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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Gaming => Topic started by: odin on August 03, 2005, 03:02:24 PM

Title: SensiSoccer in embedded plugin form
Post by: odin on August 03, 2005, 03:02:24 PM

I just discovered that Sensi has had the same treatment as Atari 2600 games and the C64. Shame they put it into 2 Megadrive alike controllers, I hate joypads :-\. Cool shirt though, however not quite my size =).

Clickety-click (http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1108#shirt)

Title: Re: SensiSoccer in embedded plugin form
Post by: Leifern on August 03, 2005, 03:24:45 PM

Hey..I think thats great..And i think Sinsi plays great on a joypad, but thats a matter of taste.

Title: Re: SensiSoccer in embedded plugin form
Post by: krize on August 03, 2005, 04:32:47 PM

Wow, really cool! It also got cannon fodder and megalomania (dont know how they play with a pad though)..

I want this!!

Title: Re: SensiSoccer in embedded plugin form
Post by: Dan on August 03, 2005, 07:19:09 PM

It is probably running on the Megadrive-in-a joypad hardware8-). Sensi plays best with The Bug:-D, but pads is reasonable.

Title: Re: SensiSoccer in embedded plugin form
Post by: guest1955 on August 03, 2005, 08:41:24 PM

I love the idea; just wish that a company would produce joysticks with Amiga and Speccy hardware.

@Dan

I never got much success with the Bug joystick. Maybe I am unlucky but with the two that I purchased, both seemed to miss one of the diagonal directions which left it unusable to me. Is this a common design fault or does yours work flawlessly?

(Edit: obviously I don't mean to imply that there were 8 micro switches in the Bug either- I mean that it couldn't catch both in one corner)

Title: Re: SensiSoccer in embedded plugin form
Post by: Dan on August 03, 2005, 10:01:14 PM

OT:
The Bug is very fragile, nothing like TAC-2.
My first one broke down with exactly the problem you described plus one of the fire-buttons stopped working.
It´s great for speed and accuracy tough. And the grip means that to fire with the right thumb is a really effortless move, no nintendo-thumb.:-D

And its hard to by secondhand, either it´s broken or close to it or your lucky and its like new because the former owner disliked the design.

Title: Re: SensiSoccer in embedded plugin form
Post by: InTheSand on August 04, 2005, 02:02:31 AM

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tangletown wrote:
I love the idea; just wish that a company would produce joysticks with Amiga and Speccy hardware.

Amiga hardware might be out of reach due to the cost of re-engineering, but Speccy hardware should easily be possible and I too would love to see one of those - especially if it's done in the same style as the C64 DTV and is hackable!

Amstrad, the current owner of the Spectrum design, currently produces a range of Internet-capable phones (UK only) as well as a colour video phone. Amusingly enough, these have ZX Spectrum compatibility built in. Not sure if this is done in hardware or through emulation.

A brief review is here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/15/amstrad_e3_launch (and more info is on http://www.amstrad.co.uk).

In any case, the Spectrum's hardware is so simple when compared to the likes of the C64, it should be a relatively easy thing to re-engineer...

Here's hoping!

 - Ali