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Title: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: Ghudda on April 08, 2015, 07:35:45 AM

So I picked up a boxed Turbo Stick today and was surprised to see that it actually had a black ball top, not the usual orange one. Was there by chance a black ball top variant (I'm guessing not), or did someone most likely just swap for their NES Advantage ball top back in the day? I was actually wanting to salvage a black ball top at some point so this is kind of convenient, but it's kind of random and I wasn't expecting to receive it like that.

Also, are there any Turbo Stick mods out there?

(http://i.imgur.com/iHFeJcil.jpg) (http://imgur.com/iHFeJci)

I should also mention that it's currently getting a much needed bath.

Title: Re: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: esteban on April 08, 2015, 08:11:03 AM

Somebody just swapped it out, I reckon. I am glad you are going to get rid of all that dust, though. :)

Title: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: VenomMacbeth on April 08, 2015, 08:13:23 AM

Is it the ultra-mega-rare glossy black ball variant?

Title: Re: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: BigusSchmuck on April 08, 2015, 08:24:21 AM

Quote from: Ghudda on April 08, 2015, 07:35:45 AM

So I picked up a boxed Turbo Stick today and was surprised to see that it actually had a black ball top, not the usual orange one. Was there by chance a black ball top variant (I'm guessing not), or did someone most likely just swap for their NES Advantage ball top back in the day? I was actually wanting to salvage a black ball top at some point so this is kind of convenient, but it's kind of random and I wasn't expecting to receive it like that.

Also, are there any Turbo Stick mods out there?

(http://i.imgur.com/iHFeJcil.jpg) (http://imgur.com/iHFeJci)

I should also mention that it's currently getting a much needed bath.

The mod I'm aware of is to make the cable longer (some soldering required) but as far as the black knob it was probably scavenged from a nes advantage joystick.

Title: Re: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: Ghudda on April 08, 2015, 08:32:04 AM

Note to self: NEVER again remove the graphical overlay. Some of the nastiest adhesive residue I have ever seen in my life. This is a mess to clean up.

Title: Re: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: Necromancer on April 08, 2015, 10:26:16 AM

Someone else posted some time ago about one with a different colored ball, perhaps black but maybe gray.

Title: Re: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: tool on April 08, 2015, 10:36:03 AM

so the ball just unscrews? or pops off?

Title: Re: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: Ghudda on April 08, 2015, 11:16:23 AM

Quote from: tool on April 08, 2015, 10:36:03 AM

so the ball just unscrews? or pops off?

Yup, it uses the same sized threading as the NES advantage. Not sure if there are other ball tops out there that may be compatible as well.

Title: Re: Turbo Stick Black Balltop?
Post by: BigusSchmuck on April 08, 2015, 11:19:39 AM

Quote from: Ghudda on April 08, 2015, 11:16:23 AM

Quote from: tool on April 08, 2015, 10:36:03 AM

so the ball just unscrews? or pops off?

Yup, it uses the same sized threading as the NES advantage. Not sure if there are other ball tops out there that may be compatible as well.

The Super Advantage you can screw off. In fact that's what I did back in the day when it took a huge dump.