Classic Game Room reviews THE POINTMASTER joystick controller for the Atari 2600 video game console system. The Atari 2600 VCS was a very popular game system since its release in 1977 and had numerous 3rd party add ons and accessories created specifically for it. This joystick controller called the POINT MASTER is from Discwasher! Don’t they make disc washer devices???? Well… ok. Whatever. At some flea market or garage sale back in the day I came home with a POINTMASTER and played it a few times. I tried it again recently and don’t care for this controller much. It is more like a flight stick with the arcade style button on the top of the grip stick joy stick thingy. It wobbles, falls over and is fairly useless. However, it gives a great look at the amount of accessories and peripherals that were created specifically for the Atari 2600 back in the day, even in the 1980’s! Watch Classic Game Room for more controller and video game hardware reviews from Atari, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega and Magnavox!!!
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June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
@scatered1, good …
@scatered1, good too know…
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
Joystick+playboy+ …
Joystick+playboy+lotion=MAJOR POINTS!!!
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
My atari joystick …
My atari joystick has the bst rubber feet. I set it on top of my guinness book of world records and it sticks right on to it.
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
do what you did …
do what you did with the xbox 360 joystick… glue it to a block of wood!
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
thays not as big …
thays not as big the joystick in my pants
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
@djminishoppie You …
@djminishoppie You can really get into games with it
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I think a block of …
I think a block of wood will solve the problems
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
Yet again ducktape …
Yet again ducktape can solve all of our problems! ^_^
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I just bought one …
I just bought one of these at a resale store for $3. It isn’t a bad controller (the wobble is indeed a problem, it makes your wrist sore pretty quickly), but I wish there was a button on the base, instead of just the one button on the top.
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
ive got a crack …
ive got a crack shot its sweet
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I had one of those …
I had one of those but I used it for a Commodore 64
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
That’s a big …
That’s a big joystick lol
thats what she said
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
thats what SHE said
thats what SHE said
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I’ll always prefere …
I’ll always prefere the EPYX third party controller. Forget if it had a nifty name. But, this thing cradled into your left hand and had a steel shafted joystick for the right and had true switches inside. First version’s only flaw: Not friendly towards the left handed population. Sadly, the later revision that expanded towards the NES used short cuts in construction and didn’t work so well.
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
LOL!! discwasher
LOL!! discwasher
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
haha, what you …
haha, what you tried gluing it to a block of wood?
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
lol its the MadCatz …
lol its the MadCatz of the 80’s
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
i like the …
i like the pointmaster better than the one it comes with
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
just look at this …
just look at this this is A BIG JOYSTICK!!!! lol its gigantic
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I have one like …
I have one like this, but it isnt as tall, it doesnt have the hole in the middle, and it gives you 3 buttons.
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I never understand …
I never understand how these poorly designed controllers get made. Don’t they test these things out before mass producing them? Nice review though
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
look for a black …
look for a black max made by wico. it never even got patented but ive still got one and my dad sold my atari years ago. very similer to that but seems better
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
lol! i found the …
lol! i found the controller, so i’m like yay! but guess what? i cant find the atari lololol
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
lilryanps3 same …
lilryanps3 same problem for me except the only friggen thing im missing is rf adapter and the joystic kis stiff but idk if its suppose to be because its old and i never played atari but it sounds beast
June 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
lol i’ve got a …
lol i’ve got a atari 2600 the fat one but i cant find the controller and games