Comments on: Age-old debate: Joystick versus other controllers http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/age-old-debate-joystick-versus-other-controllers-64/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:18:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: math http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/age-old-debate-joystick-versus-other-controllers-64/comment-page-1/#comment-13893 math Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:17:23 +0000 http://www.re-retro.com/2008/08/28/age-old-debate-joystick-versus-other-controllers/#comment-13893 I remember very vividly my atari 2600 days and hating the joystick. It was so un-sensitive that I would want to throw the darn thing. (ok so I probably did throw it a few times.) I spent the better part of my childhood using the d-pad, but now that I think about it I'm not sure it was much better. I don't remember hating the paddle, but I guess I just didn't realize how much better gaming could be with a better input device. It was the playstation and its sort of thumb sized d-pad joystick combination that showed me what a paddle could be. Since then I'm not real fond of the d-pad anymore. I remember very vividly my atari 2600 days and hating the joystick. It was so un-sensitive that I would want to throw the darn thing. (ok so I probably did throw it a few times.) I spent the better part of my childhood using the d-pad, but now that I think about it I’m not sure it was much better. I don’t remember hating the paddle, but I guess I just didn’t realize how much better gaming could be with a better input device. It was the playstation and its sort of thumb sized d-pad joystick combination that showed me what a paddle could be. Since then I’m not real fond of the d-pad anymore.

]]> By: Mark Stevens http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/age-old-debate-joystick-versus-other-controllers-64/comment-page-1/#comment-13670 Mark Stevens Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:55:21 +0000 http://www.re-retro.com/2008/08/28/age-old-debate-joystick-versus-other-controllers/#comment-13670 I definitely prefer gamepads for the majority of my gaming needs, although a decent joystick is essential for some of the space combat sims and flight sims on the PC. Favourite controller of all-time? My Atari Pro-Line served me well for about three generations of gaming hardware, although these days I couldn't live without my Logitech Wingman Cordless. I definitely prefer gamepads for the majority of my gaming needs, although a decent joystick is essential for some of the space combat sims and flight sims on the PC.

Favourite controller of all-time? My Atari Pro-Line served me well for about three generations of gaming hardware, although these days I couldn’t live without my Logitech Wingman Cordless.

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