TOG - The Older Gamers

Jia · 10th July 2007, 10:13 PM

Thanks to this...

...I had to get a new one of these...

...about every other month.

I still weep over all the allowance I spent on buying new joysticks back then.

Redbeard · 10th July 2007, 10:31 PM

Heh, I had one of those joysticks too - they weren't as durable as quickshot 2 tho. (Was the joystick in your picture quickshot 4?)

NFi · 10th July 2007, 10:35 PM

ok guys i fixed that problem.. i made my own!LOL base was a thick black plastic box re-enforced with steel had the 4 micro switches in place and a arcade ball handle on it.. i made 2 of them and they never wore out! best bloody joysticks i ever had! wish i had a pick of them somewhere they were awesome!

TJet · 10th July 2007, 11:41 PM

OMG. You just made me remember the TAC-2 joystick. Best joystick I ever owned for the C64.

Rog69 · 11th July 2007, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redbeard

(Was the joystick in your picture quickshot 4?)

I think that was the Quickshot 2 turbo

RTC · 11th July 2007, 03:08 AM

hehe i had one of those sticks as well Jia

Antsy · 11th July 2007, 08:09 AM

Daily Thompsons Decathalon was the Nemesis of my Kempston Joystick Interface!

YZ250 · 11th July 2007, 08:56 AM

Did anyone play the Arcade original Hyper Sports, the quicker you hit the button the faster you ran. An old trick used in the Arcades, you get a disposable cigarette lighter in your hand and rub it back and forth over the button, Viola max speed.
Many a cabinet was damaged with scratches due to this, and I still see evidence of it many years later with machines up for auction.

lupin · 11th July 2007, 10:44 AM

See I had (and still do have) a Competition Pro. Was about the only one that was all steel construction. I have replaced the micro switches twice in the past twenty years and thats about all.

YZ250 · 11th July 2007, 11:24 AM

Joysticks are good for one thing....recycling lol

10th July 2007, 10:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jia Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany (GMT+2). Sponsoring TOG with student loans! Posts: 2,398	...and my wrist still hurts. Thanks to this... ...I had to get a new one of these... ...about every other month. I still weep over all the allowance I spent on buying new joysticks back then. __________________ Left 4 Dead: J14

10th July 2007, 10:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redbeard Elite Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 1,872	Heh, I had one of those joysticks too - they weren't as durable as quickshot 2 tho. (Was the joystick in your picture quickshot 4?) __________________

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NFi Deadly Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt Annan, NSW Posts: 810	ok guys i fixed that problem.. i made my own!LOL base was a thick black plastic box re-enforced with steel had the 4 micro switches in place and a arcade ball handle on it.. i made 2 of them and they never wore out! best bloody joysticks i ever had! wish i had a pick of them somewhere they were awesome! __________________ Psi Cosys \| NFi Au \| Grenths Keeper \| Nfi Canthian Ranger \| Boost Juice \| Witch Doctor NFi \| Nii Fy

10th July 2007, 11:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
TJet Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canberra, Aust Posts: 3,413	OMG. You just made me remember the TAC-2 joystick. Best joystick I ever owned for the C64. __________________

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11th July 2007, 08:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
Antsy Dangerous Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Posts: 445	Daily Thompsons Decathalon was the Nemesis of my Kempston Joystick Interface! __________________

11th July 2007, 08:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
YZ250 Elite Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A Little Place in The Golden Triangle Posts: 2,015	Did anyone play the Arcade original Hyper Sports, the quicker you hit the button the faster you ran. An old trick used in the Arcades, you get a disposable cigarette lighter in your hand and rub it back and forth over the button, Viola max speed. Many a cabinet was damaged with scratches due to this, and I still see evidence of it many years later with machines up for auction.

11th July 2007, 10:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
lupin Harmless Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Geelong, Austrlia Posts: 24	See I had (and still do have) a Competition Pro. Was about the only one that was all steel construction. I have replaced the micro switches twice in the past twenty years and thats about all. __________________ www.monsterlan.com

11th July 2007, 11:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
YZ250 Elite Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A Little Place in The Golden Triangle Posts: 2,015	Joysticks are good for one thing....recycling lol

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