Mega 65 - Getting Started: Try This First!

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CHAPTER

THREE

TRY THIS FIRST!

You don’t want to read stuﬀ, you want to play with your new MEGA65! Well good news, there’s tons to play with,

without ever having to download a ﬁle or crack open the case.

The fun is in the digging, so if you’re ready to go, stop reading now and dive in. Come back to this section for some

things to try before going further. Have fun!

3.1 Connecting peripherals

Your MEGA65 only needs to be connected to its power supply (included) and a monitor (not included) to operate.

The MEGA65 has two connectors for monitors: a VGA connector, and an HDMI connector. Both connections work

simultaneously, showing the same display.

Note: See Video display compatibility later in this Guide for some notes on monitors.

The MEGA65 has two methods of producing sound: over the HDMI connection, or through the dedicated audio jack.

You can connect headphones or speakers to the audio jack.

If you own a classic joystick, gamepad, or mouse with a DE-9 nine-pin connector, you can connect it to one of two

nine-pin ports on the lefthand side of the machine. The MEGA65 supports both the Commodore 1351 mouse and

the Amiga mouse; the Amiga mouse requires setting a conﬁguration option. Modern mouse replacements such as the

mouSTer adapter or the upcoming wireless Amiga tank mouse are expected to work. Personally, I use a 1351 mouse

in port 1 and a modern Commodore-compatible gamepad in port 2.

Note: Before connecting a mouse, be sure to set the mouse mode in the conﬁguration step, described later. If an

Amiga mouse is connected while the port is in the wrong mode, it may interfere with the behavior of the keyboard.

Note: Do not connect a Sega Genesis game controller directly to the MEGA65 or Commodore computers. Sega

Genesis controllers are not compatible and may damage the computer, even though they have the same connector. If

you wish to use the Genesis controller, you can use an adapter such as the BackBit GenAssister.

Tip: For more information on the peripheral ports, see the User’s Guide, page 3.