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From: hollnbgh@coral.bucknell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: RE:  Best Joystick
Message-ID: <1990Nov20.155622.2950@coral.bucknell.edu>
Date: 20 Nov 90 20:56:21 GMT
Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA
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Has anyone ever tried the Gravis Joystick?  It has three fire buttons.
Each of these fire buttons can be set for: normal fire, rapid fire
(at 34 Hz), and continuous forward motion, and continuous backward motion 
(like holding the joystick forward or back, not really all that useful).
It has a soft grip (foam rubber), and the tension is adjustable by a
large wheel on the bottom.  you can turn this wheel to make the jostick
feel like an IBM analog, or you can make it feel very stiff like an Atari
joystick.  It is kind of expensive - $35.00, but if you really like it, 
it is worth the price.  Gravis makes three versions: Digital (Amiga,etc.),
Analog (IBM, etc.), and Nintendo.  

I borrowed this joystick from my friend, and I really like it.  It single-
handedly improved my Xenon II score because of the Rapid fire speed (my
rapid fire is only 17 Hz).  I adjust it relatively tight, because I have
used Atari joysticks for about 10 years now.  After using a joystick for
so many years, it is hard to impress me, but the Gravis did.

Dale Hollenbaugh
hollnbgh@coral.bucknell.edu