The Arcade (joystick)


The Arcade is a joystick that was produced by Suzo International, usually marked as S.T.C. Rotterdam, for the European market. It distinguished itself from the competition because of its :wikt:robust|robust construction as the stick had a reinforced inside made of steel and used microswitches for the controls.
It was a home version of the joystick used by the professional video game industry in many video arcade halls across the world.
The Arcade appeared in several variations:
The digital joystick was suitable for most 8 bit and 16-bit home computer systems such as MSX, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST and Amstrad CPC.