Ginjiroku7800 Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 I own a 7800 and I think the joysticks are comfortable but I hear nothing but bad things about them. I was wondering if anyone else thinks they are ok or is it just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Kay Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 I have no quams with the 7800 sticks, either. My original two sticks I got with my 7800 still work fine. Admittedly, they ain't no Epyx 500XJ, but after the Jag pad, they're the best controllers Atari ever made. As for those god awful joypads Atari made - I wasted money on those pieces of crap. They're horrible, inprecise, and impossible to use for games because you can't single out up/down/left/right because they always end up pushing diagonally. CRAP! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 You LIKE the 7800 ProLines?!?! Geez, those are the most inaccurate, unresponsive, uncomfortable controllers I've ever owned. (Keep in mind I've never used a 5200 joypad). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 I've always thought they felt initially comfortable, and they're just as responsive an precise to me as any other controller, but they tend to lead to horrible hand cramps in extended play, especially if your playing games that require both buttons. I do think the larger 5200 controllers are easier to get a decent grip on, and I like the fact that both buttons are on both sides, so you have a choice of what's more comfortable to you. Except for a few games like Pac-Man, I really like the 5200 analog control too, self-centering be damned! But they too lead to big time cramps in extended play, I do like both better than the original 2600 joysticks. The Jaguar has the best controllers of all, this side of the DC,PS2 and XBOX controllers. I certainly never liked the tiny little pads from Nintendo, Sega or Atari. I'll play with any Atari joysticks over those little pads anyday. But I don't mind pads if they are bigger than the Genesis/3DO/SNES pads, like the Saturn 3-d or the PSX dual shock or any of the newer ones above. They're all pretty comfortable compared to the older 8 and 16-bit pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmctm1sw Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 Personally, I don't like them. I think they are too narrow. I prefer the square base like the 2600 controllers. I like the old NES controllers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 I think they're wonderful, though I have come across a few that felt very sloppy, so I think there may be a lot of variance in quality with them. The ones I've got, though, are great - wonderful for Pitfall and Dragster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 Yes, I'm on crack...but they are my favorite controllers on any system. Cousin Vinnie www.bigfishusa.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 Did i miss read or did someone say they didnt like the 7800joypad? I love the joypad much better than the proline joystick. As far as not being abile to move left right up and down like you would want on the joypad. I have no prob moveing as i want maybe you should try takeing the thumb stick off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 Joey Kay, If you don't want your Atari Joypads anymore,I'll buy them off you Clint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 I hate them. Why couldn't Atari take the standard 2600 joystick and add a second button alongside the first one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Kay Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 Yecht! The JoyPads suck! Try playing Asteroids on it and you'll know what I mean! Stick or no stick screwed in! However, sorry Clint but I can't bear to part with anything in my Atari collection just because... well, you probably know why! Cheers! Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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