Retsy Series 1 · Card 0869 · 00-TEC

Old School Arcade Stick

Twenty old games. One very confident dad.

A chunky joystick with twenty old-school arcade-style games built right in that plugged straight into the TV.

Card no.: 0869 of 1,280
Set: 00s Tech & Gadgets · 00-TEC
Year: 2004
Type: Plug-into-TV retro game joystick
Found at: Drugstore electronics end cap
Cost back then: $19.99

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness5/10

Trade value6/10

The story · 2004

The story of Old School Arcade Stick

The Old School Arcade Stick needed no console, no discs and no instructions. You plugged three colored cables into the back of the TV, popped in four batteries and suddenly the living room was an arcade. The games were blocky and beepy. Dads took over immediately, claiming they had once held the high score at the bowling alley.

Fun fact

The batteries always died during the final level, which dads insisted was the only reason they lost.

Six finishes

187 copies of Old School Arcade Stick exist

Old School Arcade Stick comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Old School Arcade Stick, Retsy card 0869 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Old School Arcade Stick, Retsy card 0869 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Old School Arcade Stick, Retsy card 0869 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Old School Arcade Stick, Retsy card 0869 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Old School Arcade Stick, Retsy card 0869 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Old School Arcade Stick, Retsy card 0869 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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