Are there any third party 5200 controllers?

[vintageatari]

So both of my 5200 controllers are broke and I wanted to know if there were any good replacement controllers, now my track ball controller works but some games like pac man won't work.

[Oldschool80skid]

Try Best Electronics Refurbished Controllers

 

RetroGameBoyzController 

Edited February 15, 2022 by Oldschool80skid

[roadrunner]

Maybe try the paper clip trick to play Pac Man?

From a old thread here at AA 

"Someone on AA helped by telling me which two pins to short using a paper clip! So, the first game I was able to play was Pac-man because none of the fire buttons worked either. Several 5200s have passed through my possession since then, and now it may very well be my favorite console. Some of the g..."
January 8, 2013


 

"you can start a game with a bent paperclip. if you are careful from the left count over 4 at the top and the second
from the right pin 7 and short them that is start then you could plug in a controller and see if the directions work"

 

 

[0078265317]

This.

 

https://retrogameboyz.com/products/atari-5200-db15-to-db9-adapter-with-keypad-sega-genesis-amiga-amstrad-commodore-joystick-pad

 

And AVE1 has a bunch of YouTube videos showing how to alternative adapters with adapters and stuff.  I have a masterly clone like the retrogameboys link.  I use one of these.

 

https://www.8bitdo.com/retro-receiver-genesis-mega-drive/

 

It pairs nicely with a wiimote and I can play with a wiimote and its nice.  Ikonsgr74 also make a similar adapter but its very small and no keypad builtin.  Genesis or Atari 2600 controllers work awesome in it.

 

Or this.

 

https://retrogameboyz.com/products/atari-5200-controller-control-stick-joystick-arcade-stick-blue-left-read

Edited February 16, 2022 by 0078265317