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From: steves@pnet01.cts.com (Stephen Scheck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Epyx 500 XJ joystick
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Date: 18 Nov 90 20:36:02 GMT
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david@starsoft.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) writes:
>However, diagonals are next to impossible with the EPYX joystick! I could
>not get anywhere in turrican with it. When I switched to a cheap SUNCOM
>joystick, it made all the difference in the world!
>
>It may be just my technique (or lack of it :-), but I just can't seem to get
>the hang of diagonals with the "better" EPYX joystick. Your milage
>may very! :-)

No, it's not your technique. I couldn't get diagonals to work on the 500 XJ
either, so I too switched to cheap Suncom joysticks.

>      Dave Lowrey        |  david@starsoft or {uhnix1,lobster}!starsoft!david

Stephen Scheck

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