4-way vs. 8-way Games What You Should Know

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Bring the Arcade Experience Home"

I loved Colecovision growing up! Those games were amazing. Unfortunately I never had one as a kid, my parent's already bought us the Atari 2600, so I had to envy my friend's. BUT - soon after I moved on to the Commodore 64 and then the Sega Master System and then the NES  (yes in that order) -  Though, I still remember when I visited my friend down the block and played Colecovision. He put in Donkey Kong (which was the pack-in-game) - and started playing. I was blown away - it was exactly like what I recalled from the arcade. Wow! "Let me try" - I grab the original controller and with a disgusted expression I was like - "WTH?!"

Many years later I would revisit this love for gaming with my son and dad, which now in my day is known as Retrogaming. Retrogaming has quite a following and I love being part of this community.  You can learn more what happened in a few of my blog articles if interested. 

What you are getting

• Black Base, Black Bottom with Colecovision Theme
• 8 way directional copy / clone JLF Joystick - white ball
• Custom PCB controller board
  - A.K.A the  "Sammy Board" (paying tribute to my late dad)
• Custom Keypad with specifically PCB designed for Colecovision
• Genuine Sanwa Brand OBSF-24mm high quality fire buttons (4) - colors as shown
• Custom made wire harness and connectors
• Cable length is 5ft (approx) before assembly - If you want a longer use an extension cable, but be aware of the below issue marked in RED.
• Usually 3' to 5' cable is sufficient. (Note that a longer cable MAY causes an issue with Defender. There is a sporadic issue where your smart bomb is activated when firing the laser. - I only see this when the cable is much longer. Defender is the only known game to do this that I am aware of.  (This is game specific) You can use an extension cable if you want a longer cable and don't' mind the Defender issue.
  
  
• Rubber feet on base

*3D Printed parts are all unique and may exhibit signs of travel marks or surface impressions under certain lighting conditions. This a completely normal part of the 3D printing process due to variance in materials, build surfaces and temperatures.  I do my best to make all the parts look as perfect as possible. If you are not satisfied for any reason, just contact me for a replacement or refund, but I don't think you will be disappointed.

Slight variations in texture or logo style may occur - but for the most part will look similar. 

Bring the arcade experience home!

A Note Regarding ColecoVision Super Action Games and This Arcade Stick

This arcade stick was primarily developed to support 2 button original titles and homebrew titles that may take advantage of additional input buttons. At present, it does not incorporate a Speed Roller; however, this limitation is unlikely to be significant for most users, for the following reasons:

Of the seven “Super Action” titles released for the ColecoVision, three—Super Action Baseball, Football, and Soccer—require both the two supplementary Action Buttons and the Speed Roller. In addition, two of the seven titles (Spy Hunter and Star Trek S.O.S.) may be played with a standard two-button controller through the use of the keypad.

Consequently, an arcade stick without an integrated Speed Roller effectively provides access to only two additional games—Front Line and Rocky: Super Action Boxing—that cannot be played with a standard two-button controller. The remaining two compatible titles (Spy Hunter and Star Trek S.O.S.) are simply more ergonomically suited to a four-button configuration.

Therefore, without both a Speed Roller and a four-button arrangement, the three Super Action sports titles—Baseball, Football, and Soccer—remain unsupported. Given their comparatively limited appeal, this restriction may be of little concern to many users.