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Assuming I ever get some free time, I'd still like to figure out how to hook up a parallel port joystick / gamepad & use x86 IN assembly or inportb() in C to write a TSR to translate gamepad input into key presses. If anyone has any advice -- generic or PC-98 specific -- please let me know.
Any progress with that Tanuki? I'm still very interested. Can not use MSX pads on my Cereb, only DA-15 pads with PC-98 games that can be launched from Windows (like "The Legend Of Heroes III" and "The Legend Of Heroes IV" CD-ROM versions) loading "JoytoKey" program (configured) before launching the game.
Being able to use COM-1 (DB25), or COM-2 (DB9) serial ports, or printer port, for connecting PC gamepads and use them with PC-98 games under pure MS-DOS would be great.
Maybe an alternative solution would be to use "PCJoy2":
http://www.iodata.jp/products/pccard/pcjoy2.htm at least for those games leting you to choose different ports for the gamepad (Like "Night Slave"). Anyway, it seems "PCJoy2" only works on PC-98 computers missing a DB-15 port because it cause conflict if that port is found. :/
You can also sacrifice a PC-Engine pad and a "ten-key" to make manually a gamepad that can be conected to the PC-98 keyboard port and will work with almost all PC-98 games:
http://www.geocities.jp/wp_gopher/pc/98/keypad.html