littleman jack Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) I've got 4 CX-40's, one wico ball, one wico bat, one wico command control or boss (the grey and black one with a white button on top), two European 7800 joypads, and two strange and slighty vulgar looking Kraft joysticks with suction cups on the bottom. Plus, I sometimes break out a Sega Genesis pad and use that, especially when my young cousins come to visit, as they like using the pads better than the classic joysticks. And for now, I still have two Flashback 2 controllers, but they may be gone soon. Edited January 29, 2009 by littleman jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'm pretty sure I have at least one more yellow-buttoned Gemstick. The Odyssey 2 controllers have been re-wired to be 2600 compatible. The NES pad is 7800 compatible. I also have 3 Genesis pads that I use on my Atari's. The Gemstick, a CX-40, the Wico Boss, and a set of paddles are my original controllers from the 80's. Wow !!! Thanks! I pulled out my XEGS yesterday to test a new game and realized that I forgot to list my beige XEGS CX-40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russell56443 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Just your average amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Just a couple of Cx 40's (one black one white/grey) Cant' use them though as I haven't got a stella adapter (or similar) that i can use them with my pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I've got 4 CX-40s (all but 1 have broken rings), A Gemstick (crap imo), a pointmaster (pretty crappy controller, but works great for jumping on Mountain King) & the trackball. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schitti Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 i dont know why, but the number of joysticks is growing each day. i have maybe 50 or 60 joysticks, some are from my first atari and commodore time. most of my cx40 are in the atari 2600 boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I have boxes overflowing with various controllers. I really need to sort through them all, decide what I'm keeping and get the number down to a manageable two dozen, give or take. One thing I can't decide is whether to part with all my third party sticks. I never use them. I'm CX-40/10 man, exclusively. But I worry that maybe one of the third party sticks is particularly suited to something, and when I find out what that is, I'll be upset that I don't have it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 But I worry that maybe one of the third party sticks is particularly suited to something, and when I find out what that is, I'll be upset that I don't have it anymore. There aren't that many things I can think of where a different one would really matter. One thing that does come to mind is that if you like to play Q*Bert, something with a smaller/rounder-edged base (like a Slik Stik or TAC-2) might be preferable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israelg Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 i dont know why, but the number of joysticks is growing each day. i have maybe 50 or 60 joysticks, some are from my first atari and commodore time.most of my cx40 are in the atari 2600 boxes. Wow !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I have boxes overflowing with various controllers. I really need to sort through them all, decide what I'm keeping and get the number down to a manageable two dozen, give or take. One thing I can't decide is whether to part with all my third party sticks. I never use them. I'm CX-40/10 man, exclusively. But I worry that maybe one of the third party sticks is particularly suited to something, and when I find out what that is, I'll be upset that I don't have it anymore. As I stated above, I call my pointmaster the "Mountain King" controller. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I have roughly 10 controllers including my trackballs,lightguns,joysticks,joypads,ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer raul Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I have a boxed Paddle set and 2 loose TAC2s. In my opinion, those are the ONLY joysticks you'll ever need. Anyone else ever use those babies? I hated the cx40's back in the day... I played the Atari enough that the plastic contacts in the cx40 would break... bleh... TAC-2 & Slick Sticks are the best and most durable sticks I've used... I've yet to break one of those. I have 4 TAC-2, 2 Slik Sticks, 1 Radica SI stick which is awesome too, 7800 controllers, pads, 2 track balls, ST Mouse, A couple of CX40's I never ever use, 2 sets of paddles, a pair of keypads, a star raiders pad, foot controlles, Driving Controller and lord knows what else that I can't remember right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) But I worry that maybe one of the third party sticks is particularly suited to something, and when I find out what that is, I'll be upset that I don't have it anymore. There aren't that many things I can think of where a different one would really matter. One thing that does come to mind is that if you like to play Q*Bert, something with a smaller/rounder-edged base (like a Slik Stik or TAC-2) might be preferable. I have boxes overflowing with various controllers. I really need to sort through them all, decide what I'm keeping and get the number down to a manageable two dozen, give or take. One thing I can't decide is whether to part with all my third party sticks. I never use them. I'm CX-40/10 man, exclusively. But I worry that maybe one of the third party sticks is particularly suited to something, and when I find out what that is, I'll be upset that I don't have it anymore. As I stated above, I call my pointmaster the "Mountain King" controller. Peace I guess I could, and probably should, just keep one of each third party stick. Edited January 31, 2009 by Christophero Sly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) somewhere in the 80 or so range, I have been collecting them over the years as we run the pc recycle program for several counties here in Ohio. A few tiny Amiga joysticks, epyx xj500;s, various Wico boss, bat etc. paddles,trackballs. the Space age Atari joystick,the gummi(grey) Wico thats like the epyx xj500,Kraft stick,Diskwasher Brand,commodore joystick,commodore paddles,Suncom. probably several other brands I would have to look. We once did a closeout in the late 80's of over 500 new in box Atari trackballs, sold most of them to guys converting them to trackball for Amiga/ST 50c each was the cost. I couldnt resist Edited January 31, 2009 by atarian63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Fb 2 - 6 cx40 - ~8 cx10 - 2 Wico - 2 Gemstick - 2 Modded NES - 1 Tac 2 -1 (my favorite) Proline - 4 5200 - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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