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From: dylan@june.cs.washington.edu (Dylan McNamee)
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Subject: Re: Stupid Joystick Question (was Re: I stink at Turrican)
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Date: 20 Apr 91 20:13:02 GMT
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I know the "which joystick is best" has been discussed before, so I'll 
summarize from memory:

Tac II, about $12, is good, and well constructed (especially for the $$)
	Two buttons makes it ambidextrous.
Ergostick/Epyx, $19 for Ergostick (rubber version of Epyx) and $19-29
	for the Epyx.  For right-handers only, tend to wear out.  Either
	you love the layout or you hate it.  Thin shaft.
Advanced Gravis Switch Joystick, $40, the cadillac.  It's really big, so
	might not be great for everyone, but it is pretty impeccably 
	crafted.  Two buttons.
Wico  (don't know prices--) they made a few, some with "bat" handles,
	some with ball-topped handles, all with switches at the top of
	the handle.  Well built, pretty large, ambidextrous.  I found
	them uncomfortable for long playing.

After experimentation, I've settled on the Tac-II.  The bargain price
gives it another advantage;  It's cheap enough to buy two of them.  Invariably,
if you play a two player game, with mismatched joysticks, the 'stick gets
blamed for any victories/losses suffered.  It's well built, and extremely
simple inside, for easy repair (not yet needed on my 4 year olds...)

dylan  (who doesn't get any money from any joystick manufacturers)
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