Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!rutgers!psuvax1!hogbbs!zolten From: zolten@hogbbs.fidonet.org (Zolten Coldia) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Joysticks Message-ID: Date: 1 Aug 90 20:42:35 GMT References: <26213@nigel.udel.EDU> Organization: The Heart of Gold BBS, Lemont PA Lines: 20 hanavin@udel.edu (Chuck Hanavin) writes: > Well after 5 years of owning an Amiga 1000, I broke down > and bought some games. Now I need to buy a joystick, and I'm > not sure which brand to buy. Can someone on the net recommend > a joystick for me to buy. The ones I am considering range from > $14.94 to $89.95. The games I have are Challenger, Persercutor, > and fireblaster, but I will be buying a flight simulator, car/ > motorcycle simulator and Ice hockey. Preferablly I would like > one joystick to work well with all these games. > > Thanks-Chuck > In my 6 years of Commodore Computing (5 with a 64, 1 with Amiga) I have found the best joystick for any game is the Epyx 500XJ. I've had one for 3 years and not a single problem. I'm not sure if they still sell them (I believe epyx went bankrupt) but I got mine for $14.99 and I'm going to pick up one from a friend for $3. Best buy.