Ridenmy65 Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Hello all, I found a pretty interesting looking Joystick today. It has on the side of it "Video Command" It kind of looks like a cockpit lever of somesort. I don't know if that description makes any sense. It does not have any buttons. I think the way you fire is to push down on the stick. Anyway, does anyone else have one of these joysticks? Or does anyone know what games it goes with. Just wondering, because I don't want to have to go through all of my games trying to find one that it works with. Although that might be kind of fun. I don't have anyway of getting a pic of it to you guys unfortuately. Anyway, if anyone has some info. that would be great. Angelo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicJoke Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 It is meant as a replacement for the standard Atari joystick. It should work with any game requiring a standard joystick. Oh by the way, you need to push down on the joystick to fire, jump, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicJoke Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Here is a scan of the controller. They are funky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 It's made by Zircon, the company that took over the Fairchild Channel F. It's an odd ball controller, it should work with most Atari joystick type games. Not overly rare, but certainly odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somePUNK Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 i like the joy stick i think it's cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Speaking of funky, does anyone have one of those tiny little sticks that Amiga made before they got into PC manufacture? I still have one of those black & red little midget wonders, and it sure works like a charm, although it's a bit teensy for these hands! CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromizone Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 yup i got to of thoose amiga power sticks the ones u were refering to and i frankly prefer them over a original joystick any day but then again they fit my hands better because of my age so i can see how i would seem weird to a thirty year old lol (im guessing at your age please dont hurt me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Damn -- good guess! I'm precisely three decades old (of course, for us Italians, you cut that age in half -- so I'm technically 15). Wop Chris (P.S. My hands were too big when I was a teenager too. SIGH.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromizone Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 lol i dunno the original controllers seem to stiff for my liking maybe its just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Speaking of funky, does anyone have one of those tiny little sticks that Amiga made before they got into PC manufacture? I still have one of those black & red little midget wonders, and it sure works like a charm, although it's a bit teensy for these hands! CF No, darn it! There was a dealer at the last PhillyClassic that had a number of controllers (Atari and SMS) that I was interested in, including two of those Amiga sticks. I was saving my money for the auction "just in case" and fully meant to check in with him afterwards. Of course, by that time I had a massive headache (brought on by the further conservation of money through skipping lunch) and I totally forgot to visit the table before I left. Didn't think about it again untill I was half way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenmy65 Posted August 30, 2002 Author Share Posted August 30, 2002 Bad News, This Joystick does not work. Going to have to operate to see if I can get it to funciton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 I have one of these with a red fire button on the front. I do not have to push on the stick to fire. I got it as a prize in some video game contest back in the early 80's. I entered many and cannot recall which one specifically, but I do remember that it was only the "consolation prize" I've never seriously used it for game play. It's only a conversation piece used to collect dust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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