Commodore paddles

A paddle is a simple control device for use in games: It has a single potentiometer type knob (similar to the volume knob found on e.g. a stereo) which the player uses to move or control something in the game along a seemingly continuous range.

The paddle is an alternative to the more common (then as well as now) joystick, and was often used in conjunction with early “TV game” systems, or “pongs” as they are commonly called today. The C-64 an especially the VIC-20 were competing against such systems, and thus included compatibility with their control devices so “pong”-style games could be easily implemented on Commodore’s offerings.

source: c64-wiki.com

  1. E$G / ITalian Bad Boys
    November 17th, 2008 at 09:45 | #1

    cassssso le avevo (ho???) anch’io!
    giocavo sempre a ..

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    Meglio che al bar!

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