Astro-daptor

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The Astro-daptor is a USB interface for connecting Bally/Astrocade controllers to your PC/Mac, Raspberry Pi, or game console that supports USB HID. No driver is needed as the Astro-daptor is recognized as a USB HID (Human Interface Device) joystick.

Currently MESS is the only emulator I know of for the Bally/Astrocade. Required settings -

Set the Joystick Deadband to 0.00 and Joystick Saturation to 0.85 or 0.90 - how-to here. If you are using the old MESSUI, right click on Bally Professional Arcade in the systems list, select Properties, then the Controller tab.
Set the Paddle Analog input source. Bring up the Tab menu, select Input (this System), double-click Paddle Analog, then rotate the knob. Will show Joy Z Rotation when set.

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Connecting extra buttons

The Astro-daptor supports connecting extra buttons. Refer to this section on 2600-daptor.