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Classic Game Room HD – ATARI 5200 Controller review part 2

Part 2 of 2. Watch in high definition! Classic Game Room HD reviews the infamous ATARI 5200 controller for the Atari 5200 video game system from 1982. This analog controller with keypad is notorious for having problems nearly 30 years after its release. The innards fall to pieces, buttons stop working and the joystick is like mush. However if you want to play some awesome Atari 5200 games, and there is a huge complete list of amazing Atari 5200 games, then you’re pretty much stuck with the OEM stock Atari 5200 controller. You can buy parts to repair it yourself or purchase refurbished Atari 5200 controllers, and Wico made some aftermarket controllers, but those options are costly. Ignoring those major problems, how does the Atari 5200 controller stack up against other joysticks and controllers from video game consoles past and present? Watch the review for a complete technical presentation reviewing this piece of Atari history. Classic Game Room HD reviews joysticks and video game accessories for retro old school game systems and the new consoles like Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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25 Responses to “Classic Game Room HD – ATARI 5200 Controller review part 2”

  1. Just looking at the …
    Just looking at the instruction manual makes it seem you need to be an engineer to hook the damned thing up.

  2. shadowtsunami on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    the self centering …
    the self centering joystick for the 5200 sucks as well XD, just a lower profile and they dont have that rubber stuff on the end of the joystick

  3. EmeraldWarrior420 on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    So where’s your …
    So where’s your robot hand, Mark?

  4. deathtsunami on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    put the atari next …
    put the atari next to ps3 lol

  5. 1nternetBomber on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    im big fan of yours …
    im big fan of yours . You are better than AVGN =)

  6. notyoursavior78 on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    “I wonder if there …
    “I wonder if there is anything in here like a apology for why they’re so bad.”

    hahaha

  7. snakehead404 on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    ITS OVER 5200!!!
    ITS OVER 5200!!!

  8. farmgirl1308 on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    UR WEIRD
    UR WEIRD

  9. I agree with the OE …
    I agree with the OE tap handle… give the controller the base of the virtua stick for the saturn.. the buttons from the genesis arcade stick… and we’re in business.

  10. Qix is actually …
    Qix is actually pronounced “Kix,” like the cereal. However, unlike the cereal, while kid-tested, it is definitely not mother-approved.

  11. 6000!!!!!!!
    6000!!!!!!!

  12. The only …
    The only interesting thing about REAL SPORTS BASEBALL. If you ever play it, is that the voice sounds like the late actor Ted Knight, from the Mary Tyler Moore show.

  13. The only game that …
    The only game that those keypad slits ever came in useful for were Star Raiders and Countermeasure.

  14. lööööl
    lööööl

  15. HAHA I see what you …
    HAHA I see what you did thar!

    +1. Perfect comment!

    I was pretty much waiting for someone to make such a statement. You picked a perfect time too!

  16. thats what she said …
    thats what she said lol

  17. wesgrosscustoms on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    LOL atari ” …
    LOL atari “sixty-hundred”

  18. that controller is. …
    that controller is… horrible!!!!

  19. justwolfslife on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    lol
    lol

  20. 5200 + 800 = Atari …
    5200 + 800 = Atari 6000. That’s why I love these reviews. Informative and humorous.

  21. lol
    lol

  22. Actually, yeah, I …
    Actually, yeah, I can kinda see where you are going with that.

    It’s huge, angled, and is black. Accurate description of both systems to me. :D

  23. for some reason the …
    for some reason the PS3 model1 reminds me of the 5200 anyone else?

  24. invisibilitycloak12 on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    I just did it!
    I just did it!

  25. gamefreak559 on June 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am

    true
    true

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