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Old 04-10-14 | 02:29 PM
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Are there any good, and cheap, USB joysticks out there? I play Apple II games a lot on an emulator but some of the games need a joystick. I'd like one that has at least two buttons. Nothing fancy. Just a simple, two button USB joystick. And I'd like to stress cheap, but not too cheap. 20 dollars or lower would be good.
Old 04-10-14 | 02:36 PM
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Re: USB Joystick

This dualshock-style controller is cheap and has decent reviews for the price:

http://www.amazon.com/Etekcity%C2%AE...bs_402047011_8
Old 04-10-14 | 02:38 PM
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Re: USB Joystick

Originally Posted by Groucho
This dualshock-style controller is cheap and has decent reviews for the price:

http://www.amazon.com/Etekcity%C2%AE...bs_402047011_8
Joystick?

It's just over your $20 limit but you can't beat a Logitech Extreme 3D pro.
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I didn't look too hard, but all the "joysticks" I saw on Amazon were expensive flight sticks. So I switched to the Gamepad list.
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Re: USB Joystick

Just get an original Apple II controller and a Gameport to USB adapter unless you can find a Speedlink in stock somewhere.

http://www.amazon.com/Speedlink-Comp...pr_product_top

Unfortunately $33 seems to be the going rate there: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new

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Re: USB Joystick

I do play the old Apple II games a lot, so I could go about 30 dollars.
Old 04-10-14 | 04:31 PM
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Joystick?

It's just over your $20 limit but you can't beat a Logitech Extreme 3D pro.
That does look like a cool joystick.

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