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Subject: Asciiware Super Advantage
I have a new toy, but I didn't want to post about until I was sure that it worked:
![[Image: http://www.prismnet.com/~kkc/img/snesad.JPG]](http://www.prismnet.com/~kkc/img/snesad.JPG "http://www.prismnet.com/~kkc/img/snesad.JPG")
I don't remember if Ascii became Hori, if a company called Hori bought out Ascii, or what order it happened in. All I know is that in the 16-bit era, Asciiware was the go-to source for arcade-styled controls. Of course, in our youth we didn't know the difference between microswitches and PCB membrane contacts. As long as there was a great big ball-head joystick and giant buttons to slap, we could pull off a shoryuken fireball more reliably than the guy with just the tiny, girly D-pad.
This was seven dollars from a thrift store on the way home from work. Over the last year or so I've picked up from this place a couple of Dreamcasts, some lonely 32x games, and some surprisingly collectible mint-in-box items. The joystick works perfectly, although it could probably stand to be pulled apart and cleaned. I also understand that this type of mushy membrane stick can be modified slightly to pivot more cleanly and produce more distinct diagonals.
The funny thing is, I don't even like the Super Nintendo all that much. I'm more a Sega fanboy, and you can tell that just by looking at my controller collection; six Genesis/Megadrive joysticks, ten Saturn sticks of all description, and a lovely pair of Dreamcast arcade-styled sticks. This is honestly the first third-party SNES controller I've ever owned.
I don't remember if Ascii became Hori, if a company called Hori bought out Ascii, or what order it happened in. All I know is that in the 16-bit era, Asciiware was the go-to source for arcade-styled controls. Of course, in our youth we didn't know the difference between microswitches and PCB membrane contacts. As long as there was a great big ball-head joystick and giant buttons to slap, we could pull off a shoryuken fireball more reliably than the guy with just the tiny, girly D-pad.
This was seven dollars from a thrift store on the way home from work. Over the last year or so I've picked up from this place a couple of Dreamcasts, some lonely 32x games, and some surprisingly collectible mint-in-box items. The joystick works perfectly, although it could probably stand to be pulled apart and cleaned. I also understand that this type of mushy membrane stick can be modified slightly to pivot more cleanly and produce more distinct diagonals.
The funny thing is, I don't even like the Super Nintendo all that much. I'm more a Sega fanboy, and you can tell that just by looking at my controller collection; six Genesis/Megadrive joysticks, ten Saturn sticks of all description, and a lovely pair of Dreamcast arcade-styled sticks. This is honestly the first third-party SNES controller I've ever owned.
