It's obvious this was the first foray into the all in one system in a controller from atari.  First of all, the most classic of them all, PONG, was made for the paddle controllers... you cant play this game with a joystick!  the joystick tells the game "move or don't move" but with a paddle, you can tell it "move this quickly or this slowly".  Same thing with breakout!!!  that was my all time favorite on atari... and you cant play it with this system.  Of course Atari later came out with an all in on PADDLE system... with waddayaknow.. the games that shouldn't have been on the joystick system in the first place!  1 star!

Centipide was a TRACKBALL game in the arcade... but it works ok on a joystick.  4 stars

Yars revenge was another of my favorites, and the joystick works just fine with this game as it did with the original.  5 stars

Asteroids was originally just left and right buttons, with thrust and fire... so the joystick works ok.  4 stars

The other games are ok, adventure is cool just for its pre-RPG-ness.

Buy this for the joystick-only games if they are worth it to you.  If you're looking for Pong or Breakout, buy the Paddle system which also includes the whole Atari Video Olympics!  "Atari 2-Player Paddle Controller with 13 Games"

By the way, what's up with reviewers calling these "80's flashback" systems?  I got my atari in 1976!!!
It's obvious this was the first foray into the all in one system in a controller from atari. First of all, the most classic of them all, PONG, was made for the paddle controllers... you cant play this game with a joystick! the joystick tells the game "move or don't move" but with a paddle, you can tell it "move this quickly or this slowly". Same thing with breakout!!! that was my all time favorite on atari... and you cant play it with this system. Of course Atari later came out with an all in on PADDLE system... with waddayaknow.. the games that shouldn't have been on the joystick system in the first place! 1 star! Centipide was a TRACKBALL game in the arcade... but it works ok on a joystick. 4 stars

Yars revenge was another of my favorites, and the joystick works just fine with this game as it did with the original. 5 stars

Asteroids was originally just left and right buttons, with thrust and fire... so the joystick works ok. 4 stars

The other games are ok, adventure is cool just for its pre-RPG-ness. Buy this for the joystick-only games if they are worth it to you. If you're looking for Pong or Breakout, buy the Paddle system which also includes the whole Atari Video Olympics! "Atari 2-Player Paddle Controller with 13 Games"

By the way, what's up with reviewers calling these "80's flashback" systems? I got my atari in 1976!!!