin 7 - Fire 1 - This is the extra button, used only by a few games.

For a wiring diagram of an Y-cable with which you can use two joysticks on your Amstrad/Schneider CPC, see Joystick Y-cables.