New Amiga Joystick from AmigaKit.com

[Thorham]

but the Amiga only supports two buttons.

Not true, it supports three without any additional electronics, and I've seen this work. You can find the registers in the hardware docs.

There are basically four direction lines and three button lines on the joystick/mouse port, and that's the reason why third buttons on mice work without any additional programming/electronics.

Really, check it out.

[Thorham]

Wel IIRC the joyport of the CD32 isn't any different to the Amiga 500, it's only being read differently. The same counts for the 6 button Sega Megadrive joystick.

What I meant is that you can read the third button in the same way as the other two. No need for special code. Also, for more than three buttons, extra electronics are needed.

[Thorham]

This does need three buttons. Why is it that EVERY Amiga joystick ever made, including this one, has fewer buttons than what the hardware supports directly, without electronics or special code? I really don't understand that

[Thorham]

How many Amiga games support 3 buttons?

Not many. Why? Because Amiga joysticks started out as SINGLE button joysticks

How many games support two buttons?
Not many. Why? Because Amiga joysticks started out as SINGLE button joysticks

Amigas support three buttons, so joysticks need three buttons. Not two, not one, THREE.

[Thorham]

If we implement three button version, the case will need to be wider

Judging by the photograph on page one it seems that with some proper positioning you can easily fit three buttons and make them easy to access. Might be the perspective, though.

the extra button will also add to the price.

Were talking $1.40 here. Is that really a problem?