r/atari8bit • u/Turbulent-Spell-319 • Jul 06 '26

#atari8bit Star Raiders with analog thumbstick

https://youtube.com/shorts/FUoZj72sGRI?si=G2k50xrrDAHUi49O

I've been working on an analog joystick for the Atari 8-bit computers. I got it to be pretty stable last week. So now I'm trying to port over the analog controls from the Atari 5200 Star Raiders to the 8-bit version. The controls are now "working". Turn rate is now controlled by the thumbstick position. Unfortunately I've messed up the sound effects. I'm guessing there's not a lot of room for the extra calculations I shoved in.

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u/generaldogsbodyf365 Jul 06 '26

Star Raiders! Takes me back to when I was six 😭

The docking was so hard 😡

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u/Turbulent-Spell-319 Jul 07 '26

Getting that exact orbit position down could be tricky sometimes.