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Atari 2600 controller was not a Joystick at all.
boykster:
--- Quote from: Zero_Hour on June 10, 2007, 02:26:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: horseboy on June 10, 2007, 02:16:02 pm ---Wico Command Control. Best Joystick ever.
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Indeed. I got one when I picked up my first C-64 in '83. It was still working when I gave it, and my Amiga 500 to a friend in '94. Only thing I ever had to do to it was very occasional leaf switch adjustments. That thing was as bomb proof as home accessories get.
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I concur...greatest joystick ever. Mine for my c-64 was briefely replaced by an epyx micro-switch joystick until it was broken during a game of winter games and the wico came out of retirement. Clean/adjust leaf switches every few months and it was good to go.
hypernova:
--- Quote ---WHOOSH... the noise you just heard was the sound of the joke going over Howard's head...
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Who can fault him? He just can't let an opportunity to ram his opinion down everyone's throat pass by.
--- Quote ---I'm in that unique age group that was around, young, and playing games during the transition between the 2600 and the nintendo.
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I'd be willing to wager many of the posters here are. Plus, what does young have to do with anything?
Naru:
--- Quote from: horseboy on June 10, 2007, 02:16:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: Naru on June 10, 2007, 05:15:46 am ---I played the 2600 a lot as a small kid.
I always held the stick with my entire hand,
never with just a thumb.
The Atari brand controllers that came
with it never lasted very long.
I can remember having a box full of worn out
joysticks. Ultimately, a larger black and red
joystick with a white button on top
of the stick, ended up being the only
control that did hold up for me.
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Wico Command Control. Best Joystick ever.
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That's the one!
Ha, ha, it even has a name,
Wico Command Control.
Way to go horseboy!
Luigi:
In my 2600 sticks the contact plate often was damaged. Once I complained to Atari that I already have three dead sticks with that fault....and received ten (!!) replacement parts from Atari plus some of those white plastics :) :) :) :notworthy:
RandyT:
Yes, Atari's customer service was amazing back then.
Usually, it was the outer ring of the white plastic part that would break. It was an interesting design that was stiff enough to actuate those tough little metal discs, but would still flex as to not damage them. But I think the materials of the day just weren't up to the task. They would eventually break with use.
I remember calling and asking how much the replacement parts would cost and they sent me 2 new ones for free! I was tickled :)
RandyT
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