Atari Gamestation Pro Full-Size Paddle Controller Add-On

[@Innovative3Dshop]

Jon and GenX Grownup fans. First I want to Thank Jon for his beyond my dreams review of my Paddle Expander. I designed this purely for fun to fix my own problem for myself. I never really thought of selling these but my wife said to post on Etsy. I never expected Jon to do a review until he called me today and asked for a link to the product. I am a 50 something Atari, Coleco and Odyssey2 owner/gamer and now a 1 man show (I guess) new Etsy paddle wheel maker. I thank Jon and all of you for your kind words. I got home from by regular job at 6pm, ate some leftovers and am processing about 20 of the 25 orders. Most will go out tomorrow and the rest on Thursday. I did run out but am printing more over night. I will also read thru all the comments (good or bad) and will see what improvement ideas I can incorporate into a possible 2.0 version if needed. Thank you Jon again, you are a blessed soul and we all appreciate you and what you do. Paul.

[@tedadamgreen]

This is a brilliant idea and I think at a very reasonable price … congrats !

[@RCfromtheNYC]

Great work, Paul! Thanks for looking out! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@CygnusTM]

Any chance you would share an STL for those of us with 3d printers?

[@davidrizzo3629]

Thanks. I'm thinking of ordering also.

[@Innovative3Dshop]

Folks. Just an update. 38 sets have been shipped out. All remaining placed order (15) will ship no later than Monday. I apologize for any delays. My learning curve on producing faster has improved but to get the nice finish just takes time. Etsy is very strict on hitting ship dates and this is why I have to be careful on listed stock. I am very new to all this. I did just replenish stock for any people who still may be interested but after I ran my scrap rate math I needed to bump the cost up by $1. If I can figure out how to reduce my waste I will drop it back down. Sorry if this upsets anyone. I am just doing this for fun and my full time job keeps getting in the way. Paul. ------- Also, Jon, If this posting is inappropriate please let me know. I again really appreciate all that you have done and keep doing for all us silver hairs.

[@TheRealEstateMinuteShow]

So pumped to get mine. Just ordered one on Etsy. You're the only one talking about this stuff Jon. It matters. And hope you're feeling better every day.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks for the well wishes! 🥰

[@DaleWiese]

Watched the video, found the Etsy link, bought the product. Best 15 minutes of my day (so far)... Jon, glad to see you are back in the saddle. Dale

[@GenXGrownUp]

I'm sorry the bar for the best part of your day was so low, but I'm grateful that you enjoyed the vid! 😁 Thanks for the well wishes, Dale.

[@JackHammer77]

Very cool. I just ordered the Rainbow option (one Blue and one Red) from Paul's Etsy page. Looking forward to seeing how well they work in person!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@markcampbell4478]

I got my set delivered yesterday and they are fantastic! Now we just need to be able to remap the button layout.

[@Anthony-qt8wv]

I just ordered the rainbow option just now! This is too cool! Thanks for letting us know Jon!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@btr3k]

Looks awesome! Just ordered a "rainbow" (one blue, one red) set!

[@SciurusBelnades]

Love it. Bought mine. Can’t wait to try it.

[@SkiBumMSP]

That looks pretty sweet, although it does look like the joystick gets in the way of the paddle with the larger knob, as well as the knob getting in the way of the joystick. At least you can pop it off. I just took delivery of a GSP just this past Friday and now just starting to tinker with it. Pretty cool little setup. I ordered brand new one for $80. Only found out about the "refurbs" for like $42 after the fact. Oh well, even for $80, this thing is pretty sweet. Did not modify it yet nor put any ROMs on an SD card yet. That may end up being a weekend project. FYI, I just checked the Etsy page for these paddle knobs and as of this writing, it said there 47 sets in carts, and 30 sets actually bought in the past 24 hours! Seems this little video got an explosion of sales. I just ordered the blue set (I guess that makes it 31 ordered in the past 24 hours 😀).

[@tedadamgreen]

Great review Jon This is a fantastic product for those who want a cool upgrade for a very reasonable price. Keep up the good work of reviewing and informing the community of things like this 😎🕹️

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks, will do!

[@rreno85]

Take my money! Just ordered a set. Can’t wait!!

[@IamPowerdriven]

Hell yeah!!! I highly recommend them after watching this.

[@tigerclaw4537]

This is innovation at its finest and I wasted no time in placing my order with Paul. KUDO's

[@MannyCakes1984]

Great review. The background music is great btw.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@ButterSpider3]

Wow! They are GINORMOUS and kinda comical in size. But, dang, do I want a pair!!! Nice review 😎👍🏻

[@miked4377]

those are nice jon!

