Atari_Bill Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) Hey all, a couple of joystick questions for you. I picked these up in a lot recently and both are unusual in a way. Where is the white one from? I’ve never seen one that is essentially an Atari stick, but has the Joystick metal plate on top. On both of these, there is a topper of some sort. I THINK it’s homemade but not positive. It seems to be porcelain like bathroom tile. You think this was just added by the owner to cushion the top of the stick? Anyone seen one like this? Edited August 12, 2022 by Atari_Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 7 hours ago, Atari_Bill said: Where is the white one from? I’ve never seen one that is essentially an Atari stick, but has the Joystick metal plate on top. On both of these, there is a topper of some sort. I THINK it’s homemade but not positive. It seems to be porcelain like bathroom tile. You think this was just added by the owner to cushion the top of the stick? Anyone seen one like this? Hey, Bill. I think you're right in thinking that the topper is homemade. Atari Compendium has the following information and picture relating to the white joystick: (manufacturer unknown) Joy Stick Another blatant ripoff of Atari's standard joystick, which looks identical to the Commodore VIC-20 joystick except for having a sticker that says "JOY STICK". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Thanks! That helps. The topper actually looks like it would originally pretty well. Looks odd, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbelcher Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Is the topper a toilet bolt cap?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 4:47 PM, cbelcher said: Is the topper a toilet bolt cap?!?! Not sure, but it’s definitely made of bathroom tile like porcelain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smith Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Yeah, that white CX-40 variant looks just like the original Commodore Vic 20 stick, minus the topper. I'd love to grab one of those for my collection, but they sure seem scarce lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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