Peripheral Vision
TurboStick
» PLATFORM: TurboGrafx-16 » YEAR: 1989 » COST: $39.95 (launch), £65+ (today, boxed), £30+ (today, unboxed)
Though the success of the NES had popularised the joypad as the dominant controller for use on home consoles by the end of the Eighties, joysticks were still the preferred option for many players – after all, the arcades were still the home of cutting-edge gaming at the time. So it should come as no surprise that NEC introduced the TurboStick for the TurboGrafx-16, a large arcade-style joystick featuring turbo fire buttons with adjustable rate sliders and a Slow-Motion button.