Joysticks peripherals for old personal computers
A joystick is a lever that pivots and transmits information about its direction and angle to the control device, enabling greater immersion than traditional input methods.
Joysticks change the way you play by offering precise and intuitive motion control, allowing for a wide variety of actions that can be remapped and customized to suit different games and play styles.
The era of digital joysticks
This stage is characterized by joysticks with digital technology, which only detected eight fixed directions (up, down, left, right, and the diagonals).
The analog revolution
The arrival of analog joysticks in the 1990s was a turning point. It allowed for a full range of 360-degree movement and gradual control instead of fixed control.
Gun-Stick
A gun that works with a photosensor, which, through a lens, allows you to know whether you are aiming at a lit or dark area of the screen and transmits this information through the joystick port.
Available for Commodore, Spectrum, Amstrad, MSX, and PC.
It was incorporated by the leading software developers of the time, with innovative games such as clay pigeon shooting (Dinamic), The A-Team (Sapphire), and William Tell (Opera Soft), among others.
Commodore 1312
The 1312 is an analog paddle for the VIC 20, C64, and C128 manufactured by Commodore.
This paddle has adjustable resistance and a contact switch. The paddles connect as a set of two.
Commodore 1311
The 1311 is a digital joystick for the VIC 20, C64, C128, and Amiga manufactured by Commodore.
This joystick has contact switches.
FlightStick FlightStick is a stick-oriented joystick for flight simulators, with versions for PC and Mac.
FlightStick Pro FlightStick Pro is an evolution of the FlightStick stick-oriented joystick for flight simulators.
Virtual Pilot Pro Virtual Pilot Pro is a flight simulator controller that was highly appreciated in its time.
