Atari manipulator

[576XE]

Hello friends!

 

Has anyone encountered perfect joystick?

 

Now I see that my daughter can't remember how she played Atari when she was 4 years old and says that D-Pad (D=Direction) is much more convenient.

 

But I REMEMBER !!! ...

 

[Kyle22]

I prefer the Atari CX-40. The one I use stays in good condition because it is never handled by children. I good tight CX-40 is a pleasure to use.

[Justin Payne]

I got my 2600 when I was 8 or 9 and never had an issue with the cx-40 but I do like the gamepads as well, especially since when they first appeared they came with A and B buttons. I had a few different joysticks and the cx-40 was always my go to.

[OX.]

Gamepads are the work of the devil.

[Justin Payne]

Hehe. If that were the case I would have expected to see more pentegrahms and an 80's metal styling on them...which sounds completely awesome.

[Simius]

Competition Pro is the best joystick I ever had.

[Dragon375]

Wico command control. I prefer the one with the round knob on top. Have never found a better one for the Atari. The old CX-40 used to cause muscle strain in my hands, couldnt even hold a beer after a few hours playtime. My old Wico has stood up to over 20 years of use, and aside from a cleanup every few years it still marches on.

[+MrFish]

Here's a poll that I made before regarding joysticks: 8-bit Joystick Poll

 

My personal favorites are (in no particular order):

CX-40 - Overall good gaming stick

CX-24/Proline - Good for games that require little or no use of buttons

500XJ - Another low button use stick for me

TAC-2 - All around and Pac-Man type game favorite

Competition Pro - Good all around stick

Genesis Gamepad - Good for some platformers

Star-Cursor - Very nice arcade style stick

 

Here's the Star-Cursor, for those who aren't familar:

 

 

Edited August 22, 2015 by MrFish

[Mathy]

Hello 576XE

 

if she likes joypads, maybe she'll like the CX-78:

 

 

Sincerely

 

Mathy

 

BTW this one is nice too:

 

[ryanmercer]

Gamepads are the work of the devil.

 

 

I had so many thumb blisters as a kid from my NES.

[Stormtrooper of Death]

The best Joystick i use is the Arcade Joystick. (Black body with red button on bottom). Some Arcade joysticks also have a 2nd red button on top. The Arcade is built as a tank. You can throw it against a wall, and it still works.

[576XE]

I never used original Competition Pro. Sorry.

 

Recently I bought a copy of Competition Pro stick.

It's so hard to move that I can't understand how a little child can control system.

 

Now I bought 3 Cheetah Annihilator (it's grey 130XE style) with the purpose to make one working

 

Anyway I can't find right engineering solution for technologically perfect stick.

 

Yes, it must be anti-vandal solution.

It must be accurate and easy-to-work.

May be reed switch or something like this...

 

Really we need new modern sticks.

[576XE]

Hello Mathy.

Recently I thought about thumb controlled sticks.

At least they can't be broaken by benting lever to one side.

[Mathy]

Hello 576XE

 

The footpads should be fairly accurate, since it's just a bunch of buttons/switches. You can choose which button is left, right, up or down IIRC. You have to take off your shoes, but otherwise it should be pretty bulletproof. And probably a little acid proof too.

 

Sincerely

 

Mathy

 

PS maybe ABBUC still has some left.

Edited August 24, 2015 by Mathy