ApolloBoy Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 I really like the joypads that were packaged with the European 7800s, so I decided to get some for my 2600 Jr. But at most sites that sell the joypads, you have to pay $30 for a single joypad! That's stupid! Anyone know where I can find them for cheap? I mean, they're real easy to find in Europe, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Why don't you look in Europe then ? J/K Seriously though, you could check www.ebay.de or www.ebay.co.uk ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 I don't know. My dad doesn't want to deal with international shipping. But if the British eBay has good-looking 7800's, I'm sure my Dad will change his mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 How much are you looking to spend with shipping ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 How much are you looking to spend with shipping ? Oops, forgot about that... (shudders) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Look herre www.best-electronics-ca.com they have there joypads for $15 thats where i got mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Well I am based in the UK and can confirm that the 7800 pads are not actually that easy to find loose on ebay. You will probably have to get a console package. The 7800 was not exactly a hot seller over here, in fact it dived big time. Hence not many for sale. I would also like the say that the joypads are not that great either... although I have never used one of the joysticks you guys use (which is also very hard to find in the UK by the way). I usually try and play single button games so I can use a competition pro joystick instead. I don't know what German ebay has to offer, but Atari was quite big in Germany so there might be more choice. I certainly wouldn't pay a huge sum for one of these pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Look herre www.best-electronics-ca.com they have there joypads for $15 thats where i got mine. yup thats where i got my 2 from, great service too and they tape their boxes up with Atari labeled tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Do joypads work with "Scrapyard Dog"? I'm having a hell of a time trying to play it with the standard 7800 joysticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Do joypads work with "Scrapyard Dog"? I'm having a hell of a time trying to play it with the standard 7800 joysticks. Yes, they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Best Electronics or Radio Shack I think has em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Do joypads work with "Scrapyard Dog"? I'm having a hell of a time trying to play it with the standard 7800 joysticks. Yes, they do. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 The joypads work will all the 7800 games. They were packaged with the system in Europe and Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Deals can be had. Often Euro auctions have them labeled as joysticks so they don't show up in a joypad search. There was recently a few auctions of brand new ones listed as sticks out of Germany. They went for about half of the US value. I didn't bid because I did not want to deal with the hassles of buying in Euros and the bugger charged you extra for using paypal. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenski Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Best price I could sell you 2 new 7800 Joypads , bag sealed , would be for $32.00 . Shipping would be from UK in Pounds Sterling, not sure how much but the pads aren't exactly heavy. Looks like Best might be the best(!) option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I bought my pair from a seller in Germany and with shipping to the US it was about $20 total. Really good deal, and well worth the cost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miqorz Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I bought my pair from a seller in Germany and with shipping to the US it was about $20 total. Really good deal, and well worth the cost! I hear they're very uncomfortable.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I bought my pair from a seller in Germany and with shipping to the US it was about $20 total. Really good deal, and well worth the cost! I hear they're very uncomfortable.. Not any more so than NES pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Alot of people complain with about the pads not being very accurate...well I just took out the thumbstick and they seem plenty fine to me. Maybe not as nice as the NES's pad, but at least as good as the SMS's. They also are easier on the hand then the stick (although I never had trouble with those, alot of people seem to have). What you have from me is a big commendation on the pads, and a suggestion to anyone who's wanting to do some serious hours of gaming on the console to get a pair. Unless you're wanting to do some serious hours of Robotron. Then, the sticks may be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Best Electronics or Radio Shack I think has em! Radio Shack what the hell????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Radio shack use to do catalog orders on Atari games/items, up into the late 90's not sure they're still an option anymore thou. I would say ebay is your best bet price wise. Check this guy out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3023230089 That's who I just bought mine from about two weeks ago. He seems to have a whole stash of them, they appear to be new old stock, and were MINT! Shipping took around a week from Australia, and he charged exact costs, $12 which really wasn't that bad considering it's in AUD. My final cost from the auction & airmail shipping was a little under $15 US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted May 12, 2003 Author Share Posted May 12, 2003 I also have a joypad-related question. Do the joypads work with the SMS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 I don't think you'll find that the two 7800 buttons correspond to the 1 + 2 on SMS, and the reason I say this is that the two buttons on SMS don't correspond to unique buttons on 7800, they both act as one firing button. If SMS worked on 7800 that way, 7800 would work on SMS that way. This is actually far more crippling going from 7800 to SMS, because while a lot of 7800 games (and all of the 2600 compatible ones) only need one button, SMS most definitely needs both on 90% or more of the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted May 12, 2003 Author Share Posted May 12, 2003 I don't think you'll find that the two 7800 buttons correspond to the 1 + 2 on SMS, and the reason I say this is that the two buttons on SMS don't correspond to unique buttons on 7800, they both act as one firing button. If SMS worked on 7800 that way, 7800 would work on SMS that way. This is actually far more crippling going from 7800 to SMS, because while a lot of 7800 games (and all of the 2600 compatible ones) only need one button, SMS most definitely needs both on 90% or more of the games. So you're basically saying that both buttons on the joypad will act as one fire button on the SMS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 So you're basically saying that both buttons on the joypad will act as one fire button on the SMS? Yup, and vice versa. They aren't pinned out for the other system. Since I've got my SMS hooked up now and my 7800 handy, let me just do a quick test to confirm this.. On Power Strike, the 7800 controller caused both buttons (regular fire and special weapons) to go berzerk with auto repeat, and you couldn't control either one with either button. On Moonwalker, the 7800 controller's left button would control Michael's spin kick, but the right didn't even register. (On SMS one controls the spin kick and the other controls jump.) Directional control works great, but you won't have two functional buttons. So for an SMS use an SMS pad, and for a 7800 use a 7800 pad. Sadly the twain does not meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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