Han Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Hello all After stumbling across this brill forum I just had to dig out my old Atari 2600 from the depths of my closet. And it still worked like a dream. Unfortunately the joysticks are long gone. So I am wondering in anyone here knows where I can buy some used/new original 2600 joysticks? A place that ships to europe... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Han: Unfortunately the joysticks are long gone. So I am wondering in anyone here knows where I can buy some used/new original 2600 joysticks? A place that ships to europe... I would visit a local flea market. There are usually plenty of inexpensive 2600 (also the compatible Atari, C64 etc.) joysticks available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Welcome to the group! Most of us have extra stuff. I would give you one, but I just gave my last spare away this past weekend. I am sure someone here has one they could donate to a good cause- another 2600 fan/collector is always a great thing! Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Or you could take the lazy (i.e. my) approach... There are a ton of joysticks for sale on eBay. Just do a search for "Atari joysticks" and you should find something. I might recommend getting new joysticks. There's an eBay seller in Canada who seems to have a huge supply of the Gemini joysticks (almost identical to the original Atari ones, but with a yellow fire button), which are selling new, still in the box, for about $10 per pair. Good luck! [ 05-30-2002: Message edited by: room34 ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malix Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Greetings and Salutations. Hope you enjoy your time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted May 30, 2002 Author Share Posted May 30, 2002 Thanks people, for making me feel welcome! And thank you Cassidy for wanting to donate a stick to me. Anyone else feeling generous? just give me a shout . Concerning flea markets, another subject I would like to talk about. It seems that it is fairly easy locating used Atari stuff in the USA, right? However in Sweden, where I live, it's quite hard. I have found very few used Atari items, but I keep running into used Sega and Nintendo stuff all the time. But Sweden is fairly small, that might be the problem I supose. I will have a look at EBay. Now why didn't I think of that ... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarinvader Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 If you want a CX40 stick then give me a shout and one is yours... Bare in mind that you could also use a controller from any pre-saturn Sega console aswell as most home computers (ZX Spectrum, C64 etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted May 30, 2002 Author Share Posted May 30, 2002 Thanks for the offer atarinvader! But I am looking for the original joysticks. I want my old system back in it's original state. So I can just sit and look at it and of course play some Asteroids. BTW call me crazy but I still think that the 2600 version of Asteroids is better than the arcade version. But that's probably just because I played the 2600 version before the arcade one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatepunk60 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 brill?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari freak 1 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Isn't the cx40 the original joystick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted May 30, 2002 Author Share Posted May 30, 2002 Dooooh ... CX40 is indeed the original joystick I never knew they had a name, hey now I like them even better Well, in that case Atarinvader I wouldnt say no to a joystick, if youre still interested in giving me one. BTW Brill --> Brilliant ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarinvader Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 email me your adress then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Welcome to the best Atari web site in the world. You could try places like Ebay, Yahoo, and worldofatari.com for joysticks and other items you might need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatepunk60 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Heh cool , in america if you say brill you get your nuts chopped off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 That's actually a very useful piece of information Skatepunk60. Since I have really grown fond of my nuts . Dare I ask what "brill" means in America? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Han: That's actually a very useful piece of information Skatepunk60. Since I have really grown fond of my nuts . Dare I ask what "brill" means in America? I have lived in America all of my 28 years and consider myself to have a fairly well-rounded vocabulary, and this thread was the first time I have ever seen the word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 quote: Originally posted by room34: I have lived in America all of my 28 years and consider myself to have a fairly well-rounded vocabulary, and this thread was the first time I have ever seen the word! That makes two of us. I just looked it up on Webster.com and here is the definition: brill: a European flatfish I'm not quite sure how that fits into the sentence, "After stumbling across this brill forum". ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 A guy I work with just corroborated the "never heard of it" position, although he speculated that it may be a slang shortening of "brilliant," which would seem to make sense. Still, what would warrant such a violent response in the US? [ 05-31-2002: Message edited by: room34 ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Someone who really dislikes fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 Well, my intention was not to describe this forum as being fishy . As far as I know the word is a Brittish short for "brilliant". But I can't remeber where I picked it up... Now can we all go back to taling about Atari stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatepunk60 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Us Americans dont like the Brits j/k Just dont goto the city and say it or some black guy / puerto rican will stab you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bez Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Hej, nice to have somebody from my country finally showing up! Welcome Han! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Skatepunk60: Us Americans dont like the Brits j/k Just dont goto the city and say it or some black guy / puerto rican will stab you I will keep that in mind if I go to USA sometime. And I will brush up on my american accent or just stick to speaking swedish About our brill fish. I had a look around the web and actually found a picture of the little critter ... hava a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Bez: Hej, nice to have somebody from my country finally showing up! Welcome Han! Hej, tack! Are we the only one from sweden here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bez Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Stick to speaking Swedish! We can talk in the International Topic for a change. /Bez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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