Vic George 2K3 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Just recently I got myself a "minty" Atari 7800 "complete in box" -- minus one controller. And so far I've got a few 7800 games to go with it -- Pole Position II (the pack-in), Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug, with Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior on the way. It's still a pretty good system, though my view of the system nowadays is less "colored" than it was about 20 years ago, which most likely was my reaction to the "Nintendo juggernaut" that was sucking all third-party software support and interest toward their vaunted NES system. The Atari 7800 could have used a better -- and possibly third-party -- controller than their pack-in control stick, which in my honest opinion is rather stiff, plus the action buttons could feel more responsive. Also, I didn't like that certain games (Choplifter, One On One, Karateka) were coded specifically to use the Atari 7800 controller, so I'm going to avoid those duds like the plague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamakazi Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 The 7800 did have a another set of controllers released for it. I'm not sure what they were called but they looked more like a Sega Master System controller with a little joystick. Awkward looking, but may be more comfortable. I liked the Pro-Line controllers myself other than the fact that they did cramp your hands after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 I know there's a gamepad controller Atari had released for the 7800 outside the States...but gamepad controllers weren't what I was looking for back then, and I'm not sure I'd want those ones now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Seriously some of the homebrew games that are available directly from The Atari Age store are some of the best ones out there. Even I was amazed the last time I checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Yeah, and I'm hoping to get my hands on some of them IF AND WHEN the store reopens. Edited July 24, 2008 by Vic George 2K3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Just recently I got myself a "minty" Atari 7800 "complete in box" -- minus one controller. And so far I've got a few 7800 games to go with it -- Pole Position II (the pack-in), Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug, with Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior on the way. It's still a pretty good system, though my view of the system nowadays is less "colored" than it was about 20 years ago, which most likely was my reaction to the "Nintendo juggernaut" that was sucking all third-party software support and interest toward their vaunted NES system. The Atari 7800 could have used a better -- and possibly third-party -- controller than their pack-in control stick, which in my honest opinion is rather stiff, plus the action buttons could feel more responsive. Also, I didn't like that certain games (Choplifter, One On One, Karateka) were coded specifically to use the Atari 7800 controller, so I'm going to avoid those duds like the plague. You can add Midnight Mutants to the list of controller coded games.It wont work with any 3rd party stik,screen goes black,which i thought was the game cart itself,as soon as i replugged the pro-line,it worked.There's several more 7800 controller coded games like that also Edited July 24, 2008 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segasaturn Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Atari made a "NES" style joystick for the 7800. But it was only released in countries like France, England, and Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Those "NES" style sticks are the joypads. You can get them now in the States thanks to Video 61 and Best Electronics, and possibly other stores. I have two, and they don't seem as responsive as the stock joysticks to me. When I use them there seems to be a slight delay in comparison to using the original sticks. They are more comfortable for some games, but the delay really bothers me, especially when playing Choplifter. They also work with 2600 games, but in my opinion, Sega Genesis pads work far better. However, Sega Genesis pads don't seem to be compatible with all 2600 games played on the 7800. A few times I had to pull out the pad and put in a 2600 joystick to get the games going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 We could all beg doubledown to make a second run of NES based controllers. It works superbly. Or we could get together and order a pallette of controllers to be made in China. um, just kidding about the pallette. Doubledown's controllers rock, though. Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 I'm mostly interested in the arcade classics that the 7800 plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Try and find a Radica Space Invaders stick to mod, or one that someone has already done. Near Arcade quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yeah, and I'm hoping to get my hands on some of them IF AND WHEN the store reopens. Albert said when he closed the store to PM him if there is something specific you are looking for. By the way, Beef Drop and Pac-Man Collection are superb. Lastly, the plain old 2600 controller is still my controller of choice for the 7800...though I do have 2 Radica space invaders sticks that I will convert someday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yeah, and I'm hoping to get my hands on some of them IF AND WHEN the store reopens. cough http://www.atariage.com/store_temp/ cough. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 Yeah, and I'm hoping to get my hands on some of them IF AND WHEN the store reopens. cough http://www.atariage.com/store_temp/ cough. Mitch <hack hack hack> Thanks! <hack hack hack> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 Got Pac-Man Collection for the 7800...happy happy, joy joy!!! Pretty good game. Makes me glad to have a close-to-arcade-authentic Pac-Man running on an Atari system...in living "flesh", so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HatNJ Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 You'll love Pac Man Collection Get Beef Drop, Asteroids Deluxe, and Space Duel also GREAT conversions of our ol favorites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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