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28 July 2008, 15:22
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One of the craziest joysticks from the past
Anyone knows this contraption?
 It was produced by a polish hardware company called Matt who specialised in such gaming accessories, back in the early 90's, and was... quite usable.  Not very precise for platformers, but great for racing games or simulators (wing commander anyone? ).  And checkout the crazy design! It had 2 modes: - in the 1st one you could just stick it to the table and make it stable as a house  - or, in the 2nd mode you could bend it and hold in the air  Pretty wild for that time. More Skorpion piccies on Picasa Web Album I had 2 of those contraptions back in the days, sadly I broke the fire button in the 1st one, and the handle itself in the 2nd one. But it was definitely more stable than a QuickShot for example...
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28 July 2008, 15:26
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What a freaky joystick! I doubt it was really good to use (but Shoon will tell me
). I have one joystick at home I yet have to find the name which is pretty stange too. Will post a piccie if I find it's name  .
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28 July 2008, 15:30
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I saw this skorpion for sale here in my country, long time ago, i only regret not have bought it!
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28 July 2008, 15:31
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Quote:
 ---=== EDITED ===--- Hey, what's with editing your cool post?
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28 July 2008, 16:06
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I don't like joysticks of this type ie QSII turbo and stuff. Can't play many games with them. I did have a QSII+ only for flight sims.
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28 July 2008, 16:18
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I think those dreaded pistol grip pacifier type joysticks with a joystick on top are way freakier, haha
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28 July 2008, 17:08
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believe me guys, much better and way inventive then their other products
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28 July 2008, 17:16
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They made also adaptor Amiga/Atari joystick->PC joystick
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28 July 2008, 17:33
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 Anyone ever seen one of these? I have one now that I got my 'new' A500. It's a 'Highscreen Colani' joystick (you know that designer). Very strange thing with far too many buttons.
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28 July 2008, 17:36
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yeah, I think I saw something like that, for the PS methinks, but it had an extra joystick handle for the other hand and this was some kind of a cyber thrust unit with buttons, used in simulators mostly.
pretty cool, but the connector reveals it's not for the amiga
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28 July 2008, 17:37
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this is not plug for Amiga joystick port, maybe for NES clone?
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28 July 2008, 17:41
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Well mine has a Amiga connector (I don't have a digicam or handy to make a photo, but will ask my neighbour to make one tomorrow). It's just one 'stick' and you have one firebutton under the tip of your forefinger and another one under your thumb. There are three more buttons on the base of the joystick to use with the other hand. Really strange thingy believe me
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28 July 2008, 17:44
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@ shoonay
Well i dont know if it was a iskorpion, sorry, but i remember about that contraption that turned to form a base. Maybe something similar...  |
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28 July 2008, 17:47
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@Yoto: transformers/transmorphers perhaps?
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28 July 2008, 18:21
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Looks pretty flimsy. I'd snap it like a twig.
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28 July 2008, 19:09
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28 July 2008, 19:16
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Here's a picture where you can see the Amiga plug :
 It's a really strange one. Anyone else who has a strange joystick at home?
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28 July 2008, 22:28
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Shoonay, I meant like
http://www.developscranton.com/image...werplayerC.jpg http://www.cedmagic.com/tech-info/re...j-joystick.jpg http://www.atariage.com/2600/control...geJoystick.jpg http://www.retrogames.co.uk/stock/as...r_joystick.jpg *brr* :P
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29 July 2008, 09:26
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Just found this... if anyone want's to get these contraptions, they're still available at MATT's main site for both Amiga (16EU) and PeeCee (19EU)
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29 July 2008, 10:55
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Cool! Might think about starting a strange joysticks collection
 Maybe you have to help me getting through the ordering process Shoon
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29 July 2008, 11:46
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sure, what you want to know?
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29 July 2008, 12:02
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Ok TCD here´s a joystick for your retro collection!
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29 July 2008, 12:11
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@Shoon
Basicly everything, since it's all in polish I've bookmarked the site now and will ask you when I've decided to order @Yoti I wonder if I can plug it anywhere... 
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29 July 2008, 12:13
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lol @ yoto
looks like one of those huge plastic baby toys i remember watching adverts on "pro sieben", "rtl zwei", und others
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29 July 2008, 12:32
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Skorpion looks awesome. And I love the font!
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29 July 2008, 14:25
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If TheCyberDruid's joystick is man-sized, you could ride it and play a rodeo game or something! Otherwise, I can't for the life of me think of a way of using it.
Here are some joysticks of mine:  None of them are particularly weird, but the one on the top right is pretty rare and interesting. It's ideal for players who want to hold the lever with their left hand, and the second button from the left is some kind of autofire which in some games (such as Deluxe Galaga) gives super bullets speed. Unfortunately, if you're holding the stick with your right hand as I do it's very easy to accidentally push the right button with your palm.
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29 July 2008, 14:35
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@alkis21
It feels like a thrust lever, so it's really weird to play with it However I really like your idea of the rodeo joystick I'm interested in the one that is in the upper left corner of your picture. What are all the buttons on the left for?
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29 July 2008, 14:53
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29 July 2008, 14:58
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Almost unusable for gaming, but nice to own. I don't know, but I guess they are pretty uncommon (if not rare). Only top view shooter would be okay to play with this (must test it this weekend).
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29 July 2008, 16:16
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29 July 2008, 16:20
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A friendly mate from PPA (hi & thx again madman15!) photographed his Skorpion unit, enjoy
More Skorpion piccies on Picasa Web Album
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29 July 2008, 16:26
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and they have tons of Competition Pro's too (my all-time fav).@Shoon Nice piccies. I think I really need one of those
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30 July 2008, 13:08
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I had a few of those!
Quickjoy Supercharger SV-123 Quickjoy V Superboard SV-125 Quickjoy II SV-122 Sigma Joystick Spectravideo Quick Shot II Plus SVI-102 Spectravideo Quick Shot Professional 2-Player Board QS-128F (aka Maverick) Competition Pro transparent |
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02 August 2008, 01:37
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I remember the Bug Joystick getting great write ups in a few magazine so I bought a pair of them. I found them horrible to use.
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11 August 2008, 05:06
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Well, I have a Gravis GamePad, and have something called a Mindscape PowerPlayer, the latter I don't have actually connected to my miggy at the moment (because the slot is occupied by the mouse...).
This site here has a nice set of really nifty old joysticks, and has another nice picture of the Mindscape PowerPlayer stick. I really liked the look of the PowerPlayer... until I actually started using it. The stick itself, it turns out, rotates on the shaft... so that as you're holding it pushed forward, in the midst of hard game play, by the bridge between thumb and pointer-finger... suddenly you find yourself going on the diagonal without meaning to. Grrr... The design would have been perfect if they'd made sure the stick didn't turn freely like that... Last edited by Nomad of Norad; 11 August 2008 at 05:10. Reason: Added part about the flaw of the second stick |
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That Tomahwak reminds me of something! Since I gave it to my friend Alkis, he keeps beating me badly in Kick Off 2... Thanks pal!
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