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Re: Joysticks with circular motion

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery View Post
I concur, a three-axis joystick with the z "rotational" axis being used to "throttle" would seem like an ideal method. The problem is that 3-axis joysticks are often made for industrial purposes, and tend to be pricey. A quick google search only yielded a few results for 3-axis USB joysticks.
Really?

I have a Microsoft Sidewinder from ~10 years ago that has the twist function on the Z. It couldn't have been more than $50 then.

I'd have imagined that would only be more widespread now than in 1999.
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