Old Joysticks Roundup | Ashens

In before comments full of nob gags...

[awakenedape]

This is by far my favorite Ashens video. He knows all about what he's talking about, and I trust his opinion on joysticks completely.

[MegaAstroFan]

Lost annotations:
-For the CharacteriSticks, he mentioned a fourth model based on Batman
-For the Konix Speed-King, he mentions that the one in the video IS an analog stick that he didn't know existed.

[epatman]

The fact that Ashens tore down those joysticks just to show us the difference between the circuitry is why I love this channel.

[MedievalFolkDance]

Psychologists - "Hoarding is very unhealthy mental practice"
Ashens - "I know, I studied it at uni. Anyway, would you like to see my vast collection of 80's joysticks?"

[GeoPrizm]

00:59 - Binatone Colour TV Game
03:50 - Amstrad JY-2
05:52 - Sinclair SJS1
08:18 - Spectravideo QuickShot II
09:26 - Cheetah 125+
10:10 - Spectravideo QuickShot IV
11:34 - Cheetah CharacteriSticks (T2, Alien³)
14:52 - Konix Speedking
16:40 - Konix Navigator
17:30 - Cheetah Bug
18:23 - Spectravideo QuickShot Maverick
19:38 - Kempston Competition Pro
20:25 - Powerplay Cruiser
21:36 - Zipstick
22:30 - Fantastick F3
23:17 - Gravis Mark VI
24:29 - QJ SuperStar
25:13 - Spectravideo QuickShot VII

[CaveTater]

Something about this video is incredibly intriguing, I just keep coming back. I must have seen it upwards of 50 times now, I can't get enough.

[goatboytone]

I snapped so many joysticks playing Daley Thomson's Decathlon. Good practice for when puberty hit though.

[mickeymouse]

"Set phasers to buttplug." - Dr. Stuart Ashen, 2013

[AnonEyeMouse]

I had a terminator grenade joystick until my cousin stole it and took it into a school fancy dress day. It being essentially a hand grenade with about a metre of cable attached it took about 0.005 seconds for him to throw it at a classmate and swing it around like a ball and chain. This lead to it being cracked and broken, confiscated for almost a year and some kid loosing three front teeth.

Ah.... nostalgia...

[storingjazzinmycheeksforth]

who's also watching this for the eleventy-billionth time?

[gregd]

The clicking of a microswitched joystick is super satisfying...
Can't just be me.

[TestaBottleZ]

"set phasers to butt-plug "
I fucking lost it lol

[ultra-vivi]

“You’d have to waggle your joystick as fast as you could”

Well, I’m sure many teenage boys were experts at that maneuver

[DominicMGeehan]

Struggling to sleep once again, at least I always have this video. At this point it feels like an old friend who comes over when you're scared from the thunder to comfort you.

[Mattfromthepast]

For some reason this video calms my panic attacks, no idea why.

Thanks for making it.

[ChLoZzY]

I watched this on the bus home from uni today and found it really difficult to not laugh out loud because of:
A) that Terminator joystick's face
and
B) "Set phasers to buttplug!"
...I think I love you.

[renatomello]

7 years after and I keep coming back to this video again and again... The memories of an old man is the magic touch that turn something apparently common into something amazing. Thanks Ashens✊

[qwertzy]

Back when the couch didn't look like it was about to disintegrate!

[DijaVlogsGames]

When it's late at night and I can't fall asleep I come here and it helps me fall asleep. Good night!

[pacgabe]

Since every episode of Good Eats was removed from youtube, I have started watching Ashens videos while eating. I made a good choice.