Weird Amiga joysticks

Fred the Fop · 09 September 2006, 10:01

Earlier I was reading a scanned issue of Amiga Format. I came across an advert (I collect retro game adverts) for a peripheral company named Cheetah.
The adverts showcased mostly joysticks.
These were really strange joysticks in the shape of Bart Simpson, The Terminator, and Batman, amoung others.
I wonder if any of you might have owned or used these things. To me they seem useless.
Included is a photo of one of them.

Ironclaw · 09 September 2006, 10:23

I have seen a Terminator joystick where the stick is the robot head, quite convenient to hold actually... but the above batman figure as a stick??... that can't be very comfy, lol..

Also... Batman must be gay as he seem to have the joystick up his but replacing it.

s2325 · 09 September 2006, 11:03

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Dastardly · 09 September 2006, 11:09

Yeah I remmeber those. I remember thinking they looked like theyd last about 5 mins as well as being uncomfortable.

I had a stick called the moonraker and you had to actually plug the stick into the base. Halfway through a game the stick would just come unattached and ruin your game.

What a pile o crap that was.

Fred the Fop · 10 September 2006, 06:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dastardly

Yeah I remmeber those. I remember thinking they looked like theyd last about 5 mins as well as being uncomfortable.

I had a stick called the moonraker and you had to actually plug the stick into the base. Halfway through a game the stick would just come unattached and ruin your game.

What a pile o crap that was.

The Moonraker movie was my fave Bond movie, the joystick...emmmm was it related to the movie or??

Photon · 10 September 2006, 19:53

s2325, those joysticks looked suspiciously mundane in comparison. Those handheld sticks are crap, but I wouldn't mind trying one like the last one (yeah... like suction cups ever work...)

Fred the Fop · 10 September 2006, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironclaw

I have seen a Terminator joystick where the stick is the robot head, quite convenient to hold actually... but the above batman figure as a stick??... that can't be very comfy, lol..

Also... Batman must be gay as he seem to have the joystick up his but replacing it.

Yeah I could see the head being grippable, but a giant Batman thing? Stupid.

musashi5150 · 10 September 2006, 21:42

Didn't Cheetah also release 'The Bug'? A little black stick with big firebuttons for 'eyes'? I always thought that looked shit, but apparently people seemed to like them in magazines...

I was never too sure about the Konix speedking either.

I always stuck to my Cheetah 125+, Competition Pro or Zipstik

Photon · 10 September 2006, 21:47

Tac-II, a Nintendo style gamepad or a hacked gamepad with a JK arcade panel (with blade switch buttons) attached to it is teh shit. (I plan to build one of the latter to play MAME and WinUAE with.)

s2325 · 25 September 2006, 13:51

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/8519/joystickvk5.jpg
I bought it very cheaply but I don't know what this gray knob do. It's not for callibration. Any ideas?

mr_0rga5m · 25 September 2006, 13:59

Tension of the shaft ?

and cue FTD/Anubis/IC

lopos2000 · 25 September 2006, 14:00

Maybe thrust control for a flight sim?

Jon Hare · 18 August 2011, 19:58

LOL@thread age

Oh well...I collect Joysticks and I own the Batman stick, the Terminator stick and also a weird hand grenade stick. Will post a pic of that soon

DDNI · 02 September 2011, 09:11

Has anyone seen this Amiga controller? I cant call it a stick as it hasn't got one. It has Warp I on the side and is entirely touch pad driven.

s2325 · 02 September 2011, 13:11

I think it's good for space shooters but not for platform games.

Cherno · 09 February 2012, 13:49

I had a special kind of joystick that was basically a 8 inch high sculpture of one of the Alien Drones from the 1986 James Cameron film "Aliens", complete with head and all down to the waist. It was awkward to handle and didn't have that nice crisp microswitch instant feedback that Competition Pros were known for.

However, it had one specific use: It was the only joystick with which I managed to beat the wall-climbing scene towards the end of "Alcatraz" (Hostage 2). You had to wiggle the joystick back and force as fast as possible, and for some reason this was only possible with this particular stick!

Even now I can vividly remember the look on my brother'S face when he saw me wigggle the joystick back and forth at lightspeed (ok, now that just sounds wrong...)

Predseda · 09 February 2012, 14:38

I also have bought Alien joy recently. I like it, although it is almost useless and I dont even know if it works.

Cherno · 09 February 2012, 15:07

Yep, that's exactly the one I had... Or still have, maybe it's lying around in the basement somewhere

Hard to believe someone else actually had the same thing.. I think I bought it on a flea market almost 20 years ago

s2325 · 18 February 2017, 14:35

dreamkatcha · 18 February 2017, 15:33

That last one is the joystick that was bundled with copies of Turrican II in Germany, though it existed in its own right before then. Very hard to come by these days.

