5200 paddles?

[beyondoasis]

Check this out. Its an eBay auction for a atari 5200 prototype paddle model CX-52P.

 

Have you guys every seen one of these? I never have. Comments and support would be helpful.

Edited March 18, 2007 by beyondoasis

[+Cobra Kai]

There's instructions on this forum somewhere on how to make one yourself. I did it and mine looks EXACTLY like the one in the auction.

[Shawn]

Check this out. Its an eBay auction for a atari 5200 prototype paddle model CX-52P.

 

Have you guys every seen one of these? I never have. Comments and support would be helpful.

 

 

not a proto, homemade controller

[CPUWIZ]

Check this out. Its an eBay auction for a atari 5200 prototype paddle model CX-52P.

 

Have you guys every seen one of these? I never have. Comments and support would be helpful.

 

 

not a proto, homemade controller

 

It even says that in the auction description...

 

"Controller is based on the unreleased prototype Atari controller produced in 1983."

 

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[MrRetroGamer]

 

It even says that in the auction description...

 

"Controller is based on the unreleased prototype Atari controller produced in 1983."

 

 

It does say so in the description, but the title is misleading since it clearly states it is a prototype in the title.

[TomBrazil]

I just built one. It seems quite good. I wonder if there's a demand for those babies, maybe I could build some for resale.

[Albert]

I just built one. It seems quite good. I wonder if there's a demand for those babies, maybe I could build some for resale.

The 5200 version of Castle Crisis can take advantage of 5200 Paddles, so there's probably a decent market for them. There are a few other games that work with the 5200 paddles also, such as Kaboom! and Super Breakout. I built one myself, and documented the process with pictures in Game Console Hacking. The mod isn't too difficult if you have plenty of donor 5200 controllers and 2600 paddles.

 

..Al

[A.J. Franzman]

The mod isn't too difficult if you have plenty of donor 5200 controllers and 2600 paddles.

Which pot does the mod use?

[Albert]

The mod isn't too difficult if you have plenty of donor 5200 controllers and 2600 paddles.

Which pot does the mod use?

You transplant a pot from the 2600 paddle controller to the 5200. It works quite well, almost as if the 5200 controller was designed with this in mind (which is certainly possible, given the existence of an Atari 5200 paddle prototype).

 

..Al

[A.J. Franzman]

Which pot does the mod use?

You transplant a pot from the 2600 paddle controller to the 5200.

That's too bad -- I have several extra 2600 paddle knobs, but I save every extra 2600 paddle pot I can get to fix other paddle controllers.

[Shawn]

Which pot does the mod use?

You transplant a pot from the 2600 paddle controller to the 5200.

That's too bad -- I have several extra 2600 paddle knobs, but I save every extra 2600 paddle pot I can get to fix other paddle controllers.

 

 

CellPhoneShack has 1meg pots for like 3 bucks each and they are a commonly stocked item even in the smaller outlet stores if you need them.

[A.J. Franzman]

CellPhoneShack has 1meg pots for like 3 bucks each and they are a commonly stocked item even in the smaller outlet stores if you need them.

Yeah, you can get them anywhere with the long round aluminum shaft, but just try to find 'em with the short flatted shaft like Atari used! I don't have a machine shop to trim them to the right size & shape -- I tried it once by hand but that was a miserable failure.

[Shawn]

CellPhoneShack has 1meg pots for like 3 bucks each and they are a commonly stocked item even in the smaller outlet stores if you need them.

Yeah, you can get them anywhere with the long round aluminum shaft, but just try to find 'em with the short flatted shaft like Atari used! I don't have a machine shop to trim them to the right size & shape -- I tried it once by hand but that was a miserable failure.

 

 

That sucks eh? My local one has the plastic shaft ones and all you need to cut them to proper size is a good sharp razor blade or a ginsu knife.

[TomBrazil]

Here's my 5200 paddle. I'm in Kaboom! heaven now

 

However, my score still sucks bad

 

PS.: it the knob too high/ elevated?

[Shawn]

Here's my 5200 paddle. I'm in Kaboom! heaven now

 

However, my score still sucks bad

 

PS.: it the knob too high/ elevated?

 

 

Looks good to me

[CPUWIZ]

One pic is a suggestion, the other would be my preference.

[Shawn]

One pic is a suggestion, the other would be my preference.

 

 

Nice to have 3 different models to choose from eh?

 

 

[TimsterAA]

So... do any of youse guys have one to sell? Like to me? I'd surely like one of these!

 

--Timster--

[TomBrazil]

So... do any of youse guys have one to sell? Like to me? I'd surely like one of these!

 

--Timster--

I think nobody have the time to do it.... I'd like to do some paddles for sale, but I have no time too. I'll LYK if I can!