Did you ever use a joystick (like a flight stick) for non flying games?

[minibois]

Just a minute ago I was watching a review for some flight stick and I remembered way back in the day I would play games with one of those (flight stick/joystick). Specifically a 2D platformer, because it was just better/easier to use than the keyboard.

Haven't used that joystick in AGES though (as it used one of those really old ports.. I think printers used that too) and was just wondering if anyone else ever used a joystick for not flying games?  

[swordsman247]

2 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Just a minute ago I was watching a review for some flight stick and I remembered way back in the day I would play games with one of those (flight stick/joystick). Specifically a 2D platformer, because it was just better/easier to use than the keyboard.

Haven't used that joystick in AGES though (as it used one of those really old ports.. I think printers used that too) and was just wondering if anyone else ever used a joystick for not flying games?  

Does Atari count?

[minibois]

8 minutes ago, swordsman247 said:

Does Atari count?

Nah, that way I might as well count anyone who ever played a game in an arcade too.. and those claw machines..

I'm talking PC games, where the joystick was optional and the main peripherals were mouse and keyboard! 

[CatFishery]

1 minute ago, swordsman247 said:

Does Atari count?

duh I got over  12 hours clocked on the Atari

[swordsman247]

2 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Nah, that way I might as well count anyone who ever played a game in an arcade too.. and those claw machines..

I'm talking PC games, where the joystick was optional and the main peripherals were mouse and keyboard! 

Well I played lego racers with one in the early 2000's and a few other non-flying games mech ones mostly.

[swordsman247]

Just now, CatFishery said:

duh I got over  12 hours clocked on the Atari

It was the only game system I had from like 93-97 so... many hours.

[CatFishery]

I could see how you could use for the free to play game hawken if you really wanted to

[AresKrieger]

I used a driving wheel in random games before though that was due to my keyboard being mostly broken

[WereCat]

Long ago I used to have this half joystick half keyboard thingy .. it didnt had all keyboard keys but there were quite a bit of them ... anyway. I used to play Quake 2 with it for some reason

[Omon_Ra]

I used to play the original Doom and Wolfenstein 3D with a crappy joystick. I eventually got a Thrustmaster Top Gun stick for TIE Fighter though. I loved that game and that joystick was amazing.