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From: Moriland@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Moriland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Two Button Joysticks
Message-ID: <4193@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 11 Dec 90 04:27:51 GMT
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Reply-To: Moriland@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Moriland)
Organization: Evil Young Mutants For A Better Tomorrow.
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	Someone mentioned a while back about the desire/need for two
button joystick support on the Amiga. I agree. As of late I've been 
working on a small routine that will read all three buttons from a Sega
Genesis Joypad/stick. Once completed, I plan to mail a copy of that routine
along with a letter explaining why I am sending it and why I am letting 
them have the source code to all the game companies I can think with the
request that they USE IT to make games which will use the second and third
buttons on Genesis style controller.

	My reasons for chosing the Sega Genesis joypad are the facts that
it already works well with Amiga games and two of the three buttons can be read
as though they were normal left and right mouse buttons. With the addition
of the third button being a matter of finding the right registers. With the
more than AMPLE number of stores selling Genesis Joypads there's no reason why
every Amiga owner who wants one can't buy one. After awhile with joypads
selling like mad you'll see the third party stick makers start making 
compatable sticks. IF the game companies will use the code it should be only
a matter of time before things move around to a two or three button set up for
the Amiga. 

Maybe I'm crazy, but maybe it will work...
						-Moriland