Originally posted by: 3li.Luc
Going to open up the controllers and see if I can get this disc to operate more realiably. They work, just over time they don't work like they should. (For instance in Armored Battle the tanks will sometimes rotate the wrong way).
If you get a chance, try to pick up some of the joystick add ons for the system, they really do make a difference. There are some that permanently adhere to the disc (the ones I've seen look like stick-on Atari 2600 joysticks) as well as some that clip onto the controller right above the disc. The clip on ones have sticks that remind me of the ones on the ColecoVision Super Action Controllers and use a combination of foam and a spring to provide tension between the base of the clip part and the joystick to help it work as well as it can. I've never had direct contact with any of the adhesive ones, but the clip on ones are fairly decent for what they are and worth picking up if you can find them for a decent/fair price.
Games are pretty easy to come by but seem to be fairly rare to run across in the wild. Lots are usually pretty plentiful, but you've got to watch as there are plenty of titles that everybody had and which dominate most lots. At the moment I've got a box of duplicates that's about half as full as my collection box, lol.
Hope you and your family have a blast with it!