NOw what can I do with this Joystick

[diverdown]

These looked good at the time and I had som US$ sitting in paypal so I bought 2 of them.

They are NOS from the 80s i think.. The pictures don't look that good but they are in A! brand new condition.


What are they specifically good for?


I thought of mounting both on one CP so I could play some tank games etc. Maybe with a spinner in between for tron etc.


I need advice, jibes, resented remarks to inspire me.

BTW shipping from the states was charged at US$92  (doh).  They weigh a ton each!!

[Encryptor]

Yeah I bought one as well. More just to have on the shelf for a future project than anything else. I guess you could use it for Tron but it's an 8-way stick so the diagonals might give you problems in the light cycles.

They are a nice stick and very well constructed though. I'm sure it would work well for flight games.

Encryptor

[u_rebelscum]

It may or may not be good for flight games; most of them used analog sticks.  For a good list, look at controls.dat for the x-way triggersticks.  To list few games that probably will work well:

Zaxxon
Tron ("4-way")
Xenophobe
Vindicators (dual 2-way vertical)
Assault (dual 4-way)
Total Carnage (dual 8-way)


Also, it looks like happs is selling basically the same sticks, in trigger only, 1 button, and 2 buttons models.  Probably for a little more than you paid, though.

[krisbee]

BTW, these were for a MACH 3 game (which you can run with the laserdisc background using daphne)

http://www.mameworld.net/maws/img/cpanel/mach3.png

[shorthair]

BTW, these were for a MACH 3 game (which you can run with the laserdisc background using daphne)

http://www.mameworld.net/maws/img/cpanel/mach3.png

Yeah, that's obvious given the dual buttons (which are big and round, vs the little kitschy black button on earlier games). That and US vs THEM. (Same manufacturer, I think.) And Cobra Command, though I think it used a one-button version. Another game is Satan's Hollow. OH, and Gorf. And, yes, Happ is selling them for MUCH more, though I only see the one-button version over there.

[Kremmit]

The big-button flightsticks were also used on Mad Planets, FWIW.