steves@pnet01.cts.com (Stephen Scheck) (11/19/90)
david@starsoft.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) writes: >However, diagonals are next to impossible with the EPYX joystick! I could >not get anywhere in turrican with it. When I switched to a cheap SUNCOM >joystick, it made all the difference in the world! > >It may be just my technique (or lack of it :-), but I just can't seem to get >the hang of diagonals with the "better" EPYX joystick. Your milage >may very! :-) No, it's not your technique. I couldn't get diagonals to work on the 500 XJ either, so I too switched to cheap Suncom joysticks. > Dave Lowrey | david@starsoft or {uhnix1,lobster}!starsoft!david Stephen Scheck UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd ucsd nosc}!crash!pnet01!steves ARPA: crash!pnet01!steves@nosc.mil INET: steves@pnet01.cts.com
ls3c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Laurence D. Silverman) (11/19/90)
I've been using two Kraft joysticks for about seven or eight years now. They may not offer many features, but I've always found them very responsive and easy to use. Diagonals are a cinch. And if you ever felt like playing Pac-Man, you could switch them to four-way only. That's the only "outstanding" feature, other than its very low price and high durability. ----------------------------------------- "Crazy" Larry Silverman ls3c+@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University -----------------------------------------
lord_zar@ucrmath.ucr.edu (wayne wallace) (11/19/90)
steves@pnet01.cts.com (Stephen Scheck) writes: >david@starsoft.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) writes: >>However, diagonals are next to impossible with the EPYX joystick! I could >>not get anywhere in turrican with it. When I switched to a cheap SUNCOM >>joystick, it made all the difference in the world! >> >>It may be just my technique (or lack of it :-), but I just can't seem to get >>the hang of diagonals with the "better" EPYX joystick. Your milage >>may very! :-) >No, it's not your technique. I couldn't get diagonals to work on the 500 XJ >either, so I too switched to cheap Suncom joysticks. >> Dave Lowrey | david@starsoft or {uhnix1,lobster}!starsoft!david >Stephen Scheck >UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd ucsd nosc}!crash!pnet01!steves >ARPA: crash!pnet01!steves@nosc.mil >INET: steves@pnet01.cts.com (Screw, dude!)^2 I have two EPYX 500XJ's, one with second button and autofire, and one without. They both give me VERY good diagonals!!! How could I have finished Turrican without diagonals ? I'm the leaping maniac! You know all those platforms, one right on top of the other ? I *excel* at those, beating the socks off everyone else I know who's played Turrican! I can't speak for Suncom, never having used them, but EPYX 500XJ's do it ALL!!! What's your problem, d00ds ? Anyways, Pax, Wayne
spenser@sugar.hackercorp.com (Spenser Aden) (11/20/90)
In article <5712@crash.cts.com| steves@pnet01.cts.com (Stephen Scheck) writes: |david@starsoft.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) writes: |>However, diagonals are next to impossible with the EPYX joystick! I could |>not get anywhere in turrican with it. When I switched to a cheap SUNCOM |>joystick, it made all the difference in the world! |> |>It may be just my technique (or lack of it :-), but I just can't seem to get |>the hang of diagonals with the "better" EPYX joystick. Your milage |>may very! :-) | |No, it's not your technique. I couldn't get diagonals to work on the 500 XJ |either, so I too switched to cheap Suncom joysticks. | |> Dave Lowrey | david@starsoft or {uhnix1,lobster}!starsoft!david | |Stephen Scheck I've had no problem whatsoever with my 500 XJ at all. In fact, I really like the styling of it. Quite easy to manipulate. -Spenser S. Spenser Aden (713) 483-2028 |"Flame throwers, go stick your heads NASA - Johnson Space Center, Houston | in a blast furnace." - Markus Wandel spenser@sugar.hackercorp.com (UUCP) +---------------------------------------- aden@9237.dnet.nasa.gov (Internet) | Only my cats' opinions found herein.
kenward@fornax.UUCP (Kenward Chin) (11/20/90)
With all the the talk about joysticks, I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the Gravis Joystick. I have had one since I bought my Amiga, but don't use it all that much. How do you all feel it compares to the other "major" brands of joystick? Kenward Chin -- Disclaimer: Since transmission of this article is by imperfect methods, there may well be discrepancies between what is above and what was intended. Therefore, please edit this article to read as you wish.
cseaman@sequent.UUCP (Chris "The Bartman" Seaman) (11/27/90)
ls3c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Laurence D. Silverman) writes:
<
< I've been using two Kraft joysticks for about seven or eight years now.
< They may not offer many features, but I've always found them very
< responsive and easy to use. Diagonals are a cinch. And if you ever
< felt like playing Pac-Man, you could switch them to four-way only.
< That's the only "outstanding" feature, other than its very low price and
< high durability.
While the 8/4 way switch is nice, these joysticks should not be considered
durable. One session of Batman (The movie version), and I was able to
snap the wimpy plastic stick right of the base.
If you are easy on joysticks (I am not), this may be a good, low-priced
alternative for you. Otherwise, steer clear of Kraft.
(I still keep my one remaining Kraft around for the kids to use on
some maze-style games such as 'Drip', since it DOES have that switch.)
Regards,
Chris
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The Home of the Killer Smiley | \XX/hjalmar@cbmswe.UUCP (Peter Hjalmarsson) (11/27/90)
In article <8bFqC7q00awS8=tkYw@andrew.cmu.edu> ls3c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Laurence D. Silverman) writes: > > I've been using two Kraft joysticks for about seven or eight years now. > They may not offer many features, but I've always found them very >responsive and easy to use. Diagonals are a cinch. And if you ever >felt like playing Pac-Man, you could switch them to four-way only. >That's the only "outstanding" feature, other than its very low price and >high durability. Does anyone know if these joysticks are available anymore, and if so, where can I buy them? Mail-order please, since it is quite a drive from Sweden, wherever I need to go! I had one of these some years ago (Like _before_ the C64.) connected to my Nascom, and it is without a doubt the best joystick I have ever used. (Apart from a homebuilt unit, based on a 650$ industrial stick that I modified.) I haven't seen them advertised since something like 1985, so if anyone knows a source for them I would be very grateful. Best Regards, Peter Hjalmarsson ...{uunet|rutgers|pyramid}!cbmvax|cbmehq!cbmswe!hjalmar ...( > > >----------------------------------------- >"Crazy" Larry Silverman >ls3c+@andrew.cmu.edu >Carnegie Mellon University >-----------------------------------------