The Arcade is a
joystick that was produced by
Suzo International, usually marked as S.T.C. Rotterdam (Suzo Trading Company), for the European market. It distinguished itself from the competition because of its
robust construction as the stick had a reinforced inside made of
steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon that demonstrates improved mechanical properties compared to the pure form of iron. Due to steel's high Young's modulus, elastic modulus, Yield (engineering), yield strength, Fracture, fracture strength a ...
and used
microswitches for the
controls (but not the fire buttons, which used leaf springs).
It was a home version of the joystick used by the professional
video game industry
The video game industry is the tertiary industry, tertiary and quaternary industry, quaternary sectors of the entertainment industry that specialize in the video game development, development, marketing, distribution (marketing), distribution, ...
in many
video arcade halls across the world.
The Arcade appeared in several variations:
* The Arcade Classic, without a fire button
* The Arcade, with just one fire button (at the front centre of the base)
* The Arcade Turbo, with two fire buttons (one on the base and one on the top of the stick, and a switch underneath the base to select button A/B)
* Prof Competition, with two fire buttons (one each on the front corners of the base)
* Prof Competition 9000, with three fire buttons (one each on the front corners of the base; one on top of the stick)
* Prof Competition 9000 de luxe, with three fire buttons (one each on the front corners of the base; 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
Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a s ...
s such as
MSX,
Commodore 64,
Amiga,
Atari ST
Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the company's Atari 8-bit computers, 8-bit computers. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985, and was widely available i ...
, and
Amstrad CPC.
References
External links
Images of ''The Arcade''Suzo Official international website
Joysticks
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