How many buttons joystick/joypad You use(d) with Amiga?

Solo Kazuki · 10 July 2020, 19:46

Since there is PC poll about this, maybe should be also for Amiga?

There are some games supporting more than one button, so such poll have sense. Joystick/joypads available for Amiga are/were with one, two, three and seven (CD32 ones and compatible) buttons.

Please consider maximum number of buttons that You used.

Paulee_Bow · 10 July 2020, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solo Kazuki

Since there is PC poll about this, maybe should be also for Amiga?

There are some games supporting more than one button, so such poll have sense. Joystick/joypads available for Amiga are/were with one, two, three and seven (CD32 ones and compatible) buttons.

Please consider maximum number of buttons that You used.

I mainly use a master system pad, so two buttons. I have a little plugin board that can remap button two to “up” which is absolutely amazing!

I also have a black and pink zip stick where the two buttons are both wired the same.

Nobby_UK · 11 July 2020, 10:02

Competition Pro CD32 Pad here...

When used on the Amiga Test Kit program
can't get the 3rd button indicator to activate

Anybody else notice this ?

phx · 11 July 2020, 10:19

Dozens of Competiton Pro with one button. Why do you need more? It's an Amiga, where games can be played intuitively without learning button-assignments.

Solo Kazuki · 11 July 2020, 11:37

Excuse me, but there are games where You must use not only one button, where You must also use keyboard. Using joy with more buttons is more comfortable in this case.

Using just one button makes Amiga primitive hardware. As You said it's Amiga, not ZX...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

When used on the Amiga Test Kit program
can't get the 3rd button indicator to activate

Anybody else notice this ?

Maybe it's because CD32 joypad is working differently than normal joys. More buttons are encoded to serial protocol, in normal joys it's only direct port pins linking.
Third button for joy is even more rarer than third button for mouse. There are just few games which support it.

11 July 2020, 21:33

used a 1 button back in the day but use a 2 button and a 7 button now.

Daedalus · 11 July 2020, 22:32

Even back in my Atari 8-bit days, the single button thing was a limitation, and I modified some stick to be 2-button for games that supported it (usually by having a 2nd joystick plugged in).

On the Amiga I didn't play all that many joystick-only games, but I used (and still use) a single-button stick for some games that only use one button. Wherever possible however, I used multiple buttons. A CD32 controller was the main multi-button controller for me, and an analogue joystick that had 4 buttons.

RuySan · 11 July 2020, 23:01

I had a master system pad that I used with games that supported more than one button. I remember finishing bc kid with it. But for the most part I used a Quickjoy Megastar which had one button only

gimbal · 13 July 2020, 12:21

Well now. As I said in the PC thread I did burn through a plethora of joysticks, but we always returned to the good old one button Arcade stick since we all loved it

This one specifically: https://www.commodore-info.com/joyst...ade/en/desktop

So for the entire lifetime of my Amiga, I only had only one button to play with (with the occasional press on the keyboard, like in Turrican). Usually it was enough, only for games like Mortal Kombat did it feel like a limiting factor.

jeff b00toNic · 13 July 2020, 16:35

Used to play all games with one button joysticks back in the day.

Now I'm using a modified Multi-Function joystick with 2 buttons,

no joypads at all since I'm only interested in shmups these days.

I suck at shmups using joypads

Torti-the-Smurf · 13 July 2020, 16:40

Hmm, I use a Sega Mega Drive Pad - basicly 2 buttons (so i voted for 2 button)
But i made a Button A = Up mod - so , it would be 3 buttons

hmm

manossg · 13 July 2020, 16:41

One button for my real Amiga, for emulation I always use up for jump, but take advantage of the 2nd button for some beat'em ups or where the second button can be used instead of space for a special power.

I am also allergic to joypads.

nikosidis · 13 July 2020, 17:29

I would say 3 button if possible like Turrican, Alladin. I have wired a button to joystick, up. That way I have a jump button when needed. First when CD32 pad came, Commodore made support for many buttons. Just like one mention before in this thread, it depends on game.
1 button can be enough, most games it is not. I would say 2 button cover most.

Juz400 · 15 July 2020, 18:57

On the A500 and A1200 I had 2 comp pro joysticks, one I modded to have 2 fire buttons.
I did make a joypad before then as very good freinds of mine had a Toshiba HX10 MSX, many hours put into Nemesis 1 and 2, then needed a device to play Salamander with 2 players!!

I bought a CD32 with just a PSU last year, had to blitz the local 2nd hand stores to find a joystick/pad. Lucky me, the local CEX had a megadrive pad, cleaned and modded it to work.

Brick Nash · 16 July 2020, 10:54

I have my original SNES pads which are hooked up via a USB converter to my computer. I use them for just about everything, including Amiga. For me, they are the best game pads ever made, although "Up to Jump" is a pain, but joy2key sorts that out.

I have a six button Megadrive pad too which I'm using at the moment for gamedev.

I also have a Quickshot Maverick 1 joystick, which Ironically doesn't seem to map the second button correctly.

gimbal · 16 July 2020, 11:11

Up to jump on a gamepad is not great for most games indeed, but when I was using my Arcade stick it was incredibly intuitive.

Solo Kazuki · 16 July 2020, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brick Nash

I have a six button Megadrive pad too which I'm using at the moment for gamedev.

Actually, Megadrive pads have four or seven buttons, there is no six buttons one.

Similar as for CD32 joypad, many people forget that play/start is also button...

str0m · 16 July 2020, 12:05

Pair of KTRL pads for me, simply remap up to a button for jump when required

Brick Nash · 16 July 2020, 12:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solo Kazuki

Actually, Megadrive pads have four or seven buttons, there is no six buttons one.

