Ze_ro Posted October 24, 2001 Share Posted October 24, 2001 What's the feeling towards this joystick around here? I picked up one a while ago because it looked nice, it felt nice in my hands, and the clicking of the stick felt satisfying in some way. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as I thought it was... somehow the "resistance" that the clicks gave didn't work well in practise, and I have trouble hitting diagonals quickly in games like Front Line. So, I'm back to the Coleco Gemsticks that I had in the first place... but I don't plan on getting rid of the 500XJ anytime soon. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 I can't believe no one else has responded to your query. I happen to love the 500XJ joysticks since they're built very well and the microswitches should last a very long time. Certainly they'll last longer than the normal 2600 joysticks, especially if you play a lot of Decathlon. I also think they're pretty comfortable, but I'm sure there are people who hate them. I don't remember having problems with diagonals, I'll have to dig one of these out of my storage unit and give it a whirl.. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 yes i like these controllers as well i have 2 that i use quite abit i also use Mindscapes Powerplayer controller it has the same kind of guts as the Epyx It kinda looks like an old star trek phaser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 I wanted to be a purist and have only Atari on my classic game table, but my wife loves the Epyx 500xj so the bright red stick has a permanent place right next to my old reliable Atari one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 i like my spectravision controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted October 27, 2001 Author Share Posted October 27, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Albert: I don't remember having problems with diagonals, I'll have to dig one of these out of my storage unit and give it a whirl.. I didn't think this would be a problem either, but while I was testing it with different games, I tried playing Front Line. Well, the guy moves and shoots... everything seems fine, so I start playing the game normally. My usual strategy is to lead the guys into the open while staying in a blind spot (usually moving away from them to lead them), and then turn around fast and shoot them. However, when I try this with the 500XJ, I very often seem to only get up and no right (I seem to use this strategy in the same direction all the time)... which means I miss, and then get shot real fast. Now, for games that don't require fast reflexes like this, the 500XJ is probably great... but my Gemsticks seem to have an easier response to them, though I never liked how you can't "feel" the contact when you hit a direction (I didn't like this with the Atari joysticks either). ... Ah, if only they still sold Slik Stik's... those were the best... --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Well, I have about 30 different joysticks, but for me there are only two joysticks for the A2600/Atari Computers/Commodore Computers: The original Atari stick and the first series of Dynamics' Competition Pro (the one without micro switches). My two cents:) Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 lincoln park? im right next door in southgate ;p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Ayup Lincoln Park on Dix/Toledo RD Its a small world after all isnt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindle The Red Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 My favorite 2600 joystick is still "The Boss" from Wico. Finally found a replacement for my old beat to heck one from back in the day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 30 wow thats alot i have 8 original atari joys.(2 are new in the box still & 2 are from sears) 2 gemstiks (1 is in bad shape) 2 wico Boss (1 brand new in box) 2 epyx 500 xj 1 mindscape powerplayer 1 slik stik i use the slik stik all the time cause its alot stronger and i want to save my originals for as long as i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 yeah. at least now i know who gets all the good stuff from value village whenever I've gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 quote: Originally posted by ubersaurus: yeah. at least now i know who gets all the good stuff from value village whenever I've gone. ROFL i havent been looking for games for about 6 months or so at thrift stores but i went to 5 different places this weekend and found nothing not even a combat cart or any kind of cart for that matter , but i did find a computer and i left it there cause im done with computers if ya want to take a look at it , its at the salvation thrift store on outer drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 hmm the Gamestation in gibralter trade center has alot of good stuff, its where i've been cart shopping lately. Right now though, I just want an old computer monitor for gaming purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 yeah about 2 years ago i wiped the gamestation out of all the manuals and atari 2600 tapes i didnt already have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 Kevin there knows me by face, and generally gives me good conversations and stuff. He has quite a substantial atari collection, ya know. That was also the place I found strider 2 for genesis. The place down a little bit from there sells alot of NES games at good prices for most, and is worth checking out whenever I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 I think that place that has the NES games bought them all from Kevin thats what he told me 2 weeks ago and is called "Game Over" is run by charlie (big black guy) and hes really cool as well, hes getting me a TG-16 game called world court tennis that ive been looking forever for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 I have one of these controllers, too , and I like it. I use it with my Atari 8bit computer. Clickety Clickety Click! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 hehe, yeah, good stuff there. St. Vincent Depauls are good places to find atari or otehr old games, i note. I wish I had grabbed that NES track and field, since I got the pad for it the following week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonlightKnight Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Ze_ro: What's the feeling towards this joystick around here? I picked up one a while ago because it looked nice, it felt nice in my hands, and the clicking of the stick felt satisfying in some way. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as I thought it was... somehow the "resistance" that the clicks gave didn't work well in practise, and I have trouble hitting diagonals quickly in games like Front Line. So, I'm back to the Coleco Gemsticks that I had in the first place... but I don't plan on getting rid of the 500XJ anytime soon. --Zero I've had one of these joysticks for 15 years and it still works like the day I bought it! Microswitches rock. Clickety-clickety... You take your left foot out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Ze_ro: What's the feeling towards this joystick around here? I picked up one a while ago because it looked nice, it felt nice in my hands, and the clicking of the stick felt satisfying in some way. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as I thought it was... somehow the "resistance" that the clicks gave didn't work well in practise, and I have trouble hitting diagonals quickly in games like Front Line. So, I'm back to the Coleco Gemsticks that I had in the first place... but I don't plan on getting rid of the 500XJ anytime soon. --Zero My question is what happened to ZE_RO??? does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markimus of K. Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 I've got two Epyx 'clickety clicks' in storage, the clicking drives me nuts! Out of my aprox 40 different controllers: On my Ataris (2600/7800/ST) and C128 I prefer the original Quickshot, (Quickshot II was awfull, it clicked too and only had a thumb-mounted fire-button, most of the ones I had broke pretty easily. Number 2 would be the original atari controllers. I also like the original SMS gamepad, but some games (Starmaster for example) are absolutley impossible to play with a pad. My vote: Quickshot rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 I still play all Atari and C64 games with the same, more than 15 year old Competition Pro (microswitch) joystick. Precise and unbreakable! [ 02-18-2002: Message edited by: Thomas Jentzsch ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 My brother found one of these for me in a box of old college text books he got from a friend. Pretty odd place to find an Atari joystick, but I didn't complain. It works perfectly too! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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