Analog joysticks and flight sims
carpe...@bra.isnet.inmos.co.uk
joystick.
Thanks in advance.
Darren
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Jerry Foster
: Does anyone have a complete list of Flight sims that work with a analog
: joystick.
: Thanks in advance.
: Darren
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I know Red Baron does. Though I have the game I've only used a standard
joystick.
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Jerry Lee "3P" // Amiga
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Kent.Dalton
Darren> Does anyone have a complete list of Flight sims that work with
Darren> a analog joystick.
While it's by no means complete, I've been reading this newsgroup and trying
to keep a list of games which are mentioned to have "special" game play
enhancing hardware features. Here's the list I've got so far which includes
analog stick games:
Amiga Games Lists File:
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This is a file containing lists of games for the Amiga which support
special, or unique features which can enhance gameplay.
The following lists are included in this file:
Four Player Games -- Allow up to four players simultaneously using
a four joystick adapter.
Modem-Play Games -- Allow head to head game play via a modem/serial
connection.
Two Button Stick Games -- Supports Joysticks/pads with two or more
fire buttons.
Analog Joystick Supporting Games -- Games which allow the use of
an IBM compatible Analog joystick for added
accuracy of control.
New Submissions:
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To make additions to any of the lists, please send e-mail to me at the
following address: Kent....@FtCollinsCO.NCR.com
Please include the name of the game and the feature(s) that it supports.
Currently, I know for a fact that the two-button stick list is missing
a number of important titles.
Four Player Games:
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Name Type By
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Kick-Off 2 Football/Simulation Anco "not good with 4"
International Soccer Soccer/Simulation Microdeal/Michtron
Tip Off Basketball? Anco
TV Sports Basketball Basketball/Simulation Cinemaware "best"
Pro Tennis Tour 2 Tennis/Simulation ??
Great Courts Tennis/Simulation Blue Byte
Great Courts II Tennis/Simulation? Ubisoft
Tie-Break Tennis Tennis/Simulation ?? "best"
Over The Net Volleyball/Simulation Unk
Nitro Racing Psygnosis
Hot Rod Racing Sega "bad game"
Ebonstar Arcade Microprose
Leatherneck Arcade Shoot-em-up ??
Smash TV Arcade Blast-Fest ??
Projectyle ?? Electronic Arts "best"
Gauntlet II Arcade Fantasy Mindscape
Garrison / Garrison 2 Arcade Fantasy Rainbow Arts
Pit Fighter Arcade Fighting ??
Modem-Play Games:
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ArmourGeddon
Falcon
Fighter Duel Pro
Perfect General
Populous
PowerMonger
Knights of the Sky
Robosport (up to 4!)
Stunt Car Racer
Two Button Stick Games:
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Project X
Turrican 2
Leander
Analog Joystick Supporting Games:
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A-10 Tank Killer
Air Warrior
Birds of Prey
Fighter Duel
Fighter Duel Pro *
Fighter Duel Pro Flight Recorder *
Flight of the Intruder
Formula 1 Grand Prix/World Circuits
F15 - Strike Eagle II
F19 - Stealth Fighter
Gunship 2000
Nova 9
Knights of the Sky
Reach for the Skies
Red Baron
* (also supports rudder pedals)
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Do I have a lifestyle yet?
Paul Overend
only the later versions as mine behaves very oddly if I plug one in.
Paul G. Overend
Magnus Thelander
> Does anyone have a complete list of Flight sims that work with a analog
> joystick.
This list should be fairly complete.
Yoy may copy it anywhere you like, but please don't edit it. If
you want improvements or additions, please mail me.
Name Publisher
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Fighter Duel Jaeger Software
Fighter Duel Pro Jaeger Software
Airwarrior Kesmai (GEnie online game)
Flight Simulator II subLogic
F15 Strike Eagle II MicroProse
F19 Stealth Fighter MicroProse
World Circuit MicroProse
Knights of the Sky Microprose
Formula One Grand prix Microprose
Mig 29 Fulcrum Domark
Flight of the Intruder Specrum Holobyte
Birds of prey Electronic Arts
A-10 tank killer v. 1.5 Dynamix
Red Baron ?
Nova 9 ?
Gunship 2000 ?
Reach for the Skies ?
I'd like to thank the people below for contributing to this list.
Quentin...@mindlink.bc.ca Quentin Timmons
eyv...@lise.unit.no Eyvind Bernhardsen
Mitch_-...@cup.portal.com Mitch Morgan
sa...@gn.ecn.purdue.edu Jeff Hanna
Kent....@FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM Kent Dalton
This dog seemed rather dead last time I kicked it, but it has come
back to life now obviously, so I'll give it a few more kicks 8-).
The support for analogue joysticks in F-19 SF quite frankly stinks
compared to the Clown version. Since there is no provision for cali-
bration in the Amiga version, the plane can't possibly handle well. E.g.
the plane will decrease its angle of attack much slower than it increases
the angle of attack. This is pretty annoying in dogfights.
I've corresponded both with the British division of MicroProse and
F-19 SF's British distributor regarding this problem.
MicroProse reacted by sending me the American NTSC version of the game
and politely asked me to direct any further correspondence to the British
distributor. The American version didn't improve the performance as far
as analogue joysticks go.
The British distributor only handed me the usual 'We're very sorry...
bla bla bla...' customer support crap.
I'll stop rambling. What I want to know is if their is a game similar
to F-19 SF (i.e. modern jets with modern weaponry and both air to ground
strikes and dogfights) which provides proper calibration for the ana-
logue joysticks.
Magnus Thelander
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Red Baron V1.01 supports analog(u)e joysticks; Red Baron V1.00 does not.
John Lewis