In a bizarre first for video games "journalism", over at Toybane they reviewed the Atari 2600 joystick key ring that we wrote about last month. This post's image? The crazy ass wire and battery pack that allows it to hook up to your television.

Toybane's judgment?

Yeah, not so ideal as a keychain. Still, we can ignore that as part of the ironic appeal of the device. It is still adorable as an object. And it does a good job of playing its' games. Pong and especially Warlords are most appealing as multiplayer games, but they play well enough through the controller. Breakout is still a classic, and it's great to play it with a paddle again. The joystick just isn't the same. While the controller feels oddly small at first, it's hardly a dealbreaker, and it quickly becomes comfortable. The wheel rotation is fairly smooth, but has some odd spots of resistance which make it feel as though it's fully turned when it's not. I did become accustomed to this fairly quickly though. The button feels very cheap and mushy, but in its defense, it is very cheap and mushy. One thing to keep in mind, three AAA batteries are also required to play the game, though not for keychain functionality.

But, of course, shove it down the front of your pants, and as Ash suggested, it's an excellent accessory for your Florian Eckhardt Halloween costume. Florian Eckhardt

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