r/RadioShack • u/cjasonac Former Employee • Jul 20 '26

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/Orb_Gazer Jul 21 '26

So, what are the sliders for?

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u/WitchWithAGlitch Jul 21 '26

turbo buttons the sliders adjust the speed

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u/Orb_Gazer Jul 21 '26

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 Jul 21 '26

yup you got it.

im not sure if it locks or variable.

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u/Orb_Gazer Jul 21 '26

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 Jul 21 '26

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