Good score on the boxed Atari and especially getting the Red Bat Handles! The Wicos are great sticks, the company also made Arcade Controls so you know its quality product. The switches do not give a tactical feedback, but you can adjust the "sensitivity". Pop the bottom off and bend each leaf spring in slightly. Even the fire buttons can be adjusted the same way, the stick button is also at the base. A compromise of a shorter throw versus not accidently hitting another direction.Hobie-wan wrote:Yeah, they're good stuff. Though they're leaf switches so there's less of a "click and it stops moving". Takes a bit of getting used to if you haven't played with a stick like that before, or not since the 80s. Just a little different if you're used to modern sticks. Much easier on the hands than Atari ones though.Luigiman wrote:They're Wico Command Control Sticks - They feel and control great!c0wb0y wrote:How do those red joysticks play? I'd love to play some Atari games on a controller that didn't fall apart or give blisters.
There's a switch to switch between either the button on the base, like a regular Atari controller or the button on top of the joystick. They feel very solid, and are made of plastic, I think, so the joystick feels smooth. The only thing is you have to make sure to push directions ALL the way - it won't register if you don't push it hard enough.
Older digital sticks are a hand cramp pain, probably why the DPad took over. That base wants to lift with every push of the spring loaded stick. I prefer using the stick button, leaving the fire button dead at the base for a better handhold. Suction cups can also be inserted at the screw holes in the bottom, once the stick is tweaked. I am tempted to convert one of my Wicos to work with the 7800 that uses two fire buttons, but it would mean a whole new joystick cable with the extra wire and D9 plug.
