SalemFrost7800 Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) My joystick will sadly only remain a keychain. Ask Longhorn engineer if he will convert it into a working Joystick for you....than when the FB2 portable comes out you will have a mini Joystick to use with your mini Atari 2600 Edited July 6, 2007 by usinoh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Before I shipped it out I made sure of its robustness by playing several rounds of Decathlon on it. Were you able to use the original circuit board? And did you figure out how to make the stick itself sturdier? Mine likes to pop out of the socket, and if you press it down, you can press all four directions at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Engineer Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Were you able to use the original circuit board? And did you figure out how to make the stick itself sturdier? Mine likes to pop out of the socket, and if you press it down, you can press all four directions at the same time. No, I used a piece of breadboard and attached tact switches to it. It will still pop out of the socket sometimes but I found that for this to happen you would have to move the stick much farther then what is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Can someone tell me WHERE in Walmart they stock these things? I looked in all the usual places, but found nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I saw them in WalMart a long time ago, they were hanging on the end of an aisle somewhere...somewhere near the toys. I'd keep a closer eye on bargain bins, though. $15 for a keychain is obscene. Hopefully you'll luck out like I did, and you'll find a return Apparently, the power switches are notorious for not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Well, I found them at a different Walmart today. They were with some clearance toys, marked at $11.00 each. Not great, but they will be perfect......as Christmas tree ornaments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Just modded mine =) Didn't even need to make my own circuit board, I just cut a few traces to the central chip. I'm thinking about finding some sort of connector to stick in here, though, so I can unplug it and keep the keychain functionality. PS/2 connectors have six pins...hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemFrost7800 Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 YOU CAN OWN YOUR OWN MINI-ATARI JOYSTICK!!! I am selling the prototype, if your interesed please send offers to me via PM. I have no clue how much this should/could sell for so I will be more than happy to concider any reasonable offer. Thanks, TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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