Become bad at games instantly with this controller

[orb85750]

(not my auction)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-64-128-Atari-Starplex-Video-Game-Controller-Tested-/110821306192?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cd76ef50

[ExtremeWays]

Wow, what a strange controller!  That would be insanely hard to use.

I do like that little switch labelled "Astroblast" though.  There is something inherently cool about having something you can flick to "Astroblast" mode.

[save2600]

That's a great Atari 2600 controller actually... designed for Asteroids (and Astroblast) like minded games. Space Invaders obviously too. I have two of them in my collection and yes, they see some use.  

[orb85750]

That's a great Atari 2600 controller actually... designed for Asteroids (and Astroblast) like minded games. Space Invaders obviously too. I have two of them in my collection and yes, they see some use.  

Asteroids!  Yes, of course.  It must be perfect for that game.

[commodorejohn]

It almost directly copies the layout from the Asteroids cabinet, IIRC. Certainly it'd be a lot easier to use for that specific purpose than the standard Atari sticks. But it is a bit weird looking at it now and seeing it as some kind of bizarro version of the NES gamepad

[runequester]

When autofire just doesn't cut it anymore... ASTROBLAST

[ChaosLord]

Back when I played SuperStardustAGA I really needed that AstroBlast button.

[Tripitaka]

Not such a bad controller for platformers that use up as jump and don't use down at all.
It would work OK for Tetris too to should think.
It would be a freaking nightmare for topdown shooters though.