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Best controllers Atari ever made. Everything after this was rubbish.
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yes. Best Atari controllers for atari consoles. You are right in that regard. Keyboard and mouse still win in every other comparison

[–] FigMcLargeHuge 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wico had the best controllers for Atari in my opinion. Don't think they had a paddle, but they did have a trackball which was great to play Centipede and Missile Command with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This controller had rotators for movement with the paddle. You could perform 3-dimensiol movement while a auxiliary action command was available. At the time, it was top-of-the-line, but it also came out when Atari consoles were on their way out

[–] FigMcLargeHuge 1 points 1 month ago

Which controller is that you are talking about? I know they had paddles and also driving controllers which were paddles without the stop. The wico controllers I am talking about are the Red Ball and the same stick versions.