What's the BEST Atari 2600 joystick.

[keithbk]

I'm a faithful Slik Stik user. The simplicity of the design internals made this an easy one to repair and the precision is fantastic.

 

There are always a handful available on Ebay:

 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380680.m570.l1313&_nkw=Atari+Slik+Stik&_sacat=0

Edited October 3, 2022 by keithbk

[m.o.terra kaesi]

how about this one 🙂

 

https://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/13/atari-terminator-grenade-joystick-controller/

[Zap!]

Any love for the Suncom TAC-2?

 

 

[+sramirez2008]

I think all of the Suncom joysticks work really well. I have a couple Tac-2s, Slik Stiks and Starfighter. 

[Zap!]

12 hours ago, sramirez2008 said:

I think all of the Suncom joysticks work really well. I have a couple Tac-2s, Slik Stiks and Starfighter. 

Besides the second button in the Tac-2, what is the difference between those three Suncom joysticks?

[+sramirez2008]

1 hour ago, Zap! said:

Besides the second button in the Tac-2, what is the difference between those three Suncom joysticks?

Not much. The Tac-2 is the better built one and best for larger hands. Each of them have short throws, which I prefer. The Tac-2s have become pricy and you can usually find  the other two for less. Honestly, they’re all built pretty well. No issues to report and I’ve logged lots of hours on each one.