Sega Mega Drive joypad to Sega Mark III adapter
If you tried to use a Mega Drive joypad with your Sega Mark III, you
probably noticed that the LEFT/RIGHT directions won't work, and only
the A/START buttons work instead of the more useful B/C.
But this is very easy to fix with a super simple adapter, since only
one pin, the pin7, needs to be rerouted.
Not even a PCB is necessary. You just need cut off the pin7 of the
female side, then solder the two connectors back-to-back like below.
Then solder one side of a 10K resistor the pin7 of the DE-9 male
connector, and the other side of this resistor to the pin5 of the
same connector. If you want to be luxurious, you can wrap the
middle section of the adapter with some Heat-shrink tubing or
insulation tape.
