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From: jayward@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Jay Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Joysticks
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Date: 27 Nov 90 00:49:21 GMT
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In article <5883@crash.cts.com> jlee@pnet01.cts.com (James Lee) writes:
>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

I agree!!  Games such as Hybris and Battle Squadron would be made so much
better if they would only support a two-button joystick.  I think that only
one game (I believe it is Revenge of Defender -- StarRay in Europe) supports
the use of a second button.  And I think that you have to make it yourself!
Most games that require more than one button use the space-bar or other
such blasphemous garbage.  To me it is totally unacceptable to do this.
Take R-Type for instance.  You had to hit space to send the R-Type out
and to recall him.  I was always dying whenever I took my hand off the
joystick.  Finally I stretched the keyboard of my 2000 to the floor and
used my big toe to operate it!  Not quite what I call elegant!  Anyway
it sure would be nice to see two button joysticks on the market and support
for them in the games.  (Oh, and don't forget support for analog joysticks
in flight sims :) )

				Jay Ward

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