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! Name !! Cat. No.* !! Brand !! Buttons !! Stick Type !! First Ad !! Year !! Price !! Notes | ! Name !! Cat. No.* !! Brand !! Buttons !! Stick Type !! First Ad !! Year !! Price !! Notes | ||
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| Joystick || 26-3008 || Radio Shack || style="text-align:center;"|1 || Loose. Metal, then plastic || || || || "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | | [[Joystick]] || 26-3008 || Radio Shack || style="text-align:center;"|1 || Loose. Metal, then plastic || || || || "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | ||
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| Joystick || 26-3008 || Tandy || style="text-align:center;"|1 || Loose. Plastic || || || || "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | | Joystick || 26-3008 || Tandy || style="text-align:center;"|1 || Loose. Plastic || || || || "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | ||
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| Joystick || 10-1200 || TDP || style="text-align:center;"|1 || Loose. Plastic || || || || "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | | Joystick || 10-1200 || TDP || style="text-align:center;"|1 || Loose. Plastic || || || || "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | ||
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| Deluxe Joystick || 26-3012 || TRS-80 || style="text-align:center;"|1 || Springback/Switchable || || || || | | [[Deluxe Joystick]] || 26-3012 || TRS-80 || style="text-align:center;"|1 || Springback/Switchable || || || || | ||
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| Deluxe Joystick || 26-3012 || Tandy || style="text-align:center;"|2 || Springback/Switchable || || || || | | Deluxe Joystick || 26-3012 || Tandy || style="text-align:center;"|2 || Springback/Switchable || || || || | ||
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| ''[https://archive.org/details/198210Rainbow/page/n111/mode/2up Two New Joysticks Are Big Improvement]'' || [[Spectrum Stick]], [[Endicott Joystick]] || Jim Reed || ''[[The Rainbow]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|82 || style="text-align:center;"|10 || style="text-align:right;"|112 | | ''[https://archive.org/details/198210Rainbow/page/n111/mode/2up Two New Joysticks Are Big Improvement]'' || [[Spectrum Stick]], [[Endicott Joystick]] || Jim Reed || ''[[The Rainbow]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|82 || style="text-align:center;"|10 || style="text-align:right;"|112 | ||
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| ''[https://archive.org/details/CreativeComputingbetterScan198302/page/n124/mode/1up Spectrum Stick: Color Computer Joystick]'' || [[Spectrum Stick]] || David H. Ahl || ''Creative Computing'' || style="text-align:center;"|83 || style="text-align:center;"|02 || style="text-align:right;"|127 | |||
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| ''[https://archive.org/details/198210Rainbow/page/n111/mode/2up Review]'' || [[Kraft Joystick|Kraft]], [[Joystick|Radio Shack]], [[Wico CoCo Joystick|Wico]], [[Spectrum Stick|Spectrum]], [[Endicott Joystick|Endicott]], [[JARB Dual Joystick Unit|JARB]] || Carlos Calle || ''[[80 Micro]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|83 || style="text-align:center;"|03 || style="text-align:right;"|53 | | ''[https://archive.org/details/198210Rainbow/page/n111/mode/2up Review]'' || [[Kraft Joystick|Kraft]], [[Joystick|Radio Shack]], [[Wico CoCo Joystick|Wico]], [[Spectrum Stick|Spectrum]], [[Endicott Joystick|Endicott]], [[JARB Dual Joystick Unit|JARB]] || Carlos Calle || ''[[80 Micro]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|83 || style="text-align:center;"|03 || style="text-align:right;"|53 | ||
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CoCo users used two main joystick types: CoCo-native joysticks and (via adapters) joysticks intended for Atari and other machines that used Atari-compatible joystick ports. The market for Atari-compatible joysticks (and the adapters to use them) was significant among CoCo owners because of the perceived shortcomings of the original standard CoCo joystick - the "Black Beauty".
CoCo-native joysticks came in two generations: those that had 5-pin DIN connectors (and thus could support only one fire button), and those that had six-pin DIN connectors (and could support two fire buttons). As a way to ease the transition it wanted CoCo owners to make to "IBM-Compatible" MS-DOS computers, and as a way to create an exclusive accessory market for itself, Tandy made its 1000-line PCs have CoCo-style joystick ports and able to use CoCo joysticks. But because those joysticks were not specifically labeled as such, many Tandy 1000 owners who picked up a joystick for their PC at their local Radio Shack were no doubt oblivious to the fact that they had just bought CoCo joysticks!
| Name | Cat. No.* | Brand | Buttons | Stick Type | First Ad | Year | Price | Notes |
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| Joystick | 26-3008 | Radio Shack | 1 | Loose. Metal, then plastic | "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | |||
| Joystick | 26-3008 | Tandy | 1 | Loose. Plastic | "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | |||
| Joystick | 10-1200 | TDP | 1 | Loose. Plastic | "Black Beauty", sold in pairs | |||
| Deluxe Joystick | 26-3012 | TRS-80 | 1 | Springback/Switchable | ||||
| Deluxe Joystick | 26-3012 | Tandy | 2 | Springback/Switchable | ||||
| Pistol Grip Joystick | 26-3123 | Tandy | 2* | Springback | *2 on stick, 2 on base | |||
| CoCo-150 Flight Sim Yoke | Alban Scientific | Rainbow Apr 85 | 1985 | 49.95 | ||||
| ComMander Deluxe | Comrex | |||||||
| Altai Joystick | DR-2B | Altai | ||||||
| Mach II | Hayes | |||||||
| Spectrum Stick | Spectrum Projects | Rainbow Sept 82 | 1982 | 39.95 | ||||
| MAXX Flight Control Yoke | 900-2176 | MAXX | 2 | 1991 Software Buyers Guide p. 71 | 1991 | 99.95 | ||
| Mark VI Competition Joystick | 900-2380 | Advanced Gravis | ||||||
| Endicott Joystick | Endicott | Rainbow Oct 82 | 1982 | 18.95 | ||||
| JARB Dual Joystick Unit | JARB | |||||||
| PBH Joystick | PBH | 1 | HOT CoCo Jun 84 | 1984 | 49.95 | "Only the fire button moves!" | ||
| PBH Cordless Joystick | PBH | HOT CoCo Jun 84 | 1984 | 99.95 | "Coming Soon!" | |||
| 270-9207 | Archer | 2 | Springback/Switchable | Tandy/IBM ports, switch select | ||||
| TechDungeon | 2 | Ball on springback short stick | TechDungeon Etsy store Archive | 2024 | 49.50 | New/current, Sanwa-style, red or black |
Feature Articles
| Title | Device / Program | Author | Magazine | Y | M | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Your Own Joystick | DIY | Lalo Martinez | HOT CoCo | 85 | 02 | 26 |
Reviews
| Title | Joystick(s) | Author | Magazine | Y | M | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two New Joysticks Are Big Improvement | Spectrum Stick, Endicott Joystick | Jim Reed | The Rainbow | 82 | 10 | 112 |
| Spectrum Stick: Color Computer Joystick | Spectrum Stick | David H. Ahl | Creative Computing | 83 | 02 | 127 |
| Review | Kraft, Radio Shack, Wico, Spectrum, Endicott, JARB | Carlos Calle | 80 Micro | 83 | 03 | 53 |
| Hayes Mach II Joystick Is A First-Class Performer | Mach II | Ed Ellers | The Rainbow | 83 | 11 | 244 |