Re: Apple iigs joystick help which port?

[Rockin' Kat <rockinkat@thecowsaysmoo.org>]

On 10/28/11 11:22 PM, Kevin Dady wrote:
> On Oct 29, 1:08 am, Rockin' Kat<rockin...@thecowsaysmoo.org>  wrote:
> > you're looking for an Apple II joystick... In addition to ebay, you
> > could also post that you're looking for an Apple II joystick in
> > comp.sys.apple2.marketplace and see what you drum up first.
> >
> > The real question is what kind of joystick you actually want to use to
> > play. There were a lot of joysticks made for the Apple II. My favorite
> > are the ones made by CH Products like these ones:http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/1/1/5/1/8/4/webimg/486951797_tp.jpg
> >
> > I like the smaller sticks that can fit in your hand.
> >
> > -Matt
>
> yes those style (which are the more typical) are much easier to play a
> wider array of games with (from arcade to sim) than a big floppy
> flightstick IMO, and on older non mouse programs provide a much more
> accurate input

The first joystick I ever got for Apple II was a Gravis flight stick 
just like this one, though not so dirty.
http://www.billandchristina.com/vgamecomp/images/collection5/ar3/DSC01897.JPG

I bought it because it was chap at a Goodwill store I was browsing and 
it was the same joystick my friend had on his Apple IIgs back in the 
early 90s. It's a pretty nice joystick with variable tension set by a 
large wheel in the base of the joystick As well as button 1-2 switches 
for each of the three buttons on it. Ultimately though, I find there are 
a lot of games that just don't really lend themselves to this kind of 
stick which is why I usually find myself coming back to my CH sticks.

-Matt