Posted by Tiger-Heli on 4, 2001 at 6:50 AM:
In Reply to: Re: How about a cheaper single joystick unit ? posted by Watchdog on 3, 2001 at 7:19 PM:
Apologies for another reply on cost.
Check the link for a single joystick unit like you mentioned. The price is $99.00 Australian, which is like $50.00 US, but with shipping it ends up at close to the $100 price you mentioned.
FWIW, I was looking at building a two-player SF style controller. I was thinking I could put this together for about $90.00 (The HotRod SE is often around $100 on sale (Not from Hanaho). And the OzStick Ultimate is about $100 (US) before shipping. When everything was totalled up, the cost was about $140 and I cut whatever corners I could.
It's worth it to me because I will get exactly what I want, but it pretty well dispelled the notion that these companies are ripping people off.