Quickshot Python: crap joystick or crappest joystick ever? - Page 3

gimbal · 07 June 2008, 17:30

huh? Who there call my name?

Zetr0 · 08 June 2008, 03:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

You lot are ghay

I think you may find that had been copyrighted by either Dizzy or Keropi... sorry buddy....

blade002 · 08 June 2008, 05:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muzkat

I don't know why...but that sounded abit sexual, with "wrapping your hand around a large base...very responsive Python" and so on. Certain members of this board may get excited.

Are you trying to hint something to me Muzkat, you little Tiger you!!..

Dastardly · 08 June 2008, 17:56

I had a Python (not the microswitched version) and I thought it was alright at the time.
The Zipstick is my fave though and is scientifically proven to be the best joystick.

@Bippy
I had one of those Bugs and found it completely unusable! A case of form over function.

BippyM · 08 June 2008, 18:01

@Dast: THe bug was fab.. I guess it's like marmite

Cammy · 09 June 2008, 21:00

I have one of these Pythons, but it's broken so I can't test it to see how good it is, however there's one at Cash Converters for $2.70 so I might buy it and test it out.

BippyM · 09 June 2008, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cammy

I have one of these Pythons, but it's broken so I can't test it to see how good it is, however there's one at Cash Converters for $2.70 so I might buy it and test it out.

If it is the non-microswitched one then don't bother *Get the Python 1M*

Sune Salminen · 09 June 2008, 21:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calgor

@THB

The joystick will not turn the car/fighter any faster by pushing harder to the left or right.

THANK YOU. And, much in the same vein, it IS in fact possible to point to something on a monitor without actually touching the screen with your fat, greasy fingertip.

lol

Paul_s · 09 June 2008, 22:26

I thought I was the only one!

Many a time I would've loved to snap the controller off with my bare fists. Lump of carp!

However, I do love QuickJoy

Thorham · 10 June 2008, 00:42

I voted 'crap', because all digital controlers are crap

except this one, which is the very best

And nothing you guys can say will change my mind

TCD · 10 June 2008, 00:44

There can be only one

Retro-Nerd · 10 June 2008, 00:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

There can be only one

So true!!

EmuChicken · 10 June 2008, 07:21

uh... my friend had one on his amstrad... it broke... I bought one... it was broke on arrival...

my god, it definately deserves "crap" for reliability... on the other hand, the quickshot thing I have now (and for the past 12 years) is the best thing since sliced bread... better than anything on the market tbh

blade002 · 10 June 2008, 09:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

There can be only one

Has this thing got Autofire ? My thumb now cracks from the Atari joystick on the 2600, so without autofire, this joystick would be an absolute burden!.

EmuChicken · 10 June 2008, 11:38

the one in the picture has.. I got the usb version ;-)

TCD · 10 June 2008, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmuChicken

the one in the picture has.. I got the usb version ;-)

Me too

(two of them) and the original Amiga version (a bunch of them). IIRC the Amiga ones all have autofire. It's really a great joystick blade, TCD and Retro-Nerd approved

Monsterland · 10 June 2008, 13:42

These where really really crap. I know they're Atari's but somehow I always had a couple around in case something was wrong with my beloved "The Arcade" sticks and boy do they suck. They hurt your hand, the firebutton feels clumsy and the stick above all feels so unresponsive. Horrible, whoever designed this peace of shit should find work in a completely different branche.

Photon · 10 June 2008, 13:55

Well, this was a budget joystick back then. Don't expect super sturdiness for $25

But these pilot grip joysticks work surprisingly well for shoot'em-ups. But I prefer to have a button in the joystick base.

The little joysticks that were held like water pistols with a knobby knob knob joy on top were more deserving of a hate poll. Absolutely good for not a single game.

For Amiga, my faves are Tac-2, Maverick (QS-162), any decent Megadrive controller, and my ultimate one: my home built arcade joystick!

