Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!unf7!tlvx!sysop From: sysop@tlvx.UUCP (sysop) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Joysticks Summary: joysticks, notably Gravis, some rambling Message-ID: <386@tlvx.UUCP> Date: 10 Aug 90 04:00:48 GMT References: <26213@nigel.udel.EDU> Organization: Temporal Vortex BBS of Jacksonville, Florida Lines: 55 In article , david@starsoft.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) writes: > >In article zolten@hogbbs.fidonet.org (Zolten Coldia) writes: > >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 ... > >> motorcycle simulator and Ice hockey. Preferablly I would like > >> one joystick to work well with all these games. > >> > >> Thanks-Chuck ... > >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. ... > Dave Lowrey | In Texas: {uhnix1,moray}!starsoft!david > Starbound Software Group | The World: dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (amdahl!dwl10) > Houston, TX | One joystick that I don't see mentioned very often is the Gravis switch joystick (not the MouseStick). The Gravis Switch costs about $30, and has a different feel than a lot of joysticks. for starters, it has a free feel, with the tension adjustable. What I like are the large buttons, which have a short throw and nice click. I REALLY like this joystick. (The only thing it needs is support for the [true] 2nd button; someday I'll get the courage to [try to] hack the thing.) While a couple of my friends have the MouseStick, I haven't played with it enough to form an opinion. Here, it goes for less than $70, but that's still a lot for "just a joystick". (..especially considering the short life-span of them in general. :-) ... but it seems like flight simulators and perhaps driving games would really benefit from an analog-like input signal. (Yes, I wanna hear if people enjoy their games more with this one.) At one time on c.s.a. there was talk about the possibility of making a software driver that could translate an analog joystick input into mouse like events. I think this is a good idea, although I realize that many (most?) games wouldn't make use of it, in taking over the system. Still, if it worked for a couple of favorites, it might be worth it. (Falcon? :-) ------------------------ On another topic, I picked up Battle Squadron and RVF Honda at Games 'n' Gadgets for $10 each. Is this a trend? These are both very good arcade games. I can't believe the prices people pay for the video games for the dedicated systems, then see software like this. Also, the software seems to be fairly well-behaved, reasonably polished (and runs on my '010). Is this a new marketing strategy, or simply selling off stock that has sat for a certain period of time? At $10, these games simply must be bought! -- Gary Wolfe, SYSOP of the Temporal Vortex BBS ..uflorida!unf7!tlvx!sysop, ..unf7!tlvx!sysop@bikini.cis.ufl.edu