My Coleco Joystick Mod

[pimpmaul69]

First off i would like to apologize to Yurkie. I had several good conversations with him and told him I wanted to send my controllers to do the ball mod when i had money, but i am just too poor to do it. But thank you for your time you spent talking to me. So I decided to do my own mod. I had some non-working Odyssey 2 controllers so i opened them up, cut off the joysticks, and modified the Coleco controllers to install the Odyssey 2 joysticks in the Coleco controllers. They work really well. And this is what i came up with.

[+boxpressed]

Cool. Any other pics of the interior? I have some flaky O2 sticks myself...

[pimpmaul69]

Cut the odyssey joystick off with about 1/2 inch of metal bar exposed under the joystick "knob". I used a pair of linemans pliers to cut it off. Then take the coleco controller apart and remove joystick disc "knob". Take the plastic piece that disc was screwed to an drill hole out all the way up to a 3/16 drill bit. Dont just drill with that bit. Work your way up. On the 3/16 bit do not drill but one quick time as to not make hole too big. Then shove the odyssey 2 joystick into hole u drilled out. Hope this makes sense.

[Yurkie]

Pimpmaul69 I don't think of it as wasting my time, I think of it as talking to a fellow classic gamer. If your enjoying your mod, that the important thing.

[+boxpressed]

Cut the odyssey joystick off with about 1/2 inch of metal bar exposed under the joystick "knob". I used a pair of linemans pliers to cut it off. Then take the coleco controller apart and remove joystick disc "knob". Take the plastic piece that disc was screwed to an drill hole out all the way up to a 3/16 drill bit. Dont just drill with that bit. Work your way up. On the 3/16 bit do not drill but one quick time as to not make hole too big. Then shove the odyssey 2 joystick into hole u drilled out. Hope this makes sense.

 

Thanks -- I'll have to give it a try if these O2 sticks aren't salvageable.

[pimpmaul69]

Cut the odyssey joystick off with about 1/2 inch of metal bar exposed under the joystick "knob". I used a pair of linemans pliers to cut it off. Then take the coleco controller apart and remove joystick disc "knob". Take the plastic piece that disc was screwed to an drill hole out all the way up to a 3/16 drill bit. Dont just drill with that bit. Work your way up. On the 3/16 bit do not drill but one quick time as to not make hole too big. Then shove the odyssey 2 joystick into hole u drilled out. Hope this makes sense.

 

Thanks -- I'll have to give it a try if these O2 sticks aren't salvageable.

i wouldnt consider any odyssey 2 controller truly repairable.. not unless you build a real circuit board for them.. what an absolute junk design.

[retroillucid]

First off i would like to apologize to Yurkie. I had several good conversations with him and told him I wanted to send my controllers to do the ball mod when i had money, but i am just too poor to do it. But thank you for your time you spent talking to me. So I decided to do my own mod. I had some non-working Odyssey 2 controllers so i opened them up, cut off the joysticks, and modified the Coleco controllers to install the Odyssey 2 joysticks in the Coleco controllers. They work really well. And this is what i came up with.

 

Look nice!

Great mod

[pimpmaul69]

Thank you everyone. And thank you Yurkie for being a cool dude. The disc top on the controllers made them absolutely useless to me. ( I heard people who palm em' like em') There is a good throw in it now and complete accuracy. Still got my ass whooped in Cosmic Avenger though. Wish i still had the arcade. Luvved it.

[thegamezmaster]

First off i would like to apologize to Yurkie. I had several good conversations with him and told him I wanted to send my controllers to do the ball mod when i had money, but i am just too poor to do it. But thank you for your time you spent talking to me. So I decided to do my own mod. I had some non-working Odyssey 2 controllers so i opened them up, cut off the joysticks, and modified the Coleco controllers to install the Odyssey 2 joysticks in the Coleco controllers. They work really well. And this is what i came up with.

 

I know how you feel. So many things I'd like to have done but on a fixed income. Bummer. But great job on the controllers!

[pimpmaul69]

First off i would like to apologize to Yurkie. I had several good conversations with him and told him I wanted to send my controllers to do the ball mod when i had money, but i am just too poor to do it. But thank you for your time you spent talking to me. So I decided to do my own mod. I had some non-working Odyssey 2 controllers so i opened them up, cut off the joysticks, and modified the Coleco controllers to install the Odyssey 2 joysticks in the Coleco controllers. They work really well. And this is what i came up with.

 

I know how you feel. So many things I'd like to have done but on a fixed income. Bummer. But great job on the controllers!

thank you

[CRTGAMER]

Nice easy to do mod. I can see where the thinner stick over gripping the original round knob offers a different way to bump the directions. Do you notice any difference in accuracy in hitting the corners?