As I recall, these mysterious devices appeared in the mid eighties as an alternative to the twin joystick approach of Robotron
Employed by "run 'n gun" games, they allowed the player to rotate the direction of fire independently from the movement
For some reason the joysticks were always yellow
The examples I can think of are:
Ikari Warriors (SNK)
Victory Road (SNK)
Guerilla War (SNK)
Search and Rescue (SNK)
Midnight Resistance (DATA EAST)
Heavy Barrel (?)
Of these I think only IW, MR and (to a lesser extent) GW are well known
Employed by "run 'n gun" games, they allowed the player to rotate the direction of fire independently from the movement
For some reason the joysticks were always yellow
The examples I can think of are:
Ikari Warriors (SNK)
Victory Road (SNK)
Guerilla War (SNK)
Search and Rescue (SNK)
Midnight Resistance (DATA EAST)
Heavy Barrel (?)
Of these I think only IW, MR and (to a lesser extent) GW are well known
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