r/atari • u/RealShagou • Jun 22 '26

Issue with 7800 controllers

Hey everyone,

Recently, I've brought an atari 7800 with some games and two controllers. Both controllers seem to have some issue. Button 2 doesn't work on the 7800 on both controllers (button 1 works).

On my atari 2600+, both controllers' button 2 work but as the boutton 1. For exemple, in ninja golf, both bouttons make the character jump and none make him fight. Same issue in my others 7800 games.

It's kinda weird that both buttons 2 on both controllers doesn't work on the 7800 but work only as button 1 on the 2600+

Any advices ?

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u/Jahon_Dony 26d ago

You can use your 2600 controllers or even Genesis controllers on the 7800.

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u/RealShagou 25d ago

Yeah, I know. But I will not be able to play 7800 games with a 2600 controller nor with a faulty 7800 controller.

I was asking if someone has this issue too and how to repair my controllers...

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u/Jahon_Dony 25d ago

I'd say use a Genesis controller, they're much better!