I really recommend anyone who owns a soldering gun to take a 400x100mm sheet of steel or alu, buy proper stubby SuperJoy (not made anymore, but Happ Controls have a similar replacement http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/super_joy.htm), make some holes, and add some buttons (preferably blade switched Bally type, don't seem to be made anymore)... put the panel across your knee and spank it

Such a panel is really the only universal control I've found - shoot'em-ups, platformers, Pac-Man type games, fighting, racing games all become more enjoyable and easier.

Retro-Nerd · 10 June 2008, 17:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by blade002

Has this thing got Autofire ? My thumb now cracks from the Atari joystick on the 2600, so without autofire, this joystick would be an absolute burden!.

The newer CP sticks have no autofire, sadly. I'm not sure about the old ones from the 80s/90s, can't remember it exactly.

TCD · 10 June 2008, 17:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

The newer CP sticks have no autofire, sadly. I'm not sure about the old ones from the 80s/90s, can't remember it exactly.

I'm now at home and had a look. I have 7 CP's (5 out of order

) and 2 have autofire. The USB version for PCs have autofire for sure.

View Poll Results: Quickshot Python
Crap joystick?	49	44.14%
Crappest joystick ever?	15	13.51%
Great Joystick	20	18.02%
Greatest Joystick EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!	27	24.32%
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07 June 2008, 17:30	#41
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,917	huh? Who there call my name?

08 June 2008, 17:56	#44
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	I had a Python (not the microswitched version) and I thought it was alright at the time. The Zipstick is my fave though and is scientifically proven to be the best joystick. @Bippy I had one of those Bugs and found it completely unusable! A case of form over function.

08 June 2008, 18:01	#45
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	@Dast: THe bug was fab.. I guess it's like marmite

09 June 2008, 21:00	#46
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	I have one of these Pythons, but it's broken so I can't test it to see how good it is, however there's one at Cash Converters for $2.70 so I might buy it and test it out.

09 June 2008, 22:26	#49
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,335	I thought I was the only one! Many a time I would've loved to snap the controller off with my bare fists. Lump of carp! However, I do love QuickJoy

10 June 2008, 00:42	#50
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 3,761	I voted 'crap', because all digital controlers are crap except this one, which is the very best And nothing you guys can say will change my mind

10 June 2008, 00:44	#51
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,589	There can be only one

10 June 2008, 07:21	#53
EmuChicken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nagoya, Japan (moved!) Age: 41 Posts: 746	uh... my friend had one on his amstrad... it broke... I bought one... it was broke on arrival... my god, it definately deserves "crap" for reliability... on the other hand, the quickshot thing I have now (and for the past 12 years) is the best thing since sliced bread... better than anything on the market tbh

10 June 2008, 11:38	#55
EmuChicken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nagoya, Japan (moved!) Age: 41 Posts: 746	the one in the picture has.. I got the usb version ;-)

10 June 2008, 13:42	#57
Monsterland Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 48 Posts: 208	These where really really crap. I know they're Atari's but somehow I always had a couple around in case something was wrong with my beloved "The Arcade" sticks and boy do they suck. They hurt your hand, the firebutton feels clumsy and the stick above all feels so unresponsive. Horrible, whoever designed this peace of shit should find work in a completely different branche.

10 June 2008, 13:55	#58
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,604	Well, this was a budget joystick back then. Don't expect super sturdiness for $25 But these pilot grip joysticks work surprisingly well for shoot'em-ups. But I prefer to have a button in the joystick base. The little joysticks that were held like water pistols with a knobby knob knob joy on top were more deserving of a hate poll. Absolutely good for not a single game. For Amiga, my faves are Tac-2, Maverick (QS-162), any decent Megadrive controller, and my ultimate one: my home built arcade joystick! I really recommend anyone who owns a soldering gun to take a 400x100mm sheet of steel or alu, buy proper stubby SuperJoy (not made anymore, but Happ Controls have a similar replacement http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/super_joy.htm), make some holes, and add some buttons (preferably blade switched Bally type, don't seem to be made anymore)... put the panel across your knee and spank it Such a panel is really the only universal control I've found - shoot'em-ups, platformers, Pac-Man type games, fighting, racing games all become more enjoyable and easier.

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