Finds 286: Nintendo 64 Controllers of All Colors!

Another trip to the local thrift store brings some new items to my possession. I got three Nintendo 64 controllers for 1.95 each and the NES game which is Little League Baseball was 2.95....I was shocked at their new prices but I'll have to deal with it. The controllers are in great shape except for the blue one...

I opened it up to check its inner contents. It was the first time I opened a Nintendo 64 controller so I didn't know what to expect. The main problem with the controller was that the analog was sticking to whichever side you would move it. I had to unscrew the black box thing you see there and disarm the analog. I took some q-tips and cleaned it with success. After putting everything back together, I was left with a fixed controller! Not bad huh?

So that's it for this hunt. Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty in order to fix problems yourself. I hope some of this info was helpful to some of you with analog problems. I would have taken more photos but I totally forgot about it until the end....I was so into cleaning the analog so it just passed through my mind.

Little League Championship Series Baseball (NES)
Red Nintendo 64 controller
Blue Nintendo 64 controller
Gray Nintendo 64 controller