Homemade Commodore 64 joystick

Here's a great homemade Commodore 64 joystick made from wood! Matthias writes - "My motivation for this little hack, like many other hacks, was not so much the novelty of building one, but avoiding the expense of buying one. Having a Commodore 64, and not wanting to spend money buying a joystick, I started experimenting with building my own. The joystick pictured here is actually the third one, and the best one I built. To my surprise, it was actually a much better joystick than the ones you could buy, and given a choice, most people preferred to play with this one than with the expensive Wico joysticks. " [via] - Link.
Related:
- Hacking the C64 DTV - Link.
- Commodore 64 emulator for the PSP - Link.
- Play a Commodore 64 games online a day... - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 4, 2006 01:14 PM
DIY Projects, Gaming, Retro |
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