Back when I was a kid, the Atari 2600 joystick: https://www.digitalgamemuseum.org/consolecontrollerevolution/classic/atari2600/ https://www.digitalgamemuseum.o

Back when I was a kid, the Atari 2600 joystick: https://www.digitalgamemuseum.org/consolecontrollerevolution/classic/atari2600/ https://www.digitalgamemuseum.org/consolecontrollerevolution... was known to be tough. Over engineered, which makes sense in a new market. I had a friend, who would get annoyed/frustrated, and literally THROW the joystick against the wall. The floor. Your head. :P Tantrum kid. Anyhow, other than the rubber top coming off of the stick, it just worked forever. I remember when I moved to the Vic20, then the C64 and eventually the Amiga, I still had those Atari joysticks in use with each newer machine. Incredible joystick. I can't imagine a modern console controller standing up to Tantrum Kid. (Not saying your kids are throwing controllers at walls, floors, people's heads, etc...)