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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

1084.0. "Help w/ Pacman87 and Joystick" by CLOVAX::COBURN (When will THEN be NOW? ...SOON!) Mon Jan 18 1988 21:45

    I have been trying to get Pacman87 running on my A500 with some
    success. The problem seems to be the Joystick. I have a C64 compatible
    joystick that only seems to North-South. The East West directions
    are very erratic - sometimes works, mostly doesn't. 
    
    I know nothing about joysticks! Am I using the proper one (or at
    least a compatible one)? 
    
    Anyone know? Thanks for the help.
    
    I love the Amiga, I just wish I could play more (I guess I'll have
    to get my own).
    
    John
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1084.1DCC::JAERVINENHe's overpaid, but he's worth it.Wed Jan 20 1988 12:105
    The joystick should be ok (I'm using the same one I had for the
    C64). 
    
    Maybe your joystick has gone south?
1084.2ETHEL::COBURNWhen will THEN be NOW? ...SOON!Wed Jan 27 1988 22:445
    Sorry I didn't answer sooner. It was a cheap joystick that I bought
    to see if it would work for PacMan. It may well be bad as I don't
    have any way to test it. 
    
    Thanks. At least I know it *should* work.
1084.3PacMan87 Joystick Question!AKOV11::SMITHEd...Sat Mar 04 1989 00:5715
    I know this is quite an old note but I a late starter on getting
    an Amiga I am trying to catch up.  Anyway, I was wondering if anyone
    could help me with PacMan87.  I seemed to have loaded the game fine
    and I've played around with it a bit.  Whats bothering me is that
    if you start the PacMan heading one direction he will continue in
    that direction even if I let the joystick go.  Is this a FEATURE??
    or is it the fact that I'm using an analog joystick and should be
    using a digital (4/8 switches) type?  It would seem to me he should
    stop if I let the joystick go (centered).  If this is how it works
    with a digital joystick I go out and buy one.
    
    
    Thanx,
    
    ...Ed
1084.4Feature! ^LOWLIF::DAVISThat's not a BUG, it's a FEATURE!Sat Mar 04 1989 04:524
I've only got analog joysticks and I'm pretty sure that is just the way I
remember it working. 

...richard