+MrFish Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 (edited) I've heard a lot of talk on all of the "Atari System" forums about joysticks. Knowing that many are compatible with multiple systems, and taking this into consideration, what is the best all around joystick for the Atari 8-bit Computer System? Edited January 23, 2007 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Suncom Slik Stik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Bah! Epyx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urchlay Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Wico Command Control (but only if you've got big hands) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classics Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 TAC-2 of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I use the original CX-40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I use the original CX-40. Me too...although I used to use a Competition Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I used to use the CX-40, but now use the Best Elecronics "Best CX-40" which I really like. Also have a Starmaster which I dont like very much. Would like to try a TAC-2 if I ever find one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 It's really all down to your personal preference, really. Like for me, I used to abhorrently dislike the Compeition Pro, but after having become used to it I actually like it a lot. If I can find a way to fix it, though, my new favorite will be Suzo's "The Arcade". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I like the Wico Command Control! <BIG HANDS> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Epyx 500xj (Konix Speedking) is far and away the best in my opinion. I also used to have a modded CX40 with a shorter throw that I used for game competition. Placed second in 87 World of Atari video game championship with this stick. Would have won but could not compete in the final event so my score was lowered. Almost everyone else was using the soggy supplied controllers. Why everyone doesn’t bring their own game controller with them wherever they travel is something I'll never understand... Slik Stik burned a hole in my Cousin's hand once. He would play Summer Games by pressing his palm into the top of the stick to do the side to side waggling needed for the running games. Burned the skin right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Slik Stik burned a hole in my Cousin's hand once. He would play Summer Games by pressing his palm into the top of the stick to do the side to side waggling needed for the running games. Burned the skin right off. DUH, What did he do play it for like 24 hours straight? I think the problem there is in the joystick to chair interface. I always wanted to like the Epyx sticks. They're nice and clicky. Just never found them comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Slik Stik burned a hole in my Cousin's hand once. He would play Summer Games by pressing his palm into the top of the stick to do the side to side waggling needed for the running games. Burned the skin right off. DUH, What did he do play it for like 24 hours straight? I think the problem there is in the joystick to chair interface. I always wanted to like the Epyx sticks. They're nice and clicky. Just never found them comfortable. It wasn't the amount of time so much as the pressure exerted. Some folks really put a death grip on a controller! Come to think of it, that might be why I don't mind the Epyx stick - I don't think I hold it tight enough be uncomfortable. For a death-grip kinda person, I could see the Slik Stick being an ideal controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 competition pro definitly... which is sold again new in germany for classic computers like atari, c64, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 cx-40 for me and also the compy pro (best of the autofire joysticks) slik stick and tac 2, no good if you like me are evil at defender (they break to easily) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIeric Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 TAC-2 of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAC-2 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I don't like any of those Suncom sticks which used a metal ball to touch metal plates. I like my sticks to make contact at some mid-point of the travel, not only at the extreme. I like the Wico bat-handles and the Gemini Gem-stick (Atari clone with big yellow button) the best. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Competition Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Gemini gem-stick, sounds like a variant on the original commodore joysticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayoK Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Zipstick. Nice solid feel, with defined movement. Good to hold in the hand or place on a desk. Also comes with an autofire. Have tried many other, including the CX-40 (too soft for my liking) not seems to beat the Zipstick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I managed to get 2 TAC-2's and a Epyx 500xj in a free lot of Atari stuff I picked up yesterday. Pretty cool since I have never owned either one of these controllers and they both seem very solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Here's another vote for the Wico joysticks. I always preferred the ball handle, but I have several bat handle ones too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urchlay Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Here's another vote for the Wico joysticks. I always preferred the ball handle, but I have several bat handle ones too. I might prefer the ball handle too, if I had ever been able to find one Does the ball version still have the fire button on top of the stick? If so, do you actually use it? Seems like it'd be hard to use, if you hold the ball with the standard "clutch" grip. I've got one Wico Command Control with a "flight" handle. It looks like it should have a trigger on the front, but it doesn't (still has the standard white button on top). Unfortunately the stick is loose, and rotates freely, which I don't know how to fix... the guy that sold it to me thought it might be a combo joystick/paddle, but I think he was just joking (it isn't). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Does the ball version still have the fire button on top of the stick? If so, do you actually use it? Seems like it'd be hard to use, if you hold the ball with the standard "clutch" grip. I never used the button on top with either joystick, since I found it difficult to press the button and move the stick together, but that's just preference. A lot of my friends used the button on top. I've got one Wico Command Control with a "flight" handle. It looks like it should have a trigger on the front, but it doesn't (still has the standard white button on top). Unfortunately the stick is loose, and rotates freely, which I don't know how to fix... the guy that sold it to me thought it might be a combo joystick/paddle, but I think he was just joking (it isn't). There was one Wico model you could buy that had all three sticks in one unit and you could interchange them as you liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Is anyone using an "Atari" game-pad, or any other game-pad which requires modification and/or an adapter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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