Remembering the OG joysticks.

Gmr_Chick · Oct 1, 2024

Sarajiel said:
The famous one...

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The NES one was so much fun, the mouse-on-a-stick thingy was probably the worst one, I ever owned.

I had one of these bad boys! Used to use it on Skate or Die! for the half-pipe height event (you had to have the highest height marker to advance). Used to crank the turbo buttons up to 11 and watch the little skateboarder dude go flying up the other side of the half pipe! Whee! :roll:

kapone32 · Oct 1, 2024

AsRock said:
OMG i used to get blisters of the atari one haha.

I ran through about 6 controllers playing Track and Field. It was that or Olympics but I don't remember.but it was one where you did back and forth to run. Gam9es used to be so simple but engaging. That is why I still have one of those Neo Geo controllers for my retro drive.

eidairaman1 · Oct 2, 2024

kapone32 said:
Sidewinder. A joystick that had to be properly calibrated before you could enjoy it fully.

That's any joystick, and i never had an issue with them, heck I had to calibrate a saitek and logitech controller

Neo_Morpheus · Oct 2, 2024

eidairaman1 said:
That's any joystick, and i never had an issue with them, heck I had to calibrate a saitek and logitech controller

It wasnt a problem per se but man, it was annoying

eidairaman1 · Oct 2, 2024

Neo_Morpheus said:
It wasnt a problem per se but man, it was annoying

Easier than boresighting a F-16

azrael · Oct 2, 2024

Neo_Morpheus said:
Sorry but the image is not showing.

Was afraid of that. Here's another try using a different source.

That's a Suncom Slik Stik btw. I still remember a friend who got so upset at losing in a game that he took the joystick and thrashed it around the door frame. Difficult to describe. It took ages for the joystick to actually break. Not like modern stuff, which barely makes it out of the (virtual) store before going to the eternal hunting grounds.

Neo_Morpheus · Oct 2, 2024

azrael said:
Was afraid of that. Here's another try using a different source.

That's a Suncom Slik Stik btw. I still remember a friend who got so upset at losing in a game that he took the joystick and thrashed it around the door frame. Difficult to describe. It took ages for the joystick to actually break. Not like modern stuff, which barely makes it out of the (virtual) store before going to the eternal hunting grounds.

Yes!

I remember using that or something similar and yes, it was sturdy as hell!

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Remembering the OG joysticks.

Gmr_Chick

kapone32

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

Neo_Morpheus

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

azrael

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