Volkach, December 2006 - ... thought I try "product photography", though I was too lazy to set up light etc. properly. This is the genuine Atari CX 40 "Standard Joystick Controller". The mother of all joysticks. Forget all the others !! Atari is actually the inventor of the joystick: The CX40 was the world's first joystick. It was sold together with the "old" Atari VCS and was first released in 1977. The VCS 2600 jr. was shipped with the successor of the CX40.