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From: jlee@pnet01.cts.com (James Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Joysticks
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Date: 26 Nov 90 00:16:13 GMT
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This might've been brought up before, but I haven't read it on BBS yet...  WHY
DOESN'T AMIGA OR OTHER COMPANIES START MAKING TWO-BUTTONED JOYSTICKS?!?  It is
SO SAD that the Amiga has such awesome graphics, but the joystick is terribly
sorrowful, especially when many games out such as Battle Squadron needs it. 
Battle Squadron accepts the mouse for input, and the difference is tremendous.
I don't know why they still insist on having people twist the joystick once
around (which weakens the joystick and messes up the game playing).  Games
like Final Flight (which is not on Amigas, I don't think) uses ALL
COMBINATIONS of the two buttons and the direction of the joystick, but when
it comes to the Amiga, they probably will reduce the moves down just because
of the one button joystick...

Any input on that?  I have been puzzled by this ever since I got my Amiga...

Maybe some company can make BIG BUCKS offering a NICE game that comes with the
two-buttoned joystick for $39 or so.  I'm sure SO MANY PEOPLE would want it.

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