Comments on: Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131 The Retrogaming and Retrocomputing Blogazine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: SpeedyJ97 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-20334 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:52:10 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-20334 I have one that's Atari compatible. I actually have it from my Ti-99 system I had as a kid. I hooked it up the other day and I was hooked again! Got on ebay and won an NES version for 6.99 Free ship. Sweet. I have one that's Atari compatible. I actually have it from my Ti-99 system I had as a kid. I hooked it up the other day and I was hooked again! Got on ebay and won an NES version for 6.99 Free ship. Sweet.

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: Kodai http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-18093 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:05:54 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-18093 I just bought an unopened 500XJ off eBay. I've really missed it the past 23 years. Works great with the stelladaptor and Commodore emulators, Atari emulators, Amiga emulators, MAME, and many other emulators. Just for fun, I filled out and mailed the warranty card. Would love to see the look on the face of the person who gets it. Great looking through the included catalog at all the old software that I havent used/seen for decades. Great little stick, and worth the trip down memmory lane. It was also only $3.68 and that included shipping. Yes, only $3.68. Not bad for an unopened classic like the 500XJ! I just bought an unopened 500XJ off eBay. I've really missed it the past 23 years. Works great with the stelladaptor and Commodore emulators, Atari emulators, Amiga emulators, MAME, and many other emulators.

Just for fun, I filled out and mailed the warranty card. Would love to see the look on the face of the person who gets it. Great looking through the included catalog at all the old software that I havent used/seen for decades. Great little stick, and worth the trip down memmory lane. It was also only $3.68 and that included shipping. Yes, only $3.68. Not bad for an unopened classic like the 500XJ!

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: Benj Edwards http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-16648 Sat, 09 May 2009 14:09:26 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-16648 Jared, if you buy a Stelladapter, you can use any Atari VCS-compatible joystick on a PC through a USB interface: http://www.atariage.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=267 If it weren't $40, I'd buy one myself. :) Jared, if you buy a Stelladapter, you can use any Atari VCS-compatible joystick on a PC through a USB interface:

http://www.atariage.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=267

If it weren't $40, I'd buy one myself. :)

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: Jared http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-16647 Sat, 09 May 2009 07:08:02 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-16647 I loved this Joystick when I was a kid. Best ever. It fit perfect in your hand and was really solid. It also clicked in every direction making it really easy to maneuver. I wonder if I could use this on my computer now.. with ROM emulators.. I loved this Joystick when I was a kid. Best ever. It fit perfect in your hand and was really solid. It also clicked in every direction making it really easy to maneuver. I wonder if I could use this on my computer now.. with ROM emulators..

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: Hazumi http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-11766 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:13:50 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-11766 I was just thinking about this today. Yes, the nunchuck is SOO like this. I had a box full of these for my Amiga. I even had one for the PC, although it was used much less. The buttons were a pain in button mashing games like Street Fighter clones. The stick owned in Madden, though. I was just thinking about this today. Yes, the nunchuck is SOO like this. I had a box full of these for my Amiga. I even had one for the PC, although it was used much less. The buttons were a pain in button mashing games like Street Fighter clones. The stick owned in Madden, though.

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: hibiscusroto http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-11518 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:11:45 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-11518 yeah those were the best. i kicked winter games in the ass with one of those during the c64 dynasty. yeah those were the best. i kicked winter games in the ass with one of those during the c64 dynasty.

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: Bob http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-9009 Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:13:50 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-9009 I can't tell you how many joysticks I went through until I found this gem. The Epyx 500XJ was THE premier joystick for the C64. It was a precision instrument. Really, there was no alternative. The click was indeed very satisfying. The last joystick I ever needed to buy. I can't tell you how many joysticks I went through until I found this gem. The Epyx 500XJ was THE premier joystick for the C64. It was a precision instrument. Really, there was no alternative. The click was indeed very satisfying. The last joystick I ever needed to buy.

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: Grown Up Gamer » Grandaddy of the Nun-Chuk Controller? http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-2587 Sun, 04 Jun 2006 04:38:29 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-2587 [...] I knew there was something about Nintendo’s new “nun-chuck” controller style that I just couldn’t quite put my finger on. Then it hit me. The part with the stick looks just like the Epyx 500XJ Joystick that I had for my old Commodore 64. I loved that controller. Even after the top half of the stick broke off, it was better than any other device at the time. Everything had a very satisfying click to it. [...] […] I knew there was something about Nintendo’s new “nun-chuck” controller style that I just couldn’t quite put my finger on. Then it hit me. The part with the stick looks just like the Epyx 500XJ Joystick that I had for my old Commodore 64. I loved that controller. Even after the top half of the stick broke off, it was better than any other device at the time. Everything had a very satisfying click to it. […]

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: Jean-Luc http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-2067 Mon, 22 May 2006 13:07:21 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-2067 @Bjorn Nitmo I see you are mentionning JPPBM. Are there still in business? I have tried contacting them on several occasions, but they never answered... @Bjorn Nitmo

I see you are mentionning JPPBM. Are there still in business? I have tried contacting them on several occasions, but they never answered…

]]> Comment on Retro Scan of the Week: Epyx 500XJ Joystick by: crazey game player http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-1605 Thu, 18 May 2006 02:29:31 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/131#comment-1605 sounds wierd! i bet it feels akwerd for the first touch. sounds wierd! i bet it feels akwerd for the first touch.

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