The Arcade (joystick)

The Arcade (joystick)

The Arcade was a very popular and appreciated joystick produced by Suzo International on the European market. It distinguished itself from the competition because of its robust construction as the stick had a reinforced inside made of steel and used microswitches for the controls and fire buttons.It was a home version of the joystick used by the professional gaming industry in many video arcade halls across the world. It had an accurate response and is considered by many gamers as one of the best joysticks ever made.

The Arcade appeared in several variations:;*"The Arcade Classic", without a fire button;*"The Arcade", with just one fire button;*"The Arcade Turbo", with two fire buttons (one on the base and one on the top of the stick):*"Prof Competition", with two fire buttons (two on the left and righthand side of the base) :*"Prof Competition 9000", with three fire buttons (two on the lefthand and righthand side of the base and one on top of the stick) ;*"Prof Competition 9000 de luxe", with three fire buttons (two on the lefthand and righthand side of the base and one on top of the stick), and an adjustable rapid-fire switch.

The digital joystick was suitable for most 8 bit and 16-bit home computer systems such as MSX, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST and Amstrad CPC.

Technical specifications

:*8-way stick (with 4 digital microswitches):*fire button (not on all models, each fire button has its own microswitch):*9-pin DE-9 connector

External links

* [http://www.faq.msxnet.org/hardware.html#Suzo Images of "The Arcade"]
* [http://www.suzo.com/ Suzo Official international website]


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