Today I completed my "evaluation" of the AmigaKit joystick.
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=52&products_id=1172Mine is the version with the buttons on the left hand, and the joystick on the right.
My "evaluation" was - specifically - playing the Great Joystick Destroyer known as Speedball II.
This morning I completed it.
Straight to the top of Division I, first attempt. I even managed to slaughter Super Nashwan by over 200 points (which, naturally, involved a lot of blood and ice cream). His centre-forwards didn't stand a chance.
My only complaint is that the plastic isn't rounded off vertically. This means that resting my left hand on the joystick while battering the fire buttons ends up chafing somewhat, causing a bit of soreness. I think a bit of rubber would do wonders here. I may put a bit of vinyl insulating tape down the edge to stop this happening in future.
The important thing, though, is that the joystick survived as good as new, despite a lot of bloodshed from the rival teams. As someone who has destroyed many an "indestructible" joystick playing Speedball II, I believe this counts for something!
"Review" over. Hope it helps someone.
