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- From: bzandrew@amiganet.chi.il.us (Bill Zandrew)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.video
- Subject: Re: What other 5200 games use trackball?
- References: <1992Dec16.161606.16188@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Message-ID: <bzandrew.0lhx@amiganet.chi.il.us>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 00:17:10 CST
- Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems
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- In article <1992Dec16.161606.16188@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov>, Stephen Jonke
- <jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov> writes:
- >I finally got a trackball for my 5200 and all I have to say is "wow" with
- >regard to its use with Centipede. Missle Command should be great with it as
- >well (I'm looking for a copy -- email me if you have one for sale), but what
- >other games for the 5200, if any, were designed for trackball use? Was there
- >ever a version of Marble Madness for the 5200, or was that later?
- >
- >For those who don't have the trackball, I highly recommend it if you have
- >centipede or other trackball games. It seems to be of very good quality.
- >It's built on a large heavy base with both lefty and right fire buttons and
- >number pads. The fire buttons seem to be real buttons (they click), unlike
- >the crappy joystick controllers.
- >
- >Steve
- >------------------------
- >jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov
- >------------------------
- I'll sell you a missile command for $4 plus postage.
-