mono Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) It's impossible nobody noticed so far new joystick project: https://uni-joy.com It looks very promissing, however I'd be happy once it has autofire and joy2b+ additionally. Edit: It was noticed and commented a bit on AmigaForum https://www.ppa.pl/forum/amiga/43502/nowy-joystick-do-amigi-na-db9-i-usb Edited October 17, 2021 by mono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Button on top of the stick - that's probably the number one turnoff for me. A mate had one of those Wico ones with the flight type stick and button only on the top, nobody wanted to use it. I've got the 3 swappable handles one with button on top and base - the top button has been used maybe 100 times in 37 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mono Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 I agree. I prefer button under second finger or eventually at the bottom of joystick as it is on original Atari CX40, however I'm aware it's a power of habit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 My preference would be for 2 extra fire buttons using the POT inputs. Sure, next to nothing supports it but there's potential that it could become a standard, and motivate new developers to use it and of course old games could be modified to take advantage of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eyvind Bernhardsen Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Rybags said: My preference would be for 2 extra fire buttons using the POT inputs. Sure, next to nothing supports it but there's potential that it could become a standard, and motivate new developers to use it and of course old games could be modified to take advantage of it. That’s what Joy2b+ is all about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhusak Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 10/17/2021 at 10:07 PM, Eyvind Bernhardsen said: That’s what Joy2b+ is all about. Uni-joy will have optional 3 buttons on pins 5 and 9. I am the programmer of the Uni-Joy firmware. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) And the more new types of joysticks we get, the more programmer's either have to program games to support, or guess which is the one to support. Joy2B+ has already been around a few years and has hacks and new games that take advantage of it. I've already modded 3 controllers for this standard. I'm not going have a different joystick for every multi-button game. So the SNES controller project (I hate SNES controllers so I can't even remember the name of this one)...that's a negatory...the uni-joy...negatory...I'll stick with the one that came first and already has the most support. Thanks but no thanks. Oh, and by the way, the Joy2B+ (what the + stands for in the name) also has a 3-button version, I made one of them too. (one out of the 3) Edited June 14, 2022 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) SNES controller is called SNACK... and it's amazing Playing The Last Squadron is fantastic and also moving around in Final Assault and the 128K 3D raycasting engine demo - with all the mapped out buttons for weapon cycling, maps, etc etc, (and in the latter demo enabling fast turn and run) - is a joy. love it! Edited June 14, 2022 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peri Noid Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) If you're interrested in this project, you may consider signing up to the pre-lauch campaign here. The campaign needs 1000 followers to really start. I'm not involved in it at all but the firmware is being written by @jhusak. Edited June 14, 2022 by Peri Noid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Gunstar said: So the SNES controller project (I hate SNES controllers so I can't even remember the name of this one)...that's a negatory. There are several SNES controller projects, but just in case you mean "SNACK", it sounds that you are not aware that it is fully Joy2B+ compatible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) So just name that product line the JOYxB series , so long as what follow uses the same programming template the number of buttons is flexible. If someone comes up with a better multi-button joystick that uses less programming or cycles to decode and is the same or more flexible, let them have at it. Edited June 14, 2022 by _The Doctor__ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Fire button on top, no no no... As Rybags said a while back, no one liked the WICO, when I tried one I found myself accidentally making the stick point up in the action of pressing the button.. Fancy a Snack tho...SNES pad is pretty good.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 you go whacko to use a wico... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Mclaneinc said: Fire button on top, no no no... As Rybags said a while back, no one liked the WICO, when I tried one I found myself accidentally making the stick point up in the action of pressing the button.. Fancy a Snack tho...SNES pad is pretty good.. Bullshit man - do you people not have working thumbs? CX-40 makes you use a thumb for fire, but in an awkward position. Here, I can use trigger finger, or thumb. Best joystick I ever used - still using my same one from 1985. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 5 hours ago, _The Doctor__ said: you go whacko to use a wico... Of course - Wico made the infamous butt plug joystick as well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Hello guys 17 minutes ago, Stephen said: Of course - Wico made the infamous butt plug joystick as well. Now imagine what that would look like. Especially in conjunction with a multijoy interface. And taking into account that most of us have reached an age, where our hips aren't as flexible as they used to be. Sincerely Mathy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: SNES controller is called SNACK... and it's amazing Playing The Last Squadron is fantastic and also moving around in Final Assault and the 128K 3D raycasting engine demo - with all the mapped out buttons for weapon cycling, maps, etc etc, (and in the latter demo enabling fast turn and run) - is a joy. love it! I'm glad to hear that it's Joy2B+ compatible, I've no idea if that's the SNES controller project I'm referring too or one of the others, apparently, I thought there was only one. But I have a larger Sega Mega Drive/Genesis controller that is Joy2B+ modified and I guarantee, with never having use the SNES controller for The Last Squadron, that the MD controller is everything for that game that you claim the SNES controller to be, but due to it's larger size it's comfortable in my hands and I don't cramp up like with NES, SMS, 7800 pro&pad, or the smaller version of the Panasonic 3DO controllers. The SNES, being slightly larger, like the early P3DO controllers, is just barely large enough to feel comfortable in my hands, but I already have the SMD/Genesis controller which is even more comfortable to me. And a flight stick, and a 2-button Wico CC joystick, all already modified, so I've no need for an SNES controller that I have to give a new plug to as well to fit in my 8-bits. So "SNACK" as far as I'm concerned IS just the Joy2B+ project, just more work involved creating it than the others. My Sega MD/Genesis controller play FANTASTICALLY with A8 Space Harrier by the way, feels just like I'm playing it on a Genesis, though I prefer the A8 version because I respect it's use of the hardware available, which in what it's accomplishing with the hardware puts all 16-bit versions to shame, bringing them down to size in a sense, even if graphics (at least on the SMD/Genesis) is closer to the arcade. Edited June 15, 2022 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyTomorrow Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 14 hours ago, Mclaneinc said: Fire button on top, no no no... Did you visit at least the uni-joy website? I don't think so. I don't know why do you guys think it's only button on top if it's not. This joystick is for those who like classic joysticks and don't want to overpay for old joysticks on auctions and those who want durable joysticks. You don't have to buy it, but at least don't write unverified information about it. We should be glad that new projects of this and other types for retro-computers are emerging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Incorrect, I know it has multiple fire buttons, but I personally don't like a button on top.. As for unverified, nope, when I visited the site it had a fire button on top.. Please don't reply with un thought out replies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 11 hours ago, Stephen said: Bullshit man - do you people not have working thumbs? CX-40 makes you use a thumb for fire, but in an awkward position. Here, I can use trigger finger, or thumb. Best joystick I ever used - still using my same one from 1985. Bah, you boys from up in the hills have strange thumbs!! Even if fighter pilots use joysticks with a button on top, I still hate it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 14 hours ago, Stephen said: Bullshit man - do you people not have working thumbs? Some of us don't have good working thumbs that's why I currently use a Buffalo USB pad I can no longer use Atari joysticks either ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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