shane857 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 22 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: They’re fine, just big & bulky. I have not tried them with the 2600+. That is some serious battery space thou! lol Were the batteries replaceable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 4 minutes ago, shane857 said: That is some serious battery space thou! lol Were the batteries replaceable? Yeah, any standard car battery will do. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 10 minutes ago, shane857 said: That is some serious battery space thou! lol Were the batteries replaceable? Each joystick uses a 9 volt battery. The bulkiness is not due to the batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 6 minutes ago, JetmanUK said: Yeah, any standard car battery will do. Shouldn't need to replace them for a while then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 minute ago, sramirez2008 said: Each joystick uses a 9 volt battery. The bulkiness is not due to the batteries. Massive aerial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Just now, sramirez2008 said: Each joystick uses a 9 volt battery. The bulkiness is not due to the batteries. Why were they built so bulky? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_1970 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Just now, JetmanUK said: Massive aerial? Tiny man operating a morse code transmitter! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Just now, Sean_1970 said: Tiny man operating a morse code transmitter! Looking at the size of the controller, medium sized man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, shane857 said: Why were they built so bulky? 🤔 The Transmitter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Just now, shane857 said: The Transmitter? Fat man operating a morse code transmitter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 4 minutes ago, shane857 said: Why were they built so bulky? 🤔 Partly to deal with the interference problems they were known for. I’ve never opened mine up to see what takes up the real estate, but they are bulky and have some weight to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 minute ago, JetmanUK said: Fat man operating a morse code transmitter? Apparently...they make good door stops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 minute ago, sramirez2008 said: Partly to deal with the interference problems they were known for. I’ve never opened mine up to see what takes up the real estate, but they are bulky and have some weight to them. If Atari released new ones thou...I would be interested. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MattelAquarius Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/18/2024 at 11:07 AM, sramirez2008 said: I use mine every now and then. They have been known to make an appearance during our game nights. Our friends get a kick out of them. Btw, another company (GameMate 2) also made them. Something tells me there's an interesting story behind that. Were they originally Atari's homegrown hardware that was sold/licensed away to GameMate 2? Or Did Atari have some sort of exclusive branding deal with GameMate 2 that expired, allowing them to sell them under their own name? Seems to be the same box with different graphics. Details probably lost to history. No wait! Google brought me right back to AtariAge with the answers. Interesting stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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