The list of joysticks released in the 1980s is very long. Now and then, I come by a joystick that I can’t identify, and for that reason I decided to make this catalogue of joysticks supporting the Atari DB9 standard.

Name	Picture	Characteristics and variants
The Arcade (Suzo)		A popular joystick due to its high quality assembly and micro switches. The mostr common version is black with read button, but Suzo also made a beige version with black button. Additionally, there are two variants in terms of the switch type used for the fire button (blade switch or micro switch). Look our for cracks just below the cable relief.
The Arcade Turbo (Suzo)		The successor of the populart Suzo the arcade. The additional fire button in the stick was the major addition.
Prof Competition 9000 (Suzo)		The rarest of the Suzo joysticks and the only one to come with auto fire function. The auto fire function was unusual in that it was controlled by a twist button, allowing you to control the fire ratio.
Competition Pro		Competition Pro was produced in many versions, albeit the most common is the Competition Pro 5000 with black case and red buttons. Yet another microswitch joystick with two large, round buttons in the front.
Wico Command Control		Wico did produce joysticks for the arcade industry, and the home edition, called Command Control carried over many of the concepts used in arcade machines, including the application of leaf switches. Again, a very study joystick, which came in multiple variants with a multitude of different grips. Featured here are the two most common versions, the Bat and the Famous Red Ball. On some sticks, a slider button allows you to select between the base and the stick button. On other sticks, it allows you to select between Atari/Commodore mode and SEGA mode. Look out for: Dry or biased rubber grommits.
Wico Command Control Super Three Way / Three Way Deluxe		Wico made these premium editions of the Command control series, where the user would be allowed to select between three different grips. The joystick exists in two versions. The Three Way Deluxe (featured ) gave the user the option of chosing between The “Famous Red Ball” grip, the “Bat grip” and the “Power grip”. Further, the user could select between two “gate locks”, a ring that would either allow the user to select all 8 or just 4 directions. The Super Three Way version came with a Grip handle instead of the Red ball grip, and it didn’t come with the choice of two separate guide rings. Look out for: Missing grips and guide rings.
Wico The Boss		Wico The Boss was a cheaper alternative to the Command Control series. It had only on button, but was tehnically comparable to the more expensive Wico joysticks.
Wico Computer Control		A quite rare find is the Wico Computer Control not to be confused with the analogue Computer Command range. The Computer control is similar to the Three way joysticks, as it came with replacable grips and also gate locks. The upper part of the base is white/beige while the lower part is brown.
Wico Track Ball		Another rare find is the Wico track ball, which works like a reverse mouse. I have never had one that actually worked, but I imagine it would be fun to use with games like Arkanoid.
Wico Ergostick		A little speciality from Wico: The Ergostick, which is build to be handheld, unlike the majority which were supposed to be table mounted. The Ergostick is coveded in a rubbery skin, which supposedly makes it wasier to hold on to. It is also potentially the reason why they tend to be rather dirty today, I should add. Unlike other Wico joysticks, this came with micro switches.
Konix Speed King / Epyx 500XJ		Yet another joystick intended to be hand held. The Konix-version is the more common, and it came in two versions with and without autofire. Internally, it has micro switches which are activated by the small metal stick. The metal stick is anchored in the base of the stick. Look out for broken plastic inside the base, allowing the microswitch assembly to come loose.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy SV-120		Yet another handheld joystick – the QuickJoy or QuickJoy SV-120 was a cheap alternative to some of the alternatives listed here, albeit a fine joystick.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy SV-119 “Junior”		The SV-119 has two red switches (one for the thump and one in the base). Unlike the more expensive alternatives, it didn’t have microswitches but instead either rubber or metal pads that would act as switches.. Look out for – broken rubber or metal pads. That wasn’t a good design.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy SV-121 / Delta 2000 model R1DA		SpectraVideo products were released under multiple brand names. This unusual joystick is pretty sturdy. It had two buttons, although admittedly the stick button tend to fail.
