Videogame Review, Ms. Pac-Man for the Atari 5200 Console (w/ Controller Holder and 2 of Best’s Gold Joysticks)

Videogame Review, Ms. Pac-Man for the Atari 5200 Console (w/ Controller Holder and 2 of Best’s Gold Joysticks)

Remember that controller holder which was used for Robotron 2084 and Space Dungeon on the Atari 5200 console?  It holds 2 joysticks in one package which can be held and used for arcade-style reaction to a degree; the fire buttons aren’t as useable in the controller holder, but the joysticks certainly are packed together in encased plastic which ensures more mass to what’s already a “perfect” device.  But why not use the controller holder for Ms. Pac-Man, or Pac-Man, or Pac-Man Jr. or something which just requires joystick and no fire button?  So, here I am reviewing Ms. Pac-Man for the Atari 5200 console again.  But this time I’m using 2 joysticks instead of one, and, I can hold both at once.  What kind of grip or handling procedure is best suited for Ms. Pac-Man with this controller holder and 2 joysticks?  You do really need 2 joysticks because: 1) the 2-player mode becomes useful for Player 1 solo, and 2) you can have a better grip on the mass by issuing one hand for joystick and one hand for gripping the unused controller to the side of the used controller.  It’s still not quite like the arcade.  Actually, the 2 joysticks become a practically new controller entirely when combined and mixed into the controller holder.  Ms. Pac-Man NEVER uses a fire button; remember that.  The controller holder may also be laid out on a giant coffee table for the enormous Atari 5200 console and the controller holder looks pretty massive with 2 joysticks gripped inside.  A great way to use the controller holder for Ms. Pac-Man involves using the best hand for gripping a base and the best hand for using the analog joystick; we also have to remember that we’re still using an analog controller since the gears inside the base have to be switched on from joystick-tilting action.  For the early 80’s, this version of Ms. Pac-Man was very good and has become a sort of cliche nowadays due to the public’s absence in Atari 5200 gameplay.  More and more Atari consoles have gotten released over the years and the company logo has become a cultural phenomenon.  Often, you’ll hear an old gentleman say, “I’ve played Pac-Man on my Atari.”  Such a man’s grammar is questionable but there’s no denying his speech- there’s influence, there’s experience, there’s gratitude to be had for playing something from the Pac-Man series.  Using the controller holder on my giant coffee table works well especially when I place a hand over the used/unused controller and place my pointing finger right at the used joystick’s tip with slight downward pressure.  Honestly I’ve had to get a break every now and then from occasional use.  And with nice music, nice video, and nice controls there’s more than one reason to use a controller holder for Ms. Pac-Man because it’s a timeless classic which mixes greatly with 2 joysticks, and Player 1 with the controller holder can play 2-player mode all by himself if he’s willing to use both hands and experience self-competition.  I’ve played 2-player mode; usually I get a similar score in one hand to another similar score in another hand.  So, from my inferencing on this matter, the “best hand” probably shouldn’t be so much based on total points but on feelings and ideas sensed and acknowledged during controller use.