So, one of the things I have hated about the 2600 was those spongy joysticks. The tops would come off, and I always felt like I was really mashing on the things to get my directions and diagonals right. My parents hated them as well, and we had a few aftermarket controllers like Gemsticks to try something else, but they all felt goofy to me. I don't know why I never thought of doing so earlier, but I decided to wire up a real arcade stick using some spare parts I keep on hand for actual cabinets, and it worked tremendously... even easier than I suspected, requiring no soldering. It felt awesome to play some games with a real arcade stick and button, and it didn't take but a few minutes and about $10 worth of parts. If anyone is interested, I'll post some pics and a tutorial. I have to make another one for my mom anyway.