# Atari 2600 Controller Pinouts

A lot of different controllers was available for the Atari 2600 VCS system.

## Sticks

Pin | Description
--- | ---
1 | Up
2 | Down
3 | Left
4 | Right
5 | NC
6 | Fire
7 | NC
8 | Ground
9 | NC

## Paddles

Pin | Description
--- | ---
1 | NC
2 | NC
3 | 2P Fire
4 | 1P Fire
5 | NC
6 | NC
7 | +5v (pot common)
8 | Ground
9 | 2P Paddle

## Omega Race Controller

Pin | Description
--- | ---
1 | Up thru
2 | Down thru
3 | Left thru
4 | Right thru
5 | Front trigger
6 | Fire thru
7 | +5v (triggers)
8 | Ground
9 | Top trigger

## Kids Controller (Touch Pad)

Pin # | 5 | 9 | 6
--- | --- | --- | ---
1 | 1 | 2 | 3
2 | 4 | 5 | 6
3 | 7 | 8 | 9
4 | * | 0 | #
7 | +5v pulls pins 5 & 9 through 4.7k resistors

Contributor: Joakim Ögren

Source:
Atari 2600 Controllers at GamesX
Jay Tilton's web site

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Document last modified: 2001-06-07