Re: Apple IIGS Joystick Port Problem

["Tempest" <tempest@atariprotos.com>]

OK I figured it out. My joystick was just out of alignment.  I used a
testing problem and was able to recalibrate it and now it seems to work
normally.  False alarm!


On Jan 7, 9:44 pm, "Tempest" <temp...@atariprotos.com> wrote:
> I have an odd problem with my joystick port on my Apple IIGS.  It seems
> that the joystick won't go right (or rather the games won't detect the
> joystick moving right).  At first I thought it might be a bad joystick
> (I'm using a MACH III) but it works just fine on my Apple IIe, and I
> also tested a standard Apple II joystick (Apple brand) on the IIGS with
> the same results.  I then thought that it might be a problem with the
> IIGS itself, but I tested it on another IIGS and I have the same
> problem.
>
> The joystick tester in System 6.0.1 seems to detect right movement, but
> games don't.  So far I've only tested Warlock and most of the Sierra
> games, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to have the same problem in the
> rest of the games I own.  Is this a known problem?  Is there some sort
> of conflict with one of my cards?  My original IIGS is pretty loaded,
> but the second IIGS I tested it on was basically empty.  I also tested
> a joystick that plugged directly into the paddle port (a MACH II) and
> it worked just fine so I'm fairly sure that it has something to do with
> the joystick port itself.  
> 
> Any ideas?