CX40+ Wireless Joystick

This thing is great.. I have been enjoying playing old 2600 games on my laptop using STELLA emulator, and got tired of using the keyboard. This stick is rechargable and wireless, and has 2 "dongles". One USB, that is recognized right away by windows/Stella, and the other one would plug into a real 2600 if I had one. Seems to be as high quality as an original Atari stick from back in the day. Would definitely buy again

I am not a person that buys modern controllers for retro consoles, but I bought this to play on my Atari 7800+ console for my Atari 2600 games. And Atari delivers, this doesn't feel any cheap at all, it feels solid and sturdy, and the stick doesn't feel any stiff to control with. It also works for your old consoles, 2600 and 7800, and I tested with the Atari 8-bit computer (XEGS speficially) and it works as well. That's a good bonus, because the original controllers have very short cables, which is typical from the time, but not good for modern gaming setups. The XEGS is also very awkward to connect to, so it's good that you'll just push the button to start, while the adapter can just stay inserted when not in use.

As someone who was raised on a steady diet of 2600 games from the get go an Atari joystick is not only a portal to the past but also an absolute necessity. Try playing Frostbite with anything else and it just doesn't play the same. Bliss can be found with this joystick and it looks, feels and, most importantly, works just like the original. Bonus: No more 3 foot cords that force you to sit directly in front on the TV to play!

First of all, YES you can play paddle games on Mac/PC, but it requires some EASY tinkering in Stella. Yes, it looks almost like the original and build quality, it’s good but wouldn’t say as good as Nintendo Switch Online SNES/Sega/Famicom etc. Rubber on stick is too thin… but I was born in 1988 and don’t really care about any of that but it’s useful for Atari users to know if buying for an actual Atari. I bought this to use on Nintendo Switch, Mac OS, and Wii using 8bitDo adaptors. Well it doesn’t work for switch or Wii.. and switch won’t even recognize the USB attachment that comes with the joystick. I tried the joystick on switch using the included adaptor and an 8bitDo. It DOES however work BEAUTIFULLY on Mac OSX. Make sure you use a keyboard for console reset and game select using the application Stella with the PC USB attachment synced to your controller. Lower the sensitivity to paddles to 30% in settings. After assigning the buttons to your joystick, head to “paddles” in Stella. paddle A, just assign left and right on your joystick, then Paddle B assign joystick Up/Down for games like video Olympics. Every time you play a game, it will switch from paddle to joystick automatically vice versa. I’ve played kaboom for hours no problem using a joystick. Set your TV to gaming mode!!!

Love it! Feels exactly like my old atari joysticks. I went down a rabbit hole with old 2600 and C64 emulators, and I wanted an authentic joystick to play with. This does the trick perfectly. Spent a few hours playing Pirates. Surprising how fun some of these old games still are.

Excellent. Using this with a pc batocera. You have to map it as a 2nd controller in retroarch. It works well. No wires.

Worked all right but good grief is the "spring" mechanism stiff. Probably won't be passing down the early years of gaming with this thing until they're like six and can death grip the base and stick at the same time. If it ran on eight D batteries then maybe the weight of the base would help but its surprisingly light. We returned it.

Controller feels good, but dust sticks easily to the rubber on the joystick. When connected i didn't notice any detrimental delay. The dongles are too large. They don't fit in my Atari 65XE's controller port, therefore i can't test Atari compatibility. But USB dongle works fine.

I was looking for a wireless solution for the Amiga 500/1200. This came up and I decided to give it a try. Build quality is nice and rubber feels to be of good quality. Connected right away through the DB9 connector, and all directions and button are working. Added bonus is the usb connector if I ever want to use it on PC. Only real negative is it’s not the most ergonomic joystick in the world, but this has not been an issue yet.

Muy buen control retro, lo probé con un Atari 2600 y 7800+, funciona de maravilla, me sorprendió también conectarlo a mi PC y poder jugar juegos retro funcionaron de maravilla. Y lo mejor de todo es Wireless.

Joystick 🕹️ clássico, perfeito, responsivo, agradável agradeço a Amazon por disponibilizar ele aqui neste buraco de país, obrigado Amazon !!

The only difference from this joystick and the original is that this one is cordless! I absolutely love it! Nostalgia is a factor of course but on a practical level, it works like the joystick of old which is perfectly and it works for 2600, 2600+ and the 7800+. Definitely worth it!

Muito top! Idêntico ao original da época, mais duro que o de época porém resposta rápida, zero delay! Super recomendo!