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Joystick tester raw   [2016]

Joystick tester raw Released by :
Enthusi

Release Date :
7 October 2016

Type :
C64 Tool

AKA :
test joysticks and check their debounce behavior

User rating:awaiting 8 votes (6 left)   See votestatistics

Credits :
Code .... Enthusi of Onslaught, PriorArt, RGCD

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Summary
Submitted by enthusi on 7 October 2016
This is a BASIC oneliner!

0 FORB=0TO17:READA:POKE163+B,A:NEXT:SYS163:DATA120,173,0,220,141,32,208,74,74,74,74,41,1,141,33,208,16,239

When launched it shows the direction(s) of Joystick in Port 2 as border color and the firebutton state as background color. While other tests update once per frame, this minimal approach gives you a VERY good idea on the debounce behavior as well. I was annoyed how some sticks performed for my recent games (despite debounce code) and checked ~ 80 Joysticks this week. It is amazing and shocking how bad some are (even though they do _on average_ provide the proper direction). This may not have been an issue 20 years ago but things are rotting... So please check your favorite sticks. Naturally most analouge ones are the worst but I also found some very bad digital ones. Also nice to evaluate auto-fire rates. Now enjoy ;-)
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