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The Atari joystick port is a computer port used to connect various gaming controllers to game console and home computer systems in the 1970s to the 1990s. It was originally introduced on the Atari 2600 in 1977 and then used on the Atari 400 and 800 in 1979.
The Atari CX40 joystick with one button and an 8-directional stick. The Atari CX40 joystick was the first widely used cross-platform game controller.The original CX10 was released with the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600) in 1977 and became the primary input device for most games on the platform.
The Atari 2600+ (2023) is a replica of the 2600 and is 20% smaller. The 2600+ includes support for original Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges. [88] The Atari 7800+ (2024) is a smaller replica of the Atari 7800. It has similar features to the Atari 2600+, but its exterior encasing design pays homage to the Atari 7800.
The Joyboard worked by installing the four directional latches of a joystick on the bottom of the board. [3] Leaning in a certain direction engaged these latches, controlling the game. [3] A joystick could also be connected to the Joyboard if necessary. [4] This is done via a standard Atari joystick port placed next to where the cable goes into ...
The 2600+ is an 80% scale replica of the 1980 CX2600-A model of the Atari 2600 [4] [5] and still carries the Video Computer System name on it. The system comes with a replica CX40 joystick. [6] The joystick also uses the same hardware and therefore the system is backwards compatible with the older joysticks. [7]
The Atari 2600 in "Darth Vader" design shown with a joystick. The Atari 2600 hardware was based on the MOS Technology 6507 chip, offering a maximum resolution of 160 x 192 pixels (NTSC), 128 colors, 128 bytes of RAM with 4 KB on cartridges (64 KB via bank switching). The design experienced many makeovers and revisions during its 14-year ...
The most recognizable/iconic joystick is the Atari VCS / Atari 2600 joystick. It's very odd that it's not the primary picture for the page on joysticks. In 30 years of working with pilots and military contractors I have RARELY heard/seen aircraft control sticks called joysticks.
The internals of the Gemini. The main difference between the Coleco Gemini and the Atari 2600 is the controller design. The Coleco Gemini controllers (dubbed the 'Dual Command') featured an 8-way joystick and a 270-degree paddle on the same controller (the joystick was at the top of the controller, and the paddle was at the bottom of the controller).