News Raspberry Pi Pico Converts Retro Controllers For Classic Gaming Experience

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Using the Raspberry Pi Pico to bridge the legacy connections from retro controllers, CTRLDock Classic SE enables real controllers for your retro gaming sessions.

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The price might seem high, but I think it is justified for a board with such an impressive list of supported controllers.

First it would need to have level-converters between 5V of the old systems and 3.3V that the Pico uses. Then a bunch of logic to be able to switch between different types of controllers.
Even if most modes are compatible with Atari joysticks, anything more complex (such as a joystick with Autofire or gamepad with two buttons) could use different pins for a different system.