09 September 2006, 10:01	#1
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Weird Amiga joysticks Earlier I was reading a scanned issue of Amiga Format. I came across an advert (I collect retro game adverts) for a peripheral company named Cheetah. The adverts showcased mostly joysticks. These were really strange joysticks in the shape of Bart Simpson, The Terminator, and Batman, amoung others. I wonder if any of you might have owned or used these things. To me they seem useless. Included is a photo of one of them. Attached Thumbnails

02 September 2011, 09:11	#14
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Has anyone seen this Amiga controller? I cant call it a stick as it hasn't got one. It has Warp I on the side and is entirely touch pad driven. Attached Thumbnails

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09 September 2006, 10:23	#2
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	I have seen a Terminator joystick where the stick is the robot head, quite convenient to hold actually... but the above batman figure as a stick??... that can't be very comfy, lol.. Also... Batman must be gay as he seem to have the joystick up his but replacing it.

09 September 2006, 11:03	#3
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	http://www.toytokyo.com/shopping/ind...roduct_id/3538 https://www.toytokyo.com/shopping/in...roduct_id/3520 http://perso.wanadoo.es/jaimegs/orde...ick/phasor.jpg http://i2.ebayimg.com/05/i/06/be/e4/9e_2.JPG http://homepage.ntlworld.com/danielc...ture%20039.jpg http://i6.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/57/d1/19_1_b.JPG http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...o-joystick.jpg http://free.pages.at/commodore/c64kur/kurpad.JPG

09 September 2006, 11:09	#4
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Yeah I remmeber those. I remember thinking they looked like theyd last about 5 mins as well as being uncomfortable. I had a stick called the moonraker and you had to actually plug the stick into the base. Halfway through a game the stick would just come unattached and ruin your game. What a pile o crap that was.

10 September 2006, 19:53	#6
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	s2325, those joysticks looked suspiciously mundane in comparison. Those handheld sticks are crap, but I wouldn't mind trying one like the last one (yeah... like suction cups ever work...)

10 September 2006, 21:42	#8
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	Didn't Cheetah also release 'The Bug'? A little black stick with big firebuttons for 'eyes'? I always thought that looked shit, but apparently people seemed to like them in magazines... I was never too sure about the Konix speedking either. I always stuck to my Cheetah 125+, Competition Pro or Zipstik

10 September 2006, 21:47	#9
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Tac-II, a Nintendo style gamepad or a hacked gamepad with a JK arcade panel (with blade switch buttons) attached to it is teh shit. (I plan to build one of the latter to play MAME and WinUAE with.)

25 September 2006, 13:51	#10
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/8519/joystickvk5.jpg I bought it very cheaply but I don't know what this gray knob do. It's not for callibration. Any ideas?

25 September 2006, 13:59	#11
mr_0rga5m Tik Gora :D Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Round yo momma's Posts: 1,273	Tension of the shaft ? and cue FTD/Anubis/IC

25 September 2006, 14:00	#12
lopos2000 Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cider is best In The West Posts: 1,238	Maybe thrust control for a flight sim?

18 August 2011, 19:58	#13
Jon Hare Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 49	LOL@thread age Oh well...I collect Joysticks and I own the Batman stick, the Terminator stick and also a weird hand grenade stick. Will post a pic of that soon

02 September 2011, 13:11	#15
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I think it's good for space shooters but not for platform games.

09 February 2012, 13:49	#16
Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	I had a special kind of joystick that was basically a 8 inch high sculpture of one of the Alien Drones from the 1986 James Cameron film "Aliens", complete with head and all down to the waist. It was awkward to handle and didn't have that nice crisp microswitch instant feedback that Competition Pros were known for. However, it had one specific use: It was the only joystick with which I managed to beat the wall-climbing scene towards the end of "Alcatraz" (Hostage 2). You had to wiggle the joystick back and force as fast as possible, and for some reason this was only possible with this particular stick! Even now I can vividly remember the look on my brother'S face when he saw me wigggle the joystick back and forth at lightspeed (ok, now that just sounds wrong...)

09 February 2012, 14:38	#17
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	I also have bought Alien joy recently. I like it, although it is almost useless and I dont even know if it works.

09 February 2012, 15:07	#18
Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	Yep, that's exactly the one I had... Or still have, maybe it's lying around in the basement somewhere Hard to believe someone else actually had the same thing.. I think I bought it on a flea market almost 20 years ago

18 February 2017, 14:35	#19
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789

18 February 2017, 15:33	#20
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	That last one is the joystick that was bundled with copies of Turrican II in Germany, though it existed in its own right before then. Very hard to come by these days.

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