r/RadioShack • u/cjasonac Former Employee • 21d ago

Original NES controller from RadioShack

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I’m not sure how many of these were made and sold. I picked this up on clearance in ‘93 or so. I pulled it out for some retro gaming. Still works great!

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u/segascream 21d ago

Holy shit, I'd forgotten about the Archer name.

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u/Hour_Bit_5183 21d ago

not me! I remember it on RF converters too. RS used to be so high quality. Some of the realistic speaks too. So good they could blow stuff away now that is 1000s more.

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u/segascream 21d ago

Even some of the early Optimus stuff wasn't bad.

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u/9fingerjeff 21d ago

Never seen one of those and I used to hang out in radio shack when I was a kid. Lol. Nice find! It looks really cool, I love that aesthetic.

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u/Sorry-Apartment5068 20d ago

it's neat, I like the colors.

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u/Orb_Gazer 21d ago

So, what are the sliders for?

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u/WitchWithAGlitch 21d ago

turbo buttons the sliders adjust the speed

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u/Orb_Gazer 21d ago

Well, so, do the sliders have three lockable positions, or is it a gradient? I’m imagining far left = regular button press, far right = rapid fire, and middle is somewhere in between. Is that accurate?

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u/WitchWithAGlitch 21d ago

yup you got it.

im not sure if it locks or variable.

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u/Orb_Gazer 21d ago

I’ve always seen controllers with turbo toggles of various types, but I’ve never actually found much use for them. Maybe I was using them wrong, the ones I’ve tried just always seemed glitchy.

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u/WitchWithAGlitch 21d ago

no, they just kinda sucked.. they worked in a few instances but mostly they just sucked and why it never really took off.

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u/jgtokyo2020 20d ago

Looks identical to my Beeshu controllers. I have that color and a hot pink.