[@ctbinary42]

That is really cool! Hopefully they will work with the new GSP as well

[@Doobs77]

I’m a fairly new subscriber and I love this channel. I am also a Gen X grown-up and I am a huge Atari fan. That being said this was an awesome video. I ordered those paddle knobs right away. I think they’re an awesome idea. This really helps me keep up on my childhood memories and nostalgia. Thank you!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Great to have you here, Doobs!

[@Doobs77]

Just got mine yesterday or the day before I believe. These are awesome! Thanks for the tip!

[@neugey]

You didn't unpack that correctly. You need to pop all the bubble wrap. 😂

[@GenXGrownUp]

Good point. You just wrote my next short! 😉

[@Xiy114]

It might be a little hard for left handed people, but I'm glad he made these for people.

[@ZMAN_420]

That is a nice Atari setup! The paddle control add on just tops it off! Jon and Paul Nicely Done!🤘🏻👍🏻🇺🇲

[@OriginalGrasshopper]

Well done Paul! 👏And thanks Jon for sharing this with us. I want these but with the shipping and taxes to Europe it comes to $46, so I’ll have to pass.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Ouchie! That international shipping can be a real gotcha. 🥲 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, though!

[@MotownBatman]

Those are Freaking Slick! I Need 2 for my GS Pro

[@americansupervillain4595]

My personal opinion was the paddle controller on the joystick was unusable, then I purchased a pair of these based on your video and there great.

[@tomevil6]

I want one!

[@bruhnvh]

Great review, thanks! You had me chuckling treating the unboxing like it was a new iPhone. 😀 Your friend will obviously have the answer to how he did it, but I'd be surprised if he manually applied paint. There are 3D printing processes available that can impart colored material.

[@GenXGrownUp]

I'm thinking you're right. 3D printers have come a long way since my little single-color ABS Creatlity gathering dust on the shelf!

[@Inadvisablescience]

A must have accessory!

[@urkodehoyos4286]

Genius 🕹️😮

[@Bird_Dog2099]

Outstanding! Out-freakin-standing!

[@DawezyDRK]

Damn those are some big bois lol, maybe My Arcade will take notes give the paddle users a bit more to grab? Back in the 80s I never got any 2600 games that actually used the paddle so I never really got into it.

[@TheLadsBandLive]

I think I’d like it better if was slightly smaller (maybe 30%). It’s very cool that it’s the same size as the original paddles but it looks a little cramped on that joystick. I wonder if he can make a scaled down variation.

[@KristianWontroba]

These are cool! 😊

[@BandoidView]

Very cool! Hope you're all better!

[@GenXGrownUp]

A little better every day. Thanks for the well wishes!

[@SyntheToonz]

I. Have. A. 3D. Printer. I know what I'm going to figure out tonight.

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

Blue and orange (Paddle Controller Add-Ons) my baseball (new york mets) team's colors just happened to be Casey Stengel's 134 birthday today

[@BuzzGarwood]

Great gadget! Great review!!❤

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks for watching, Buzz! 😁

[@HMansion999]

very cool idea !

[@GamerHobo]

That's a man's paddle right there

[@GenXGrownUp]

Hahaha!

[@MGTSrYouTube]

That damn knife!!!!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Hahahaha! 🔪

[@SevenlivesDesigns]

🎉 Win.

[@PitfallHarry72]

Neat. But a problem I can see is similar to the problem I had with the 'paddle' on the Hyperkin Ranger. You can't get full rotation because your hand hits the joystick when trying to turn the paddle, which means you have to release your grip and re-grip it to complete the movement. That's just my personal opinion though.

[@johncamp8520]

Looks great but shipping to the UK doubles the price so not really worth it for me. Great product though.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Yeah, international shipping can be a gotcha. 🥲

[@martyburke5978]

just grabbed a rainbow set only 8 left now.

[@joezar33]

Hopefully, My Arcade makes a Genesis 6 button or SNES style controller . The controller the only thing stopping me from getting that "plug n play" , all those roms that could be added with just 1 button no good 😐

[@GenXGrownUp]

It's worth remembering that this was sold & marketed as an Atari console. All the extra ROM manipulation & expansion was done by hobbyists and not officially supported by My Arcade. If SNES performance is your concern, it's a bit like waiting to buy a refrigerator until it can also toast bagels. 😉

[@domeshtan1677]

I could see it adding greater accuracy with the bigger knob but something like playing some hardcore Kaboom... I don't think I could put my hand on it and just snap it from one side of the screen to the other. It looks like the stick would get in the way. My hand never came off the knob back in the day. (Then you would have to re-adjust yourself with the paddle).

