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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Hi, I've installed an Amiga emulator on my PC, and Kick Off is just as fantastic as I remember it... but the XBox controller I'm using is rubbish! What I'm after is a joystick for my PC. Preferably something like the Zipstick Pro, if possible. The games controller doesn't work, (not compatible with Windows 7) so I assume it would have to be USB. Any suggestions? Thanks!  Edit to add: Something like THIS_________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise 
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| Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:39 am |
 
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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That Speedlink is as near as you'll get to a USB Zipstick, however you can also get an Atari 2600 style USB joystick: US Amazon link
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pcernie
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Those take me back, I had almost the entire Quickshot range for the Atari ST https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=quick ... 66&bih=672Those things were built to last! _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Fogmeister
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Wow... I clicked on your original link once this morning from my phone. Just now on a random maths/science website... 
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
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I remember Quickshot joysticks. I had one for my Win95 PC so I could play Fury3. I then bought a quickshot squadron commander joystick to play flighsim games esp EF2000. Loved it. It was programmable but only in DOS. Given that it required serial and game ports, I never used it when I went to WinXP. Instead I went for the Saitek version (think it was called the X52?).
These days, I'd preferentially go with Saitek or Logitech joysticks, but the above links show some great joysticks too. My ZX spectrum joystick was a Cheetah 125.
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I've tried various Quickshot joysticks, but nothing comes close to the Zipstick Pro. Think I'll have to get the Speedlink. Or I might leave it until I get a new job, just to keep the boss lady off my back :etc: _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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John_Vella
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Update: I've just ordered the one in my first post. I'll let you know how I get on with it. _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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John_Vella
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Another update: I haz joystick, and I am still awesome on Kick Off. I have some actual work to do now but, later on... KICK OFF 2! _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Manchester.
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Possibly the last update on this. I've had a play and the joystick is brilliant. The online slight negative is that the installer for the free games is in German. Does it make any difference? Not really. How difficult is it to translate the word next into German?
All in all, an excellent purchase.
_________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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