Albert Posted April 23, 2001 Share Posted April 23, 2001 This board is for discussion of anything Atari 5200 related. Surely there are plenty of 5200 fans out there, even if the stock controllers are horrible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 This board is for discussion of anything Atari 5200 related. Surely there are plenty of 5200 fans out there, even if the stock controllers are horrible! Aww, the 5200 controllers arn't THAT bad! (Don't look at me like that, you guys made me do this!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Uh... Wow! Finally a place where we can discuss this oft maligned console. Thanks, Al ...and Artlover! So, who's played PacMan? -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 This board is for discussion of anything Atari 5200 related. Surely there are plenty of 5200 fans out there, even if the stock controllers are horrible! Aww, the 5200 controllers arn't THAT bad! (Don't look at me like that, you guys made me do this!) Agreed.Now there are 'gold plates' buttons that can be used for the 5200 buttons.A great acheivement in 5200 technology.Its great to have a place to talk about it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 This must be official bump old topics week or something. I missed the memo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 This board is for discussion of anything Atari 5200 related. Surely there are plenty of 5200 fans out there, even if the stock controllers are horrible! Aww, the 5200 controllers arn't THAT bad! (Don't look at me like that, you guys made me do this!) Agreed.Now there are 'gold plates' buttons that can be used for the 5200 buttons.A great acheivement in 5200 technology.Its great to have a place to talk about it now I'm too damn cheap. I just glued aluminum foil to the carbon dots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 I'm not quite that cheap. I used double-sided tape to stick foil dots on the bumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 This must be official bump old topics week or something. I missed the memo. Really? It was CC'dto every email address on the planet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 I'm not quite that cheap. I used double-sided tape to stick foil dots on the bumps.I like superglue. Wouldn't have wanted to deal with tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 I'm not quite that cheap. I used double-sided tape to stick foil dots on the bumps.I like superglue. Wouldn't have wanted to deal with tape. I've actually done this on some old TV remotes. It works pretty well, for awhile anyways. The superglue being solid cracks over time under use and then the dots fall off, causing the remote to do odd things by itself (like suddenly turn the volume up to full). I think the double-stick tape idea would last longer seeing has how the tape is spongey and allows flexing. I can't say since I never tried that because I never thought of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariAger Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 This board is for discussion of anything Atari 5200 related. Surely there are plenty of 5200 fans out there, even if the stock controllers are horrible! 1[/snapback] Is this the 1st ever AtariAge post? (Post #1)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzumaki Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 ^^ bump ^^ Yes, when you check the link it reads showtopic=1 so this has to be the very first topic ever posted on this forum. Al- the smilies link in your old post is broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 ill stick with lifetime gold controllers, BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE CONTROLLERS TO EVER HAVE A PROBLEM PERIOD. PS. IM STARTING TO WORK ON A 5200 HOMEBREW WHERE IM THE ENEMY, AND WILL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Wow fun to see this first post. And I have to admit, the controls are terrible for the 5200. Love the 5200, but after I found a alternate solution for the controllers (Wico, Redemption module, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando marrin Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 on some games, you just can't beat the original controllers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 on some games, you just can't beat the original controllers Space Dungeon, with the controller coupler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataritard Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Wow! The very first topic on AtariAge about my favorite console. I don't have anything to say, I just wanted to be a part of it. Thanks Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Cool indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Awesome machine and game site! Job well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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