05 January 2022, 18:17 | #1 |
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Immortal Joysticks - The highest quality customised joystick
I build custom joysticks for the Amiga and other retro systems using aluminium enclosures and quality arcade parts.
The joystick layout is customisable to suit the user. You can also customise a wide range of parts on the joysticks including colour, autofire, button mapping, spring weight, gate types and actuator size. If there is something specific that you would like included or would like to change, please discuss it with me and I will do what I can to accommodate your requirements. https://www.immortaljoysticks.co.uk/ |
06 January 2022, 01:03 | #2 |
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How much do they cost?
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06 January 2022, 02:24 | #3 |
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06 January 2022, 02:41 | #4 |
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I've got one.. its a frikin beast. Best joystick ever.
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06 January 2022, 17:43 | #5 |
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Cost is very much dependant on how people decide to spec them. For a standard 2 button joystick it is £100 plus postage. Most people elect to add things like autofire and button mapping, which brings the cost up to around £120. I provide a quote for each stick once the spec is agreed with the customer.
Yes unfortunately there will be customs charges for some. This is outside of my control, but I always try to look up duties when I quote postage rates to give people the best idea of total cost that I can. Thank you! Really glad to be providing products that people like so much! |
27 January 2022, 11:47 | #6 |
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Latest joystick builds are on their way to their new owner.
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27 January 2022, 17:10 | #7 |
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If I might have a bit of opinion,
it would be nice with a design that had a slanted front that would hopefully be more ergonomic. That would probably be a larger and more expensive design, but one that would interest me. In particular something very close to "The Arcade Professional" would be cool. |
27 January 2022, 19:06 | #8 | |
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Looking forward to purchasing one :-) |
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28 January 2022, 03:42 | #9 |
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Why does it say you need a 3rd party interface to use it on a CD32?
If it runs on the A500, A600, then surely it will run in two button mode on the CD32 ?!? |
28 January 2022, 08:31 | #10 |
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something worth talking about perhaps just in terms of there being seemingly comparable difference is that some of the more established joysticks of the day joysticks like zipstick and competition pro were effortless in hitting all directions. It was just something I never even thought about but having bought a couple of joysticks recently with sanwa parts, I've discovered that I simply can't always do that with sanwa especially 100% with diagonals. Even the modern day competition pro remake a while back manages all directions effortlessly as well but I do struggle with sanwa
I case of getting used to of course but are all arcade part based joysticks like this in that it's easy to miss the direction more? I prefer the feel and lesser noise of the sanwa joysticks I have to the frankly noisy competition remakes but I just took it for granted that a sanwa would operate the same and it clearly doesn't from my experience with it I've also put in an 8 way with no difference so I'm guessing this is just how they are? Last edited by Adropac2; 28 January 2022 at 08:51. |
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29 January 2022, 16:56 | #12 | |
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30 January 2022, 15:25 | #13 |
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Looks like what me and my mate used to make in metal work at school with parts we pilfered from arcade machines back in the 80's. GG.
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30 January 2022, 20:15 | #14 |
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£100 plus postage just too steep for me. Although I appreciate made by yourself and the time and work that goes into making them.
I do need a new joystick as my old Comp Pro falling to bits playing KO2. Got a 2nd hand one off eBay for £20 and it works but shaft far too stiff (not bad for emergency spare) So I plumped for that ArcadeR one...waiting delivery.... hopefully ok |
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Thanks for all the interest. I'll answer a few of the points, but if you have any other questions, please do drop me a message.
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I appreciate the cost is fairly high, but the cost of the parts is a significant portion of this and they are all custom built by hand, so it simply wouldn't be viable for me to build them for any less. |
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27 February 2022, 21:57 | #16 |
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A couple of great reviews from Amiga Addict and Retro32.
Check out what they have said over on the press page of the website http://www.immortaljoysticks.co.uk/press |
03 March 2022, 02:27 | #17 |
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I used one of these a couple of times at our last Norwich Amiga Group meet, found the joystick a joy to use! You can feel the quality. It is pricey, possibly too much for me, but I can't argue that it does feel worth the cost
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18 November 2022, 13:44 | #18 |
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HI ! How do you people think this stick compares to the Mini Monster stick ?
Cheers ! |
18 November 2022, 14:42 | #19 |
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Now if we can just have a well designed Analogue Joystick,"into flight sims here", I would be a happy camper!
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24 November 2022, 16:30 | #20 |
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I'll probably order one of those when available again (I need at least 2 controllers to play with the kids !). In the meantime I got a "Monster Joystick". I noticed the Sanwa joystick was especially noise (microswitches clicks) compared to my only former experience in arcade (Happ joystick as in the X-Arcade).
Is that due to the Sanwa joysticks / microswitches in general or to the casing of the joystick ? In which case : I wonder if the Immortal joystick will be less noisy. (I like when it clicks but not when the clicks hurt my ears ;-) |
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