MC> On Mar 13, 1997 at 16:05, Jonathan Fingas of 1:163/215 
 MC> sez to Mike Christian:
JF> Those can manually adjust the centre for the stick, and you could 
JF> hopefully just compensate for the joystick glitch.
 MC> I have tried this, but there isn't enough range to 
 MC> compensate. I have also tried several joysticks, and 
 MC> they all act the same. FWIW, the games/joystick worked 
 MC> fine on my old 386 (with an I/O card for Comm, Parallel 
 MC> and Game ports). When I upgraded to a P-100 (controller 
 MC> is on the motherboard) is when we noticed the problem.
 MC> Thanx for the response.
  No problem, doing my duty to gamers everywhere.
  But now, I can see your problem PERFECTLY.  Quite simply put, your computer 
is too fast for the game's joystick routine (Keen WAS made in the early 
'90s).  The solution is simple: get a joystick controller card for your 
machine.  It'll synchronize your joystick with the game and make for a much 
more pleasant experience.  They shoudn't cost very much at all ($14.95 US, I 
understand).  Just make sure your card is very flexible, i.e. it will handle 
future CPUs and games.
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