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| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Generic Eric on November 27, 2013, 11:44:08 am --- --- 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 --- End quote --- Have pics? You should rebuild it. For...nostalgia --- End quote --- Yeah. Polaroids or it didn't happen. :cheers: |
| RandyT:
I know there was a photo of it somewhere, but I would need to dredge my folks photo shoebox to find it, if it even still exists. You have to consider that this was about 35 years ago (I was 13). And there's no way I'm rebuilding it :). The panel angle was too steep, and with no access to real controls, I used those red, square pushbuttons from radio shack (I can't believe they still sell these things). Marathon game sessions became pretty painful. Still...it was better than hanging onto that joystick. |
| ark_ader:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on November 27, 2013, 10:49:02 am ---What was wrong with the Atari Joysticks? --- End quote --- Well I don't miss the hand cramps from marathon sessions of Demon attack, Empire Strikes Back or Yars revenge. :D |
| BadMouth:
Much nicer finish than the line drawing implies. |
| mgb:
Demon attack was great with the sega stick. |
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