Atari 5200 Joystick Controller with Original Box - Needs Rebuild/Repair
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Manufacturer description
Atari 5200 Joystick Controller with Original Box - Needs Rebuild/Repair I think all the parts are there. I would think that a rebuild kit should be purchased as the contacts in these are notoriously bad and is probably why it is in pieces to begin with. Selling as is with no returns.
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SpecPicks scored Atari 5200 Joystick Controller with Original Box using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro consoles category. Atari's retro consoles lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
| type | joystick |
|---|---|
| connection | wired |
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