Allen Schweitzer

I don't like starting forum topics, but here goes. I have 4 non-working Atari 2600 controllers, all mechanically broken, all aftermarket. Do the color codes match if I were to use these wiring harnesses in an original Atari 2600 joystick (with bad wiring)? Has anybody tried this? And is is worth my effort? Thank you.

I'll be late to my own funeral. It's fun reading about how everybody got theirs back in the 80's and from where. I have always appreciated the Atari 2600, but I got my first Atari 2600, a 4 switch woody, at a Retro Gaming store in Topeka, Kansas in AUGUST OF 2016. My first system was a Bally Astrocade (wish I had it back), then a 5200, and then a Nintendo. After that, nothing for a lot of years. So, I'm probably the only person on here who's had one for less than a year!

For $45 bucks or whatever with a core trade in, there is no question that I will be doing business with Best E after I get my system for the lifetime controllers!!! I'm not a fan of ANY aftermarket controller. I bought 3 gold PCB's for my 2600 controllers, and they are PRICELESS! Thanks for your input!!

I'm going to eventually buy another 5200. Mine was lost in a flood 16 years ago. I'm just wanting some feedback from some owners on whether they would recommend a unit with 2 or 4 ports for controllers. I read somewhere a while back that there is at least 1 game that cannot be played on a 4 port controller. So in seeking counsel from the wise, I throw this out for any and all opinions. No reason one way or the other is too trivial to leave out, and I appreciate any responses. Thank you!

I am late to every topic, and not an electronics person. My answer to everything like this is to just go the easy route and send in your core to Best Electronics and have them send you a rebuilt lifetime controller for $45 or whatever. I'm planning on buying a 5200 again soon. Mine was lost in a flood in 2001. And when I get it, I'll probably try the controllers, but ultimately, my plan will be to buy one of their rebuilt controllers. That suggestion might not make me popular on here, but to me it's an easy solution.

Atari's are like onions... They add flavor and keep you healthy. I'm jealous! Maybe, one day I'll get my own Sears Heavy Sixer! WOOT WOOT! Looking forward to the video and pics as well! Always curious about trouble shooting. Thanks for sharing!

I was going to say it's a toss up between 1 and 4, but then I read what everybody else said, and I don't want to sound like a broken record...

I'm late to this and also new to collecting. I got 2 gemsticks with a system and I want rid of them. I have 1 left. Pay me the shipping and it's yours. The were both fails. If you want my opinion, get your controllers, then get the gold plated CX40 PCB from Best Electronics. I just got 3 today, and fixed 2 controllers with them. First impression = pretty damn amazing. One was not fixed. It wouldn't move right (and still won't) and I think it's the white plastic part in side the handle. Also, look for the "ATARI" on the plug in. http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/CX40_REBUILD%20KIT.htm#CX40 I stole this off someone's e-bay auction... don't tell...

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Just thought I would let anyone out there who may have the same issue that my problem was fixed with a RIOT chip replacement. I bought another 2600 4 switch for $6 that had the RF cable chewed in half, some of the wood grain worn off, and maybe had been peed on at one time, but the RIOT chip looked brand new, and it worked.

I meant contiguous 48. WOW.....wow... proof before posting...

And I got "I want my mommy" from a guy who sold me his vader with 2 joysticks, a dual paddle, and about 12 other games (including Space Cavern and Cross Force) for $50. Maybe I should have gone with Mr. Lucky...

I'm located in the contiguous 28 of the USA, and the name is a knockoff of the old FOX series "Prison Break". Do you know Allen Schweitzer? I'm a bolt on a toilet.

The RIOT chip is the top of the 3, correct? Closest to the game slot?

I showed the pic of Rosie to my woody and it still doesn't work right. I will look for a RIOT chip here in the marketplace. Otherwise, if anybody has a link to a site that doesn't have a minimum order, that would be great. Looking at "best electronics" site now. I knew it wasn't the controller, as I tried several and they all did it. When it wouldn't stop climbing on "I want my mommy", I knew I was in trouble... especially when I unplugged the joystick and every game that could move up did... with NO JOYSTICK. I was baffled. Thanks all y'all. If that doesn't work, I'll be back.

I have a 4 switch woody that I absolutely adore (mostly because it doesn't have HMOVE lines). But something happened when I plugged another controller in and now it's stuck trying to go up. You can push down on the joystick, but it still moves up. You can start Asteroids and not even have a controller in, and it is stuck in "thrust". All the pins look like they are still there. Doesn't affect games like Demon Attack, but I really want to find a fix for this. I'm desperate. Thanks!