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14,00 Euro ForFour, the Amiga 4 player joystick adapter allows you to play compatible games with 4 players simultaneously.

ForFour, the Amiga 4 player joystick adapter

ForFour, the Amiga 4 player joystick adapter
ForFour, The Amiga 4 player joystick adapter : introduction

There are a number of games released for the Commodore Amiga that can be played with more than 2 players simultaneously.
The Amiga only has 2 joystick ports, and the game Dyna Blaster comes with a de-facto standard interface so you can connect joystick 3 and 4 to the parallel port of the Commodore Amiga.

There are also interfaces in circulation that have an active power supply for example for autofire joysticks that are then powered by the parallel port of the Amiga.
There is a small chance that by using this kind of active interfaces in combination with an active joystick you will damage your amiga by drawing too much power from the parallel port of the Amiga.
For that reason I have chosen to only support passive joysticks, because I do not want to take any risk of damaging your precious amiga.

ForFour, The Amiga 4 player joystick adapter : The theory

The ForFour Amiga 4 player joystick adapter is based on the dongle that was supplied with the Dyna Blaster game (Formerly Bomberman , later renamed to Dyna blaster because of the negative connotation regarding terrorism).
The 4 joystick adapter is connected to the parallel port of the Amiga and in the case of the Dyna blaster game you connect joystick 1 to port 3 of the adapter and joystick 2 to port 4 of the adapter.
Joystick 3 and 4 are connected to port 1 and 2 of the Amiga.
It is unclear whether this also applies to other games, but it certainly does for Dyna Blaster .

ForFour, the Amiga 4 player joystick adapter (back)
ForFour, the Amiga 4 player joystick adapter (Front)
ForFour, The Amiga 4 player joystick adapter :  Connections

You connect the  ForFour Amiga 4 joystick adapter to the parallel port of the Amiga.
On the other side of the interface you will find 2 DB-9 ports where you can connect joystick 3 and 4.

(Warning, connect the adapter and joysticks only when the Amiga is switched off)

ForFour, From Amiga 4 player joystick adapter : Compatible games

Some of the games that are suitable for playing simultaneously with up to 4 players are:

6-Tris
Blitz Tennis
Carnage
Dynablaster
Kick Off 2
Master Blaster

Een veel completer overzicht met veel meer
downloadlinks kun je terugvinden op Aminet

Blitz Bombers
Bug Bomber
Crossfire II
International Soccer (MicroDeal)
Megatron
Space Taxi 3

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ForFour Amiga 4 player Joystick Adapter
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 2 reviews
 by KeesO
ForFour FTW

Quick response and processing. They didn't have it in stock, but they made one for me.
Very satisfied with the communication and speed of action.

Translated review from the Dutch Website : Snelle reactie en afhandeling. Had hem niet op voorraad maar heeft er 1 voor me gemaakt. Erg tevreden met de communicatie en snelheid van handelen.

 by Joel
Mooie toevoeging voor de Amiga / Nice addition to the Amiga

A few weeks ago I bought a 4 player adapter and two times the usb/ps2 mouse adapter via Gotek.nl.

Last weekend I tested the new expansion with my brothers. Everything worked perfectly. A relief to be able to use an optical mouse. It was also fun to be able to play a few games with the 3 of us. Including Hired Guns, Dynablaster, Gaunlet 2, Projectyle.

Gotek is an absolute must for amiga hardware. Very friendly owner with a heart for the older systems.

Translated review from the Dutch Website : Een paar weken geleden een 4 player adapter en twee keer de usb/ps2 muis adapter gekocht via Gotek.nl.

Vorig weekend met mijn broers de nieuwe uitbreiding getest. Alles werkte perfect. Een verademing om een optische muis te kunnen gebruiken. Ook was het leuk om met zijn 3en een paar games te kunnen spelen. Waaronder Hired Guns, Dynablaster, Gaunlet 2, Projectyle.

Gotek is een absolute aanrader voor amiga hardware. Zeer vriendelijke eigenaar met een hart voor de oudere systemen.

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