Why does player 1 pull to the left?

Why does player 1 pull to the left?

My 2600 still works except for one problem - player 1 pulls to the left. On some games, the problem is avoided by just playing player 2, but single player games are more tricky. Games like Defender are ok because you can just go to the left (the best you can do is stop if you try to go right). Games like Kangaroo are impossible since both directions are required.

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bert [Entry]

"Also look for any bent pins on the port where you plug in the controller. Make sure there's no debris in there either, even a metal shaving could cause a short in the exposed ports.

That said, I know you said it's not the controller, but the controllers are almost always the cause of this issue. In your case, it sounds like a short somewhere, but others should be opening the controller and checking for a broken or twisted plastic keypress ring on the controller, or a controller switch whose tape has worn off, allowing the dome to touch the base wire. Simply re-taping with cellophane tape is usually good enough to fix this."

bert [Entry]

Your game may be 30 yrs old, but your problem is most likely the plugin port for your #1 controller. There maybe a easy replacement part with a ribbon, but I also doubt it will have ribbon connector. If you are lucky enough to find a plugin port it will most likely have solder ends coming off it that you will need to solder the wires exactly the same way to board inside console.

bert [Entry]

"Has this been answered?

I would suggest opening it up and looking to see if the controller port is broken. I would make sure to see that the pins are soldered securely, without any bridges to ground. Pin 3 is left, and Pin 8 is ground, and they're right across from each other."