Rev Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I have a set of these and i have always wondered who made them and the name of them. I stumbled upon this picture of them( i may of seen this pic before) on this website Atarimagazines.com My link And they mentioned the name of the company that made them and i found the history of the company here: My link Here is a pic of a thumb saver: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Those are weird looking. Are they actually those colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Found another quick mention of the Thumb Saver http://www.atarimagazines.com/cva/v1n2/updatecontrollers.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Found another quick mention of the Thumb Saver http://www.atarimaga...controllers.php I am going to save that mention here in case that site ever goes down. THUMB SAVER Along the line of Astro-Grip for the Atari joystick is Thumb Saver for the Mattel Intellivision (and Tandy and Sears clones) game controller. Thumb Saver is a 3/16" thick X 1 1/4" diameter rubber disc with a sticky backing that sticks on the directional disc control. The manufacturer, Video Masters, claims that Thumb Saver improves control response. We have our doubts about that claim, however, it certainly was easier on the thumb than pushing that metal disc on the original controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Bump for newcomers to see the history of the thumbmasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltron Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I never seen them before, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdoerty Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I think I still have a set of those unopened. They really were not that useful ... at least to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B 1ob1aw Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I can see why they didn't sell very many: 1) Placing the disc perfectly centered would be a PITA. 2) I am dubious on the size and shape of the rubber pad. It would need to have a well rounded edge on top, to keep it from jamming against the inside of the controller body. If I had some large diameter punches, I could try to make a DIY from rubber sheets we have out in the shop... time to go dig through the tools... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 When reading the subject line, I thought a thumb saver would be some kind of replacement for the side buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B 1ob1aw Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Ah, the joy of split open skin aorund the thumb - one of the many charming quirks of that damned disk. It's only worse now that I am middle-aged and my skin cracks easily. Seems like something that should have a medical buzzword like "he came into the ER with a traumatic case of Disc Thumb"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 When reading the subject line, I thought a thumb saver would be some kind of replacement for the side buttons. Haha! Yes, me too. The disc never bothered me too much, but those action buttons are a killer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Ah, the joy of split open skin aorund the thumb - one of the many charming quirks of that damned disk. It's only worse now that I am middle-aged and my skin cracks easily. Seems like something that should have a medical buzzword like "he came into the ER with a traumatic case of Disc Thumb"... Hmmm... You must be doing it wrong... :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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