NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/sys/atari/st/18539

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Subject: Re: Llamatron-resistent joystick
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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 00:42:31 PST
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Han Baumer asked about joysticks for playing Llamatron...

I've tried just about every joystick to come along (I've even got
one that looks like a hand-grenade.. no kidding.. the lever on
the side is the "fire button" and it even has the pull pin..
unfortunately it's a terrible joystick, but it sure is a great
conversation starter at MIDI Maze games..!)..  but.. my all time
favorite is still the good, old fashioned, Atari joystick..

Yes, it does tend to break if you're too rough with it, but
nothing I've tried is a quickly responsive and as easy to hold
(I still use the technique I learned from the instruction manual
for the old 8-bit Missile Command cartridge...  thumb of right
hand on TOP of the stick, support the stick by pressing down
on thumb, and "point" the stick in the direction you want by
moving your thumb..  much better control than "grasping" the
stick in the right hand..)

Unfortunately, one result of the Atari video game market going
down the drain is that it's much harder to find the standard
Atari brand stick any more.  Most of what you find are Nintendo
or Sega compatibles now..  Also, it's almost impossible to find
the replacement nylon inserts to rebuild the joysticks when
they DO break.  If you find a supply of them, it's good to
stock several..!

BobR