SpectraVideo Quickjoy I Turbo SV-121		The second of two joysticks released as SV-121. This is a more classic SpectraVideo joystick in terms of design and “quality” standards.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy SV-122		The Quickjoy II (SV-122) has micro switches, albeit the open kind where the feather and contact surfaces are exposed to the environment. It featured auto-fire, suction-cups and a CPC modus allowing it to support the special features of the Amstrad and Schneider controller interfaces.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy SV-123 “Super Charger” / Quick Fighter J-747		The SV-123 is similar to the SV-122 except for the shape of the base. It had similar features except for the CPC mode.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy SV-124		The Quickjoy SV-124 has a similar grip to the SV-122, but the base is red instead of black. It has micro switches, auto-fire, suction-cups and a CPC modus allowing it to support the special features of the Amstrad and Schneider controller interfaces.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy V (SV-125)		The SV-125 is yet another feature-rich endeavour from SpectaVideo. It suppored CPC-mode and came with more firebuttons than anyone would ever need. It supported slow and fast autofire mode, and came with a small, battery powered stopwatch build into the base. Look out for: Broken LCD panel and battery damage.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy “Jet fighter” (SV-126)		Yet another stick with CPC-mode, two autofire modes and so on.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy “Top Star” (SV-127)		SpectraVideo released a number of high quality joysticks as well, and the Top star is definitely one of them. The micro switches are of good quality, and the buttons are suitable for long term usage.
SpectraVideo QuickJoy “Megaboard” (SV-128)		Arguably one of the srangest joysticks ever produced is this Megaboard. It came with two different stopwatches, autofire, CPC mode and a load of other features.
Winner 220 Micro Shooter / ECP 220 Micro Shooter		A cheap Wico clone which however features open micro switches and a couple of additional buttons. A rare find.
Quick Gun Turbo 3		Yet another cheap Wico clone, this time with interchangable grips.
Champzon 200X		This joystick is found quite ofte. A fairly cheapish product with open microswitches. I have been told that certain special package editions of the C64 came with this joystick. Commodore made a white version, which was labeled Commodore VG-200 AQ
Wico Black Max		I have no information
Cheetah Annihilator		Cheetah Annihilator was sold with some of Commodore’s bundle boxes.
Unknown
QuickShot I		A relatively cheap joystick equipped with rubber pad switches. Produced and sold in large numbers, but many of them don’t work anymore.
SpectraVideo QuickShot II Turbo		The QuickShot II turbo was released in multiple renditions. The first edition (318-102) had a black base, autofire and was quipped with either a star-shaped leaf switch or some cheap, open microswitches. The ones with the start shaped lead leaf switch are extremely error prone, as the star shaped leaf swith wil succumb to metal fatigue sooner or later.
SpectraVideo QuickShot II Turbo (improved version)		The later QuickShot II turbo (SP11103 v3) was equipped with the same cheap, open microswitches that were used in the 1st edition. It also had autofire, and unlilke the earlier version, it was Amstrad CPC 464 compatible, meaning that it supported a separate, 2nd fire button.
SuperJoy		For some reason, SuperJoy often appear in Amstrad lots. This tiny joystick had three firebuttons, all of them equipped with the same, cheap membrane switches that were popular among the producers of cheaper joysticks.
QuickShot Maverick (QS-162)		This controller was released under multiple names. The Maverick 1 is Atari compatible, and stands out by its two connectors, allowing two players to use the same controller one at a time.
QuickShot Wireless (QS-127)		Again a QuickShot controller released under different names. The speciality of this one was that the joypads themselves were wireless as tey would connect through IR to a base unit, which in turn was connected to the console.
Atari CX-10 / CX-40		The standard controller delivered with many early computers and consoles, including the Atari 2600. In the widely produced CX-40, cheap “membrane switches” were used. They are small metal cups, which can flex up and down until they eventually fail.
Atari ProLine CX-24		A fairly cheap Atari branded controller. Again based on membrane switches.
Commodore VC1311		Commodore’s own attempts to produce joysticks resulted in a few items, which today are collectibles more than actually useful joysticks. In most cases, Commodore used cheap switches such as membrane switches, which rendered the joysticks useless sooner rather than later.
Commodore 1312 Paddles		Commodore’s 1312 paddles use the same color scheme as Commodore VC1311. With the exception of the color scheme, they appear visually similar to Atari’s standard paddles, which however uses a different potentiometer.
Commodore VIC 20 Paddles		Not much to say
Championship Electronics JC 250 Super Champ		This is a rare joystick with a quite unusual construction, as it had a retractable cable. To roll up the cable, you had to twist the handle. This stick had suction cups and two fire buttons (thumb and index finger).
Championship Electronics JC 351 Mini Champ		Championship Electronics made at least two sticks with retractable cable. The JC 351 is quite similar to the JC 250. The main difference is the shape of the grip, the two fire buttons in the base and rubber feet.
Captain Grant joystick		In the joystick market, you needed to stand out in some way. Captain Grant’s unique selling point was that the suction cups could be replaced with rubber feet instead, in case anyone would prefer that…