Commodore 128 Joystick problem
Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 2:22 pm
Hi All,
New to the forum.
I finally got my C128 up and running again, (it's been boxed for years) and I've encountered an issue with the joystick I have, a Competition Pro, (massive joystick that sits on your lap) and I decided to load up the C64 version of Elite and that's where I ran into problems. When trying to use the stick, some directions on the stick cause the cannons to fire and pressing the buttons cause the ship to change direction. I tried it with another game, (Tracker by RainBird software) considering the Elite disks are over 30 years old and experienced the same results.
I vaguely, very vaguely have a recollection of this issue being a know problem with the C128 back in the day, but I can't recall what the fix was, seems like it was a combination of keystrokes, but I just can't remember.
Can anyone offer any insights into this problem?
Thanks
Gordon
New to the forum.
I finally got my C128 up and running again, (it's been boxed for years) and I've encountered an issue with the joystick I have, a Competition Pro, (massive joystick that sits on your lap) and I decided to load up the C64 version of Elite and that's where I ran into problems. When trying to use the stick, some directions on the stick cause the cannons to fire and pressing the buttons cause the ship to change direction. I tried it with another game, (Tracker by RainBird software) considering the Elite disks are over 30 years old and experienced the same results.
I vaguely, very vaguely have a recollection of this issue being a know problem with the C128 back in the day, but I can't recall what the fix was, seems like it was a combination of keystrokes, but I just can't remember.
Can anyone offer any insights into this problem?
Thanks
Gordon