Sure it may be great, but for jump and guns/runs? Feels rather awkward:/
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lydon_feen@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Quickshot!
The greatest joystick ever made, ever, period. Ever.
Such a classic! I had one with my ZX Spectrum.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 week ago
lydon_feen@lemm.ee 1 week ago
It’s a classic joystick, and works fine. I was being hyperbolic purely in the name of nostalgia. :)
DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 week ago
I see :)
Deebster@infosec.pub 1 week ago
They always used to break for us, and we’d have to go back to the trusty Competition Pro
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DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 week ago
Mine always misalign after a while, so that I can’t get input when I push the stick forward.
I just ordered a sega master system controller, should be fully compatible.
The Competition Pro is great :)
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I would avoid using a Sega gamepad with a Commodore computer. 1. the pinouts are different, especially where the +5V line is. 2. Master System controllers have pull-up resistors, where Atari standard controllers just leave pins floating. This can screw with the keyboard. Apparently some controllers use active circuitry which require the +5V line. I have even heard of them borking the CIA chip in the Commodore.
My advice would be to get a proper controller that has internal microswitches rather than the cheaper contacts that wear out.
f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
I thought this only applied to Mega Drive/Genesis controllers, as many two-button joysticks back in the day were advertised as compatible with “Atari, Commodore, and Sega”.
I opened my Master System controller (Model 3020) and verified that there are no resistors or components, and the Sega’s +5V pin (pin 5), and the C64’s +5V pin (pin 7) are the two wires that are not connected to anything. So this particular pad is safe. Other pads may be wired differently!
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DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 week ago
Mhm so you know a gamepad that’s fully compatible with the ç64? Playing jump and runs with a joystick just feels so utterly wrong.
HairyHarry@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It truly is. Also, IF those micro switches for the buttons ever broke, you could easily replace them.
DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 week ago
That statement kinda works with every tech from that era, no?