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Real arcade action in your living room
mgb:
And the darn black cover would always come off
In the 90s when I was still playing Atari through the colecovision adaptor, I used the genesis controller
yotsuya:
Very serious! ;D
I guess I just grew up with that joystick and used it so much that it never felt odd or out of the ordinary for me. Even if I mess with one today, it still feels natural. One of my first games was Missile Command on the 2600, and that forces you to learn precise control. Never had an issue. Or small hands. :laugh2:
The black cover coming off was annoying, but we still played with the joysticks and had no issues.
RandyT:
RE: Stick Station.....
Don't laugh, but my very first "arcade" control panel was a box with an angled, hinged top, with shelves inside for the console, and a big multi-colored atari logo on the front (masked and spray painted). The Atari 2600 joysticks, were disassembled so that the upper part could be screwed to the underside of the panel, and the fire button wired out to an external button. The directionals were also brought out to an Asteroids button layout. Pretty cutting edge at the time ;D
harveybirdman:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on November 27, 2013, 11:13:19 am ---The black cover coming off was annoying, but we still played with the joysticks and had no issues.
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Yes but in a pinch it could be suctioned to almost anything, the TV, the fridge, the sliding glass door, your forehead, your sister's forehead, pretty much endless secondary use opportunities....
Generic Eric:
--- Quote from: RandyT on November 27, 2013, 11:31:31 am ---RE: Stick Station.....
Don't laugh, but my very first "arcade" control panel was a box with an angled, hinged top, with shelves inside for the console, and a big multi-colored atari logo on the front (masked and spray painted). The Atari 2600 joysticks, were disassembled so that the upper part could be screwed to the underside of the panel, and the fire button wired out to an external button. The directionals were also brought out to an Asteroids button layout. Pretty cutting edge at the time ;D
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Have pics? You should rebuild it. For...nostalgia