[@cryptocoffee13]

Cool.😊

[@justoreyes1832]

Bravoooooooo....

[@BeefJerkey]

Pretty sure it isn't painted. That's the cool thing about those super expensive 3D printers, some can have multiple colors of material to print with. Couldn't I just print some myself? I do have a 3D printer now, learning to use it. Not a fancy one, but it would be enough to make these (single color).

[@GenXGrownUp]

I belive you're right.

[@darrenhayward4340]

Great video. No further updates for the console via firmware. Is this now obsolete.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Curious that no further firmware has been released. Let's see what happens when My Arcade rolls out those products from this year's CES.

[@2011supergamer]

Is it possible to configure this paddle to work with PC? For games like Arkanoid Eternal Battle?

[@GenXGrownUp]

Not so far as I've heard. When plugged into a PC the joystick is recognized but the paddle doesn't seem to be.

[@kghhgkgk6322]

Aw man i saw a rainbow option and thought it was aftually raonbow colored but its just a set of both colors. Lol oh well these are awesome

[@BrianArnold-g9j]

I noticed in your video that Kaboom appears under your "Paddle Games" menu on the GSP. I'm curious as to what settings you used in your "games.ini" file to implement this. I have tried "class_type=5", "game_type=15", and "hard=5" because all the other paddle games use these settings. I can get Kaboom to appear under the "Paddle Games" menu, but the paddle controller itself does not function. Thanks for your help!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Sounds like you've got a handle on getting it in the Paddle Games. To get the paddle to work, you just spoof the GSP by naming the ROM and supporting files one of the pre-installed paddle games (i.e. Night Driver or Circus Atari). User-facing all says Kaboom, but behind the scenes, GSP thinks is has multiple copies of the same game which uses paddles.

[@BrianArnold-g9j]

@@GenXGrownUp Thanks, I'll give that a try!

[@dreamer-1973]

It looks useful but I think the size of the new paddle will damage the original one in the long run as it is not made for the larger surface area.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Hrm. Damage in what way? You mean the internals? The physical button top?

[@calladlittleaddymommy6201]

I was wondering how you added the paddle games to the the main screen.

[@GenXGrownUp]

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[@Carlb328]

I'd be curious to hear what you think of playing atari circus with it.

[@GenXGrownUp]

I stink at Circus Atari, but I did about 15% better than I usually do thanks to the ability to make those very subtle last-second adjustments. 😁

[@johnrussell8086]

The paddle is the best part of the controller. No issues with that. The rest of the controller is more questionable. If my Arcade reads any of these it should be clear improvement is needed. Question for anyone. I know Turbo Grafx can be played but has anyone tryed the CD games? Reason I asked is that I believe Mega CD games work as long as the bios is there?

[@OriginalGrasshopper]

I have not been able to get any Turbo-Grafx CD games to work on mine. Only the “normal” TG16 games.

[@johnrussell8086]

@@OriginalGrasshopper thanks I thought that may be the case.

[@GenXGrownUp]

👍

[@tramainebrown3471]

Someone else was selling them. RetroWired I think. It looks like they are sold out.

[@GenXGrownUp]

I expect Paul will restock his store. Doesn't want to take too many orders at once and not be able to deliver in a timely manner. I actually just checked and there are 8 in stock.

[@popegreg23]

Very tempting. But at $21.50 shipped, that's more than half of what I paid for my AGSP! I waited a few months and and got a refurb in perfect condition for $40 shipped on eBay. Yeah, I'm cheap.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Understandable. Us cheapskates gotta stick together! 😉

[@michaeljordan6008]

I spent more than that at Chick Fil A today.

[@calvinwong874]

For diy, buy a bottle of Gatorade and bubble gum cherry flavor. Chew the gum. Then remove the bottle cap, top side facing down stick your chewing gum on the center then stick it on your controller wheel. I think it will work. 🤔😁

[@GenXGrownUp]

I have thought about this all day and can't think of a single downside. Genius! 😜

[@JustinEmlay]

Oh wow, that joystick has a very short throw huh?

[@GenXGrownUp]

It's quite tall, so it feels pretty normal.

[@jpl9148]

Shut up and take my money!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Throw your money at Paul - he's the wizard here! 💸

[@mikemonk4375]

I bet if you try them on Tempest arcade wirelessly it still sucks though.

[@GenXGrownUp]

The paddle can't be used with Tempest arcade since it requires a spinner - not a paddle.

[@katmacoconnor]

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