Some weeks ago I snapped the stick of my CX-78 controller that came with the Atari 7800. The CX-78 came with the console in Europe and strongly resembles the NES gamepad, and that's no coincidence. A difference is the stick that can be screwed in the dpad. And this stick snapped. I saw no chance to fix or glue it and the rest if the stick is still stuck in the thread. The controller is still perfectly usable, but quite ugly in my eyes.
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I thought how to replace it and then I remembered, there is a company that still produces Atari consoles and controller: Atari. At least the current incarnation of this company.
And voila: there is a wireless version of the CX-78, the CX-78+ Wireless with a USB- and a DB9-dongle. And it is very true to the original, except the missing cable and the charging port.
Not tested it yet, but it looks awesome.
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@zeratul2099 I just purchased one of these wireless versions a while back to use with my c64 ultimate. It works beautifully.
I think you'll definitely enjoy it.
@zeratul2099 That's great. I was afraid that it might be a pain to get it to pair but it was hassle-free.
I'm also much better with a controller than I am a joystick. So I prefer it for many (but not all) of my c64 games.
@zeratul2099 That's the same problem I have with some of my joysticks. My TAC-2 is a fantastic controller but the travel just seems too long. I opened it up and tried to refurbish it but I still wish it were tighter.
I have another joystick that uses mechanical switches that I really enjoy using though.
I still find myself going for the Atari controller for most of the games however.
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