Grimakis Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Hi Guys, Those that have been in chat with me probably know about my little project. Creating an Arcade stick for the Atari 2600. Here is the most recent photograph, unstained, unpainted, but working. I left two screws off the joystick mount because I was too lazy to put them in for this test. I've got a Sanwa JLF and a Sanwa 30mm button. There is a switch on the side that allows you to invert the joystick directions. That way you can turn the whole thing 180 degrees and use the joystick on the left and button on the right. Edited August 12, 2015 by Grimakis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtengaGames Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Just how heavy is this thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Any reason why you made it so thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) If you fill it up with sand it would be an immovable fixture in your house- kinda like your bathroom sink! If you ever decide to sell your home it'd have to remain where its at, but the good news is that the upgrade might increase the value of your home. One can only hope... On the serious side- I like the feature of the switch for right-handed play Edited August 13, 2015 by ave1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimakis Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 So it turned out a little bigger than I thought. Lol! The plus side is that it's incredibly comfortable. Also, in the segments of Solaris where the controls invert, flipping the switch causes the controls to be normal again. Pretty cool bonus feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Nice. Lots of real estate on that case. Add yourself a couple of paddles? Edited August 13, 2015 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spawnshop Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 This is awesome! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Nice. Lots of real estate on that case. Add yourself a couple of paddles? A second stick for player 2 could be handy for games that use both ports . . . Radar Lock, Defender II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 A second stick for player 2 could be handy for games that use both ports . . . Radar Lock, Defender II Robotron 2084 for 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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