Brand New Atari Jaguar Pro Controllers- For Sale!

[+LS650]

Have you contacted Starwander to let him know of the problem?

I've found him very reasonable to deal with.

[Mad Scientist]

I identified and resolved the problem with my Starwander pro-controller.  There were issue with the ribbon cable.  It is installed with a severe amount of bend, with long leads extending through the keypad's circuit board.  On mine, the wire for one button had broken at the ribbon.  In messing around with alignment, wiring for the directional pad was similarly affected.  I stripped, fluxed, and re-soldered the impacted lines, and I now have a fully functioning controller.

[JagChris]

I just got mine and so far works great. I hope I don't run into these issues and gave to track down a solder person

[Greg2600]

On 4/21/2020 at 5:29 PM, JagChris said:

I just got mine and so far works great. I hope I don't run into these issues and gave to track down a solder person

So these Pro's are safe to buy again?

[DragonFire]

They were never unsafe, a few just have minor issues that are easy to fix. Based on this thread, it seems that the original controllers have the same issues, so they’re just quirks of the original design. 
 

 

How many production runs have there been? Are there plans to produce more if these run out?

[leech]

9 minutes ago, DragonFire said:

They were never unsafe, a few just have minor issues that are easy to fix. Based on this thread, it seems that the original controllers have the same issues, so they’re just quirks of the original design. 
 

 

How many production runs have there been? Are there plans to produce more if these run out?

Yeah, I bought two of these.  They aren't quite as nice as my original one (like the plastic feels a tad cheaper) and one of them had an issue with one of the buttons, but like you said, an easy fix. 

 

They are definitely worth it.

[3dfx]

Hi guys, will there be sometime again the possibility to buy this pad at a normal price? 

[Albert]

2 minutes ago, 3dfx said:

Hi guys, will there be sometime again the possibility to buy this pad at a normal price? 

I will be adding them back to the AtariAge Store soon.

 

 ..Al

[Hyper_Eye]

20 hours ago, 3dfx said:

Hi guys, will there be sometime again the possibility to buy this pad at a normal price? 

Songbird Productions has it in stock: https://songbird-productions.com/product/jaguar-procontroller/

[+Starwander]

On 3/23/2021 at 11:15 AM, DragonFire said:

They were never unsafe, a few just have minor issues that are easy to fix. Based on this thread, it seems that the original controllers have the same issues, so they’re just quirks of the original design. 
 

 

How many production runs have there been? Are there plans to produce more if these run out?

I am still on the first production run of these actually

[3dfx]

does anyone know a source from the EU? the customs with us is very strict 

[+cubanismo]

Ran into two issues with one of my reproduction pro controllers, which led to a third:

 

• Pressing D-Pad down would also trigger D-Pad right quite often. This made things like Rayman really hard when trying to crouch.
• The rubber button under D-pad right was starting to stick. I could hear it pop up some time after I released the D-pad. This made most games nearly unplayable.

 

I opened things up and resolved both issues by removing, cleaning, and rotating the rubber button assembly under the D-pad 90 degrees clockwise such that the original "right" button was now "down" instead, and straightening the upper PCB as recommended earlier in this thread. I also noticed a scrap of plastic from where the D-Pad was presumably separated from its neighbors and/or injection channel flange bits after coming out of the mold had broken off and appeared to have been partially wedged under some button as best as I can tell, but fell out when I first opened the controller. Not clear if it had been part of the cause of either problem.

 

However, when taking the controller apart, I noted the phillips head socket of one of the screws holding it together was almost completely stripped. I managed to get it out by applying a lot of downward pressure and turning it very, very slowly, but there's no way I'm sticking this thing back in there. I'm not even sure I could tighten it down again if I tried. @Starwander, any chance you know where I can get a replacement? The controller is a bit loose with only three out of four screws in place. This had been my primary controller for over a year up until recently, so it got some pretty heavy use and is still going strong after these adjustments, modulo the missing screw.

 

Edit: To be clear, just looking for specs of the screw or pointer to a replacement source for the screw, not a replacement controller. It's the top-left screw looking at the assembled controller from the back, but I'm assuming they're all the same.

Edited March 12, 2022 by cubanismo
Clarify.

[JagChris]

My D pad sticks. Most notably to the right. And it's rather creaky like it's loose. 

[Bratwurst]

On 3/12/2022 at 8:21 PM, JagChris said:

My D pad sticks. Most notably to the right. And it's rather creaky like it's loose. 

Try these, I redesigned the D-pad interface for both 6-button and 3-button controllers:

 

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/319600-jaguar-d-pad-upgrade-78002600-joysticks/

 

[+Starwander]

On 3/12/2022 at 12:07 AM, cubanismo said:

Ran into two issues with one of my reproduction pro controllers, which led to a third:

 

• Pressing D-Pad down would also trigger D-Pad right quite often. This made things like Rayman really hard when trying to crouch.
• The rubber button under D-pad right was starting to stick. I could hear it pop up some time after I released the D-pad. This made most games nearly unplayable.

