NES Arkanoid controller operation/repair ?

[Captain Wrong]

I finally got around to testing this thing (I've had it for months) and it appears to be dead. Either that or I'm retarted (strong possibility.) I haven't poped it open, so I don't don't know what's up inside but here's what happened. I put in Arkanoid and pulgged the controller in, turned the machine on and couldn't select the game. Are you supposed to be able to select the game with the paddle conrtoller, or do you need to have a regular controller in port 2? I didn't try to "hot swap" the controller once the game was running, I just assumed that you could start it with the paddle.

So if this isn't the case, and it is broken, is there anywhere I can get info on fixing it? Or is it a lost cause? I know these things are prone to falling apart, and I only have $2 in this so it's no big loss if it's trashed. Just curious.

[Raccoon Lad]

If I recall correctly, the paddle goes in port 2, and a regular controller goes in port 1.

[Captain Wrong]

Like I said, I may be retarted!

I'll check that out tonight. :)

Thanks

[CrazyImpmon]

There's really little you can do if your Arkanoud controller's busted. The knob's damned near impossible to remove and until you do get tthe knob off, you can't get the controller PCB out of the case. At best you can get the bottom case off.

[Raedon]

did you try to clean the contacts??