Comments on: Go Old School With The USB Retro Arcade Controller

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:06:44 +0000

Thanks for highlighting this design. What’s nice about the one you mention is that it is a single unit.

The one on ThinkGeek is dual function. It is a game controller that has a DB 9 connector so that you can plug your old Atari 2600 joystick (assuming you still have it) into it, thus allowing you to play the older games, but the USB controller is modern enough to also allow you to play the newer games.

By: Curt

Curt — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:45:06 +0000

While that is certainly a nice controller in its own right, it is in no way something you could call or even consider a Retro arcade controller -

You want a REAL RETRO controller, then there can be none other then this:

Classic USB Joystick Controller:

http://www.legacyengineer.com/store.html

Pure Retro gaming goodness, plus its hackable and expandable!