dooglehead Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 When I bought my Colecovision at a flea market a couple years ago, there were round black foam pieces under the joysticks of the controllers that covered the shaft of the joysticks. Does anybody know what they are? Were they part of the original packaging? I can post picures if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Please post a picture. Seems like overkill if they where packaged like this inside the Styrofoam tray with the system. I never bought any new replacement controllers back when I owned the system originally,perhaps this was packaging for replacement controllers. Interesting, thanks for the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooglehead Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 This is what I was talking about: This is what it looks like on a controller: When I bought my Colecovision, It also came with these snap-on joysticks. I guess it is possible that the foam things could've came with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Thanks for posting pics. Looks like packing material to protect new controllers. I hope someone "in the know" responds to your posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 The joystick extender and the foam rings work together, the foam rings help to 'secure' the joystick extender. Here is a picture of mine, if you look closely you can see the foam: later, charles www.evg2000.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 The joystick extender and the foam rings work together, the foam rings help to 'secure' the joystick extender. Here is a picture of mine, if you look closely you can see the foam: later, charles www.evg2000.com Thanks for the explanation. Does anyone have a set of these in an unopened package? I have see these sold on ebay, but had never seen the foam piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I believe they are called snapper joystick extenders, based on the colecovision faq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooglehead Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 The joystick extender and the foam rings work together, the foam rings help to 'secure' the joystick extender. Here is a picture of mine, if you look closely you can see the foam: later, charles www.evg2000.com Oh, thanks. That just answered a question I've been having for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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