WiCareYo Black Retro Classic Controller Gamepad Joysticks for Atari 2600 System Console

Works great!

Great price and worked perfectly!

This joystick was a good price, however it did not hold up to normal game play. After third time using it to play Donkey Kong, the "up" position /direction stopped working. Upon examination, the plastic contact ring was cracked in two places - when broken it no longer applies pressure to the sensor when joystick is pointed in "up" direction. Appears to be a design flaw, the plastic in this unit emulates the original Atari design, but the plastic ring is very thin and the tensile strength is insufficient to handle typical pressure used to play a game.

I'm not sure how to rate this one....received the controller very quickly and in good shape...hooked it up to my retro Atari game that I have used many, many times, and it worked fantastic!!! Much better than the wireless ones that came with the console. Played it for probably 30 minutes, turned it off. Went to play again and the screen is now just wavy lines.. tried disconnecting, reconnecting, even a separate tv...same result.. So, I have no idea if this was a coincidence or if the controller somehow zapped the electronics, but my console is now dead.

The controller works very well with my Flashback 2. Because of the nine-prong adapter it should work on all Atari 2600, 7800, and flashback systems which was a huge selling point for me. Take my review with a grain of salt as I never played on an original controller. The stiffness of the joystick is fine, it reminds me of the one I toyed around with in a retro game shop, but it is LOUD. Likewise with the fire button, the button is stiffer than the original 2600 controller I tried and using it is louder than the games themselves. If this is how all original controllers sound during gameplay I’ll retract my review and give it five stars. This is a perfectly functional controller and I’m glad I picked it up!