[Mr E]

I had a zipstick too.... fantastic joysticks.
Anyone remember the Konix Speedking?
Great for short games of anything, but god help you on long gaming sessions.
Don't mention sweaty hands either!

[alpahaeagle]

I remember the one game that made me move from the Spectrum to the C64 was way of the exploding fist. I remember looking in the window in Mullvey's hardware in Dundrum ( as I was leaving around there at the time ) and seeing this game on a colour screen, blew me away.



I also remember my brother playing Elite on the system and after a mamoth session @ 8 hours, he was saving his game and the thing froze. I have never seen anyone lose it at a system before and that much.....

[Andrew76]

Just found that shooter I couldn't remember, was called IO and made by Firebird. Incredibly tough game even if it doesn't look it. Ibara hasn't a patch on it.

[Dr Bob]

Originally Posted by Mr E

I had a zipstick too.... fantastic joysticks.
Anyone remember the Konix Speedking?
Great for short games of anything, but god help you on long gaming sessions.
Don't mention sweaty hands either!

I had two of them , best joystick ever!
I'd another one a bit later called the Cruiser which could probably survive a nuclear strike!
(I'd the manly red white and blue one , rather than this pastel yoke)

And a few of the iconic Atari joysticks as well
Have to say the zipstick is probably the best stick I've used though.

[Pyongyang]

Originally Posted by luas_dublin

I had this stick, but in black. Great stick it was too.

I couldn't afford the fabled Zipstick or the Speedking back in the day. Far too expensive.

[DinoRex]

Oh the cruiser... is that the one you can twist the base of the stick to adjust stiffness?

The Bug was a favourite of mine:



Was way ahead of it's time. Really came into it's own when playing Sensible Soccer on the Amiga though.

[keithgeo]

Cybernoid was another great game, I loved it, I have it at home on the NES now. there was a cowboy game in the "toolbox" pack i think, called outlaw maybe, i loved playing that too.

Also, anyone remember a Yogie Bear game on it? I cant remember much about it but remember playing it a lot.

[Pyongyang]

Geez, I remember the Bug stick too. A lad I know had one of those and indeed, it was the Jennifer's Jubblies when used with Sensible Soccer.

Glorious memories.

[eddhorse]

Originally Posted by keithgeo

Cybernoid was another great game, I loved it, I have it at home on the NES now. there was a cowboy game in the "toolbox" pack i think, called outlaw maybe, i loved playing that too.

Also, anyone remember a Yogie Bear game on it? I cant remember much about it but remember playing it a lot.

I believe it is Yogis Great Escape,



First game i ever finished

[keithgeo]

Originally Posted by eddhorse

I believe it is Yogis Great Escape,

First game i ever finished

yep thats it, I know its yogi bear, but it was a great game back then!

[Dr Bob]

Originally Posted by DinoRex

Oh the cruiser... is that the one you can twist the base of the stick to adjust stiffness?
.

phnaaarr
yes , yes it is.
even at the lowest it goes its still pretty damn stiff

"That's what she said"

[Dr Bob]

Originally Posted by keithgeo

there was a cowboy game in the "toolbox" pack i think, called outlaw maybe, i loved playing that too.

shoot em up construction kit?

[keithgeo]

yep thats it, there was a few different games on it.

[Mr E]

Originally Posted by Andrew76

Just found that shooter I couldn't remember, was called IO and made by Firebird. Incredibly tough game even if it doesn't look it. Ibara hasn't a patch on it.

One of my earliest gaming milestones was finishing that flippin' game. Rock hard, flickery bullet hell.

Originally Posted by eddhorse

I believe it is Yogis Great Escape, First game i ever finished

Really loved that game. Got pretty tricky on later levels if I remember correctly.

[DinoRex]

Bomb Uzal was a great little puzzler: