Commodore 64 joystick ports...

[Brad]

So I got leviathan working on my c64 but the joystick didn’t work. Moved it to port 2 and all is well. Worried port 1 is buggered but maybe using port 2 is normal. Anyone know?

[vanpeebles]

So I got leviathan working on my c64 but the joystick didn’t work. Moved it to port 2 and all is well. Worried port 1 is buggered but maybe using port 2 is normal. Anyone know?

That is normal. Most games are port 2, the c64 does weird stuff with joystick ports.

[Brad]

Fab news, cheers guv. This place rocks. Admittedly I only did a few google searches to get that answer but found nothing. Post here and answer in 5 minutes. Amazing.

[vanpeebles]

And I’m not even a Commodore fan, although they do have their moments

[paulus]

I was just watching the 8-bit guy on YouTube. He was reviewing the USA release of the C64 Mini and highlights this issue.

[Mayhem]

Due to cost cutting, some of the traces from port one cross the keyboard tracks, as proven by putting a joystick in port one and waggling it. Does mean that you can use a joystick in port one on the floor with your foot to substitute for the space bar!