RF Atari 2600 joysticks??

[bensenvill]

Well, I was visiting an old college friend a few months ago in the twin cities. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was the largest frickn widescreen tv I had ever seen. The next thing I noticed was the only thing he had connected up to it was an atari 2600 with 2 RF controllers.

I had no idea they made ever made this, can someone help me out in getting more info on these things and how much I might expect to pay for a pair?

~Tj

----oh ya, pitfall and jungle hunt on that tv were awsome!

[Scoots]

You mean these?

http://www.fatmangames.com/systems/picview.asp?pictype=system&picid=52

I think they probably'd go for around $25 or $30 bucks.

[bensenvill]

ya, but they had the wood-grain on them to match the console (and I dont remember them being nearly that thick, but maybe they were).

[link doesnt work, but I'm assuming you were referencing this page]
http://www.fatmangames.com/systems/browsesystem.asp?SystemID=3&btnsubmit=Go

~Tj

[Scoots]

Yeah, sorry about that :embarrassed:

The sticks in that picture are Atari brand, by the way. Maybe your friend's were third party?

[bensenvill]

scoots, thanks for the dirt.

and no I am quite positive that they were atari branded.


anyways, I'm just glad to hear that they (hopefully) dont cost an arm and a leg, because I would really like to pick up a set.

Anyone got a pair for trade??

~Tj

[Flack]

We had a pair of those as well. Ours were Atari brand, but had a telescoping antenna instead of the one in that picture. I remember playing River Raid on ours as a kid. There were batteries that went in the base (which not only made them big but a bit heavy).