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Let's take a moment to remember the time period when everyone had to adjust to using dual-joysticks on controllers. (media.piefed.world)

submitted 4 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The one true joystick:

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You whippersnapper!

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

I have this too! Wanted to sell but SO likes it ha

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I bet my old generic Sears pong set still works.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Prove it. I don't believe you.

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 1 points 3 days ago

Well, I'm pretty sure it left us in a yard sale when we moved out of state.
By then I was all about my TI 99/4a. Rockin my tape drive. Writing my first games in line-number BASIC.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

God, it's so...pure.

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I broke so many of those. The kids today just do not know. Hated those fuken things.

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I made one a few years ago with some arcade parts. It's a little bulky, but works. And, hopefully, shouldn't break.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

Boss fight cx40

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's a fuken UNIT. Cool!

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks! It definitely elevates a game of Yar's Revenge.