I still refuse to play consoles to this day. I absolutely will not poison myself with that stupid ass controller joystick setup...it's just so unbearable.
DJ Wheat actually brought this up during Marks interview on L03 (or was it the NoobTV interview, I forget), and said that PC gamers just have to take the plunge and learn to use controllers. I understand the point he was making, and agree with Mark as well. If you want to get into competitive gaming, it's just something you need to learn how to do.
That being said, I'm not attempting to get into competitive gaming. I just can't wrap my head around the restriction such a control setup places on game play.
It also conjures up memories of watching PJ play T1 with a Joystick...
i knew guys that used trackballs for t1 (trackball MOUSE to be specific, beats me what the difference between that and your atari trackball is though)
one guy in my tribe used a fancy joystick setup a panther xl, he swore by it
it was weird i couldnt ever touch anything that wasnt a mouse for tribes it was just way too much movement going on