 

I opened things up and resolved both issues by removing, cleaning, and rotating the rubber button assembly under the D-pad 90 degrees clockwise such that the original "right" button was now "down" instead, and straightening the upper PCB as recommended earlier in this thread. I also noticed a scrap of plastic from where the D-Pad was presumably separated from its neighbors and/or injection channel flange bits after coming out of the mold had broken off and appeared to have been partially wedged under some button as best as I can tell, but fell out when I first opened the controller. Not clear if it had been part of the cause of either problem.

 

However, when taking the controller apart, I noted the phillips head socket of one of the screws holding it together was almost completely stripped. I managed to get it out by applying a lot of downward pressure and turning it very, very slowly, but there's no way I'm sticking this thing back in there. I'm not even sure I could tighten it down again if I tried. @Starwander, any chance you know where I can get a replacement? The controller is a bit loose with only three out of four screws in place. This had been my primary controller for over a year up until recently, so it got some pretty heavy use and is still going strong after these adjustments, modulo the missing screw.

 

Edit: To be clear, just looking for specs of the screw or pointer to a replacement source for the screw, not a replacement controller. It's the top-left screw looking at the assembled controller from the back, but I'm assuming they're all the same.

Message me your address and I am sure I can find you some. 

[+Starwander]

On 3/12/2022 at 6:21 PM, JagChris said:

My D pad sticks. Most notably to the right. And it's rather creaky like it's loose. 

Try out Bratwurst's suggestion as it is the best add on option. You can also try what Cubanismo did in the post above you and it should fix this issue. If you are still having issues message me. 

[+cubanismo]

Just want to say @Starwander definitely followed through and took care of me here. Great service, and I love these controllers. The Gravitic Mines demo (Still waiting ffor the full version) just wouldn't be the same without them.

[+CyranoJ]

19 minutes ago, cubanismo said:

Just want to say @Starwander definitely followed through and took care of me here. Great service, and I love these controllers. The Gravitic Mines demo (Still waiting ffor the full version) just wouldn't be the same without them.

I never owned a pro-controller (and wasn't going to pay insane money for one!) so yes, @Starwander certainly played a huge role in GM having ProController support - and the shoulder buttons make a HUGE difference.

[+cubanismo]

FYI, even though my problem was resolved (Thanks again), I couldn't let the search for the proper screws go. After much wrangling of calipers and searching of aliexpress and eBay, I believe the correct screw is a 10mm M2.6 pan-head self-tapping phillips screw with a blunt rather than sharp end (In US sheet metal screws, I believe this is referred to as type B, but I'm not  entirely certain. That also seems to correspond to finer thread size. I've found the wonderful world of fasteners is nearly as complex as that of circuit components). Here are the ones I ordered and verified work well:

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002424432889.html

 

Or if you prefer black (These are the same screws as one of those used to hold the two halves of the Sega Master System Light Phaser together), these work too:

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256803144062450.html

 

A pack of 100 of each was roughly $5 total including economy shipping. The stainless steel ones were under $2 total by themselves. If you're in the US and need a couple in under 2 months though, PM me. I have more than a few spares given I didn't even need them for the controller anymore.

[+Starwander]

I wanted to post that I have sold the last of my stock that was for sale to Songbird. I want to move on to other ventures and needed some money to pay for a new sprinkler system. I wish them well in their venture. If anyone I have sold to has issues with any of their controllers down the road I am still always available to assist, please contact me at any time and I will do my best to help. Have a great 4th of July

[Bratwurst]

17 minutes ago, Starwander said:

I want to move on to other ventures

Oh snap, any chance you'll make another kind of controller?

[+cubanismo]

I'm just going to imagine all efforts are now going towards a new run of Jag Duo machines

[+Starwander]

21 hours ago, Bratwurst said:

Oh snap, any chance you'll make another kind of controller?

I would definitely consider it. The process of getting these made was a lot of fun

[+Starwander]

17 hours ago, cubanismo said:

I'm just going to imagine all efforts are now going towards a new run of Jag Duo machines

I would be very happy to be part of that effort. 

[+jgkspsx]

On 7/2/2022 at 12:56 PM, Starwander said:

I wanted to post that I have sold the last of my stock that was for sale to Songbird. I want to move on to other ventures and needed some money to pay for a new sprinkler system. I wish them well in their venture. If anyone I have sold to has issues with any of their controllers down the road I am still always available to assist, please contact me at any time and I will do my best to help. Have a great 4th of July

Thank you for getting these made. They have been an invaluable contribution to the community and I will treasure mine. I hope Carl has enough stock to last a long time.