Similar as for CD32 joypad, many people forget that play/start is also button...

I don't count the Start button as it's rarely used in actual gameplay except to pause.

gimbal · 23 July 2020, 17:11

I went to visit a colleague the other day. I spotted a box labelled "Atari". So I asked. "Why is that box labelled Atari"? The answer "Because it contains Atari machines." After opening it up, I literally fell flat on my ass.

There was my old friend, hiding in a box!

View Poll Results: How many buttons joystick/joypad You use(d) with Amiga?
Joystick/joypad with just one button	13	30.95%
Joystick/joypad with two buttons	9	21.43%
Joystick/joypad with three buttons	4	9.52%
Joystick/joypad with seven buttons (CD32 or compatible)	16	38.10%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

10 July 2020, 19:46	#1
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	How many buttons joystick/joypad You use(d) with Amiga? Since there is PC poll about this, maybe should be also for Amiga? There are some games supporting more than one button, so such poll have sense. Joystick/joypads available for Amiga are/were with one, two, three and seven (CD32 ones and compatible) buttons. Please consider maximum number of buttons that You used. Last edited by Solo Kazuki; 10 July 2020 at 19:53.

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11 July 2020, 10:02	#3
Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,595	Competition Pro CD32 Pad here... When used on the Amiga Test Kit program can't get the 3rd button indicator to activate Anybody else notice this ?

11 July 2020, 10:19	#4
phx Natteravn Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Herford / Germany Posts: 2,496	Dozens of Competiton Pro with one button. Why do you need more? It's an Amiga, where games can be played intuitively without learning button-assignments.

11 July 2020, 21:33	#6
xubidoo Posts: n/a	used a 1 button back in the day but use a 2 button and a 7 button now.

11 July 2020, 22:32	#7
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	Even back in my Atari 8-bit days, the single button thing was a limitation, and I modified some stick to be 2-button for games that supported it (usually by having a 2nd joystick plugged in). On the Amiga I didn't play all that many joystick-only games, but I used (and still use) a single-button stick for some games that only use one button. Wherever possible however, I used multiple buttons. A CD32 controller was the main multi-button controller for me, and an analogue joystick that had 4 buttons.

11 July 2020, 23:01	#8
RuySan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portugal Age: 42 Posts: 139	I had a master system pad that I used with games that supported more than one button. I remember finishing bc kid with it. But for the most part I used a Quickjoy Megastar which had one button only

13 July 2020, 12:21	#9
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,905	Well now. As I said in the PC thread I did burn through a plethora of joysticks, but we always returned to the good old one button Arcade stick since we all loved it This one specifically: https://www.commodore-info.com/joyst...ade/en/desktop So for the entire lifetime of my Amiga, I only had only one button to play with (with the occasional press on the keyboard, like in Turrican). Usually it was enough, only for games like Mortal Kombat did it feel like a limiting factor.

13 July 2020, 16:35	#10
jeff b00toNic Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Arnsberg Germany Age: 45 Posts: 192	Used to play all games with one button joysticks back in the day. Now I'm using a modified Multi-Function joystick with 2 buttons, no joypads at all since I'm only interested in shmups these days. I suck at shmups using joypads

13 July 2020, 16:40	#11
Torti-the-Smurf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Earth Posts: 1,058	Hmm, I use a Sega Mega Drive Pad - basicly 2 buttons (so i voted for 2 button) But i made a Button A = Up mod - so , it would be 3 buttons hmm

13 July 2020, 16:41	#12
manossg Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Greece Posts: 992	One button for my real Amiga, for emulation I always use up for jump, but take advantage of the 2nd button for some beat'em ups or where the second button can be used instead of space for a special power. I am also allergic to joypads.

13 July 2020, 17:29	#13
nikosidis Registered User Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: oslo/norway Posts: 1,607	I would say 3 button if possible like Turrican, Alladin. I have wired a button to joystick, up. That way I have a jump button when needed. First when CD32 pad came, Commodore made support for many buttons. Just like one mention before in this thread, it depends on game. 1 button can be enough, most games it is not. I would say 2 button cover most.

15 July 2020, 18:57	#14
Juz400 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: London Posts: 125	On the A500 and A1200 I had 2 comp pro joysticks, one I modded to have 2 fire buttons. I did make a joypad before then as very good freinds of mine had a Toshiba HX10 MSX, many hours put into Nemesis 1 and 2, then needed a device to play Salamander with 2 players!! I bought a CD32 with just a PSU last year, had to blitz the local 2nd hand stores to find a joystick/pad. Lucky me, the local CEX had a megadrive pad, cleaned and modded it to work.

16 July 2020, 10:54	#15
Brick Nash Prototron Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 411	I have my original SNES pads which are hooked up via a USB converter to my computer. I use them for just about everything, including Amiga. For me, they are the best game pads ever made, although "Up to Jump" is a pain, but joy2key sorts that out. I have a six button Megadrive pad too which I'm using at the moment for gamedev. I also have a Quickshot Maverick 1 joystick, which Ironically doesn't seem to map the second button correctly.

16 July 2020, 11:11	#16
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,905	Up to jump on a gamepad is not great for most games indeed, but when I was using my Arcade stick it was incredibly intuitive.

16 July 2020, 12:05	#18
str0m Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 264	Pair of KTRL pads for me, simply remap up to a button for jump when required

23 July 2020, 17:11	#20
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,905	I went to visit a colleague the other day. I spotted a box labelled "Atari". So I asked. "Why is that box labelled Atari"? The answer "Because it contains Atari machines." After opening it up, I literally fell flat on my ass. There was my old friend, hiding in a box!

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