Editing Atari 2600 (section)

===Controllers===
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The first VCS bundle has two types of controllers: a joystick (part number CX10) and pair of rotary [[paddle (game controller)|paddle controllers]] (CX30). Driving controllers, which are similar to paddle controllers but can be continuously rotated, shipped with the ''[[Indy 500 (1977 video game)|Indy 500]]'' launch game. After less than a year, the CX10 joystick was replaced with the CX40 model<ref name="current"/> designed by James C. Asher.<ref>{{cite web|title=United States Patent 4,349,708|url=https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/1ae0e2937613724a0e9f/US4349708.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/1ae0e2937613724a0e9f/US4349708.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|date=September 14, 1982}}</ref> Because the [[Atari joystick port]] and [[Atari CX40 joystick|CX40 joystick]] became industry standards, 2600 joysticks and some other peripherals work with later systems, including the [[MSX]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Amiga]], [[Atari 8-bit computers]], and [[Atari ST]]. The CX40 joystick can be used with the [[Master System]] and [[Sega Genesis]], but does not provide all the buttons of a native controller. Third-party controllers include Wico's Command Control joystick.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hruschak|first=PJ|date=April 1, 2008|title=Gamertell Review: Wico's Command Control Joystick|url=http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/31885/gamertell-review-wicos-command-control-joystick/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403210511/http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/31885/gamertell-review-wicos-command-control-joystick/|archive-date=April 3, 2016|website=Technologytell.com}}</ref> Later, the CX42 Remote Control Joysticks, similar in appearance but using wireless technology, were released, together with a receiver whose wires could be inserted in the controller jacks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atariage.com/controller_page.php?SystemID=2600&ControllerID=27|title=AtariAge – Atari 2600 – Controllers – Remote Control Joysticks|website=atariage.com|access-date=2019-02-18|archive-date=October 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011122525/http://atariage.com/controller_page.php?SystemID=2600&ControllerID=27|url-status=live}}</ref>

Atari introduced the CX50 Keyboard Controller in June 1978 along with two games that require it: ''Codebreaker'' and ''Hunt & Score''.<ref name="current"/> The similar, but simpler, CX23 Kid's Controller was released later for a series of games aimed at a younger audience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atariage.com/controller_page.php?SystemID=2600&ControllerID=6|title=AtariAge – Atari 2600 – Controllers – Kid's Controller|website=atariage.com|access-date=2019-02-18|archive-date=May 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518115901/https://atariage.com/controller_page.php?SystemID=2600&ControllerID=6|url-status=live}}</ref> The CX22 Trak-Ball controller was announced in January 1983 and is compatible with the Atari 8-bit computers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Current|first1=Michael D.|title=Atari 8-Bit Computers FAQ|url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq/section-102.html|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828161141/http://www.faqs.org/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq/section-102.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

There were two attempts to turn the Atari 2600 into a keyboard-equipped [[home computer]]: Atari's never-released CX3000 "Graduate" keyboard,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Atari "Graduate" Computer CX-3000 |url=http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2600/a3000.html |website=Atari Museum |access-date=April 22, 2019 |archive-date=April 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150430005623/http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2600/a3000.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[CompuMate]] keyboard by [[Spectravideo]] which was released in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Spectravideo "Compumate" Keyboard |url=http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2600/compumat.html |website=Atari Museum |access-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-date=November 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126222146/http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2600/compumat.html |url-status=live }}</ref>