Quickshot Arcade
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The QuickShot
Arcade is a Nintendo Entertainment System
joystick
. It is a NES Advantage
clone, but it looks like the control stick of an aircraft
. It has an 8-way joystick on a circular base, a trigger (A), and three buttons on top (from left to right-Select, B, Start). This joystick is used primarily for flight simulators, such as Top Gun
and AirWolf
.
QuickShot
QuickShot was a line of joysticks and other input devices produced by Spectravideo for video game machines including Atari, Commodore, MSX, Amiga, Nintendo and Sega. Relatively famous was its Quickshot Maverick joystick, compatible with multiple consoles and home computers...
Arcade is a Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
joystick
Joystick
A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks, also known as 'control columns', are the principal control in the cockpit of many civilian and military aircraft, either as a center stick or...
. It is a NES Advantage
NES Advantage
The NES Advantage is an arcade style controller released by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. The device is meant to rest on a flat surface at a comfortable level, such as a tabletop or the floor, with the player seated behind it...
clone, but it looks like the control stick of an aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
. It has an 8-way joystick on a circular base, a trigger (A), and three buttons on top (from left to right-Select, B, Start). This joystick is used primarily for flight simulators, such as Top Gun
Top Gun (video game)
The popularity of the 1986 film Top Gun resulted in a number of licensed video games that have been released since the film's theatrical debut:-Top Gun:...
and AirWolf
Airwolf
Airwolf is an American television series that ran from 1984 until 1987. The program centers on a high-tech military helicopter, code named Airwolf, and its crew as they undertake various missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme....
.