Milton Bradley Cosmic Commander Control

Summary

The Cosmic Command Controller is a typical periphery of this era, insofar as a toy manufacturer strives to authentically recreate the gaming feeling of a arcade machine. The Atari-2600 controller is marketed to children; Milton Bradley promises “real arcade control, arcade action, arcade excitement”

The “Display” flashes when pressing the fire button, apart from that the Cosmic Command Controller technically does not differ from a conventional Atari joystick. Accordingly, it is theoretically compatible with other Atari-Cartridges, but the shape makes it unmanageable for games that do not offer a similar game principle as the accompanying Survival Run, where objects are shot down by means of a crosshair.

MB releases with the Flight Commander another controller (bundled with the game Spitfire Attack), which in its function resembles the Cosmic Command Controller, but is shaped like a machine gun.