eightbit Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) I have no affiliation with this seller, but I have to give credit where credit is due when I see something that is worthy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/335176377183 I had purchased one of these joysticks on a whim since I needed a controller for my TI99/4A. I actually needed a few controllers for various vintage computers that were new and function well. I considered the Hyperkin Trooper as I was using those for a while on some machines and they are pretty good, but they were out of stock everywhere. I saw this and said what the hey, I'll give it a go. When it arrived and I gave it a good run I immediately wanted more. They are pretty inexpensive at $30 a piece and they are using actual microswitch 8-way controls and microswitch buttons. Very arcade feel in a nice small handheld package. They are extremely comfortable to hold and use. If you do NOT like clicky joysticks however I would not recommend. Me, I like clicky. The joystick itself feels exactly like the Neo-Geo AES controller joystick to me. The buttons are arcade style clicky. So I went back to the seller Tech Dungeon since they were sold out and asked for more. They said they make them here and there and that was that. Drat! I checked ebay tonight and they had made 7 more. I purchased 4. Yeah, they are that good in my book! I figured I would throw this out there in case somebody is looking for a quality joystick for a vintage computer or game console. For my money these are better than most I have used (both vintage and modern) and for this price you really can't beat it. The seller actually sends the goods with a hand written thank you card as well. Not necessary of course but it's little things like that I do appreciate as well. Great seller and GREAT product. Edited December 25, 2023 by eightbit 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, eightbit said: I have no affiliation with this seller, but I have to give credit where credit is due when I see something that is worthy: Only two one left.😉 Edited December 25, 2023 by sramirez2008 1 left. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5373469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 Looks like the seller added two more to the listing. Nice! I think though I should be set with the one I already have and four more. Nice to have new quality joysticks for my old machines. I actually used this controller last night on the Donkey Kong transcode for the CoCo3 (with a CoCo to Atari joystick adapter I have) and I was actually able to advance a few levels...lol. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5373774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 I purchased a pair. Thanks for the heads up. Look forward to testing them on my various consoles. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5373836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 2 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: I purchased a pair. Thanks for the heads up. Look forward to testing them on my various consoles. Nice. I think you'll find they are pretty nice. It seems when it comes to good old 9-pin joysticks you typically have cheap options (like knock off 2600 joysticks) or really expensive options (like the EdLaddin controllers...which of course are very nice but pricey!). Or, you can hunt down good condition or perhaps NOS vintage joysticks which is what I had been doing for some time. But something brand new and quality for $30? That I don't come across all that often which is why I was impressed with these. I have used the one I have so far on the TI99/4A, Vic-20, CoCo3 and Atari 600XL and it really has been a treat. Chime in and let me know what you think when you get them. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5373919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 30 minutes ago, eightbit said: Chime in and let me know what you think when you get them. Will do. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5373936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Wow! These controllers are very, very good. The seller should probably charge more for them. Thanks for mentioning them. I’ve been using them with my ColecoVision today. I will be playing Atari later this evening with my wife and sons (they’re stopping by for a visit). 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5376977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 That was my thought. I can certainly see them selling these for $10 more. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5377024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Amazon Not out of stock. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 That first link is out of stock. But I found a few more at an increased price. Ebay Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) Also found this. What do you guys think. Worth a try for 5 bucks and 6.75 shipping. Ebay Edited January 24 by 0078265317 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) 18 minutes ago, 0078265317 said: Also found this. What do you guys think. Worth a try for 5 bucks and 6.75 shipping. Ebay Why haven't you bought this garbage joystick yet?? Edited January 24 by AtariBrian 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, 0078265317 said: Also found this. What do you guys think. Worth a try for 5 bucks and 6.75 shipping. Ebay Buy it but make sure to buy a set of gloves. Don't want to cut your hands on the jagged metal edges! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, 0078265317 said: That first link is out of stock. But I found a few more at an increased price. Ebay Good for him. It's worth $34.99. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, eightbit said: Buy it but make sure to buy a set of gloves. Don't want to cut your hands on the jagged metal edges! Or open the screws and transfer the parts to another plastic or wooden box. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 8 hours ago, 0078265317 said: Or open the screws and transfer the parts to another plastic or wooden box. Buy it and do that and let us know how it turns out! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Thanks @eightbit! Just found this thread and bought a pair. Sounds like it will be perfect for MGC for my CoCo 3 and XEGS. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 7 minutes ago, thanatos said: Thanks @eightbit! Just found this thread and bought a pair. Sounds like it will be perfect for MGC for my CoCo 3 and XEGS. I use one with my CoCo 3 as well. They are awesome! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5395655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Got mine yesterday - so a 3 day turnaround. Quality seems excellent, I definitely like the feel of them. It will probably be a few weeks before I actually try them with a game since everything with Atari ports is put away right now. They also included a thank you card, which I thought was a very nice touch. I just went to their website (www.techdungeon.xyz) and saw they were at VCF Midwest this past fall, so I'm sure I stopped by their booth at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5398852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 He offered me the metal thing for 3 bucks but I said no. I got this instead. The blue one there is two on ebay for 70.97 and 44.95 on ebay This lot was less even though untested so I took a risk. It will arrive in a week or so. probably. He said he would sell me the blue Prostick II for 15 dollars plus 8.45 shipping and 2.35 tax. So 25 dollars and 80 cents tax. Untested. But looks good shape. The prosticks are less common. Or at least I have not seen them as often in the wild or on sites like ebay. So it is worth a risk. The other guy showed more photos and said the tape on the silver box was covering the sharp edges. So I skipped that. That would of been bad. What cought my eye about the prostick was the dual red buttons in the front because I ma a lefty. So I hope it works and is a good deal. Ebay Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5399539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 20 minutes ago, 0078265317 said: He offered me the metal thing for 3 bucks but I said no. I got this instead. The blue one there is two on ebay for 70.97 and 44.95 on ebay This lot was less even though untested so I took a risk. It will arrive in a week or so. probably. He said he would sell me the blue Prostick II for 15 dollars plus 8.45 shipping and 2.35 tax. So 25 dollars and 80 cents tax. Untested. But looks good shape. The prosticks are less common. Or at least I have not seen them as often in the wild or on sites like ebay. So it is worth a risk. The other guy showed more photos and said the tape on the silver box was covering the sharp edges. So I skipped that. That would of been bad. What cought my eye about the prostick was the dual red buttons in the front because I ma a lefty. So I hope it works and is a good deal. Ebay Looks like a whole bunch of dirty crap to me! Good luck... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5399561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 3 minutes ago, eightbit said: Looks like a whole bunch of dirty crap to me! Good luck... Yes but the blue stick looks not too bad. That is what we do here. Open things up and fix them and clean them. There was a thread about fixing a pro stick 3 with pics of the inside. So hopefully it's not too bad. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5399573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 It came today. Better than expected. Took it apart to see what is inside. The gold thing came loose and the buttons don't work any more. It was working when I got it. I just wanted to see how bad the inside was. Better than I hoped. https://mvvg.blogspot.com/2024/02/prostick-ii.html?m=1 Now I just have to figure out how to get it all back together. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5401684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Original stick on Etsy too: Atari Compatible Arcade Joystick sanwa Style, 8-way - Etsy Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5401688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 2 hours ago, 0078265317 said: It came today. Better than expected. Took it apart to see what is inside. The gold thing came loose and the buttons don't work any more. It was working when I got it. I just wanted to see how bad the inside was. Better than I hoped. https://mvvg.blogspot.com/2024/02/prostick-ii.html?m=1 Now I just have to figure out how to get it all back together. Well, ok. But I am not sure what these old used ebay controllers have anything to do with the thread at all. This thread was created to give a heads up regarding the Tech Dungeon joysticks however every single post in this thread from you have been about buying or fixing something else. Maybe you should not hijack this thread and make a new one about your ebay "score" and repair. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358667-excellent-joysticks-for-vintage-computers-and-the-price-is-right/#findComment-5401765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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