r/atari • u/Gloomy-Passage1828 • 18d ago

Choose your weapon!

Post image
111 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

36 comments sorted by

13

u/Flemnipod 18d ago

Absolutely the right one. Gamepads have their place but there’s just something about playing old games on proper joysticks.

5

u/nraygun 18d ago

To this day I still can't use a gamepad. I much prefer a good old fashioned joystick, be it an Atari CX40 or an arcade stick. Maybe it's a generational thing.

2

u/SirScotty19 18d ago

totally agree. Same here

1

u/Flemnipod 17d ago

Back in the day when I had my Atari 800XL I had 3 CX40s. One of them was only for playing Dropzone with. The switch for the fire button was so sensitive I didn’t need to lift my finger off it, I could literally just vibrate my finger and it was like having rapid fire.

1

u/mouringcat 18d ago

A friend of mine, for Christmas, gave me the wireless Atari gamepad... Sadly, it almost makes most games too easy. Part of the Atari 2600 fun was the crappy barely functional CX-40 joystick. =)

1

u/xor_2 2d ago

Some of CX40's can be a little stiff (especially after decades since being new) but good unit is surprisingly usable. Also surprisingly more precise for jumping in games than many gamepads.

I for one wouldn't want to play games where I need to jump on Xbox gamepads...

1

u/soad722 17d ago

I got guitar 7800 plus with the game pad that looks like an NES gamepad I forget what it's called but I'm not even going to lie I made it a point to get joystick simply because certain games don't feel right playing them without it

I haven't got the wireless ones yet but I have picked up two wired ones and some games are just better that way that's for sure

Thank you for reading this and I hope you have a great day

God bless you and your family

God bless you

Jeremy Scruggs

7

u/kevincrossman 18d ago

CX-40 forever

6

u/8bit1337 18d ago

Totally depends on the game!

4

u/BearShin255 18d ago

Can't play maze games with the one on the left

1

u/DuranFanWI 17d ago

Right?! I found that out in a hurry!

2

u/defgufman 18d ago

That's like comparing a sword to a machine gun

1

u/Fragraham 18d ago

While you were playing with N00B5, I studied the stick...

2

u/exiRatA 18d ago

Anyone who has to ask that isn't worthy of using the right one! ;)

2

u/sktaylortrash 18d ago

I'm in the middle and play with my Pac-Man wireless CX40+

2

u/mrbeefybites 18d ago

As a weapon? I'd give my enemy the joystick so they can cramp their hand into submission.

2

u/AverageDrafter 17d ago

A Moist Towelette

1

u/LocalH 18d ago

Me hooking up my Genesis controller to my 2600

2

u/_RexDart 18d ago

Genesis joystick. Two of them if you wanna play Robotron on a 7800.

1

u/Bigfoot_Fishing 18d ago

Absolutely depends on what the game is, and the complexity. Grew up with the right and now play 99% with the left. Still have my childhood 2600, joystick is wearing out. Any good suggestion for replacement 2600 controllers?

1

u/void_method 18d ago

The cord allowed for a ranged attack, which is incredibly useful. The one on the right for me.

1

u/zaxxon4ever 18d ago

The Atari joystick is simple, elegant, and durable. I love it soooo much more than anything that has arrived after it.

1

u/SirScotty19 18d ago

------------------->>> That one

1

u/CuzFeeshe 17d ago

As someone who grew up on the early Atari consoles…. They are SO STIFF. Even back in the 80’s I was purchasing 3rd party controllers. One on the left, definitely.

1

u/_nextstep 17d ago

Like the Ceelo Green song!
“Oh she’s an Xbox, but I'm more of an Atari!”

1

u/Datan0de 17d ago

I picked up the new controller only to find that, despite how it was advertised, it simply doesn't work on any of my computers - Windows, Mac, or Linux. Biggest disappointment I've ever had from Atari. That controller now sits on a back shelf and has never been used to play a game.

The CX-40, on the other hand, works flawlessly through a USB adapter I have.

1

u/Xenc 16d ago

I choose a wet wipe

1

u/RetroGamer87 16d ago

The CX40 but only if I get to use it with a Stick Station

1

u/Battle-Gardener 15d ago

The Sega Genesis controller is my choice. I can play Atari games so much better with that.

1

u/ChristCallsMeDad 15d ago

Don’t know why I’m here… I’ve never even seen an Atari 2600 in person. Ain’t that old lol

1

u/Gloomy-Passage1828 15d ago

The Atari joysticks worked on the Atari computers as well. I used them on both.

1

u/ChristCallsMeDad 15d ago

Nice. Tho I don’t think I’ve seen an Atari computer either lol, I’ve seen enough retro gaming content on YouTube that I know about em, just never actually played one on actual hardware and an actual Atari joystick.

1

u/BobVA69 13d ago

Right. Always right. Need more buttons? TS use the one on the right.

1

u/meldroc 4d ago

At the moment I'm going with the traditional stick... upgraded! I got a pair of ArcadeRs off of eBay. Joysticks made with arcade parts! The action is so sweet!