Button
Joystick
Joystick noun - A manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers.
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- Gameplay in the arcade version resembles a cross between Joust and the original Mario Bros.; the controls are simple — a joystick and a button to either jump or flap your wings (if you have them).
Source: Video Game / Killer Queen - You control a pair of ninjas hunting down a slew of strange, unrelated villians for monetary rewards.It plays like a fairly average Platform Game, crossed with a Fighting Game: our heroes are able to perform a variety of special moves with specific button and joystick movement combinations.
Source: Video Game / Charlie Ninja - This runs in the background and routes each button press of your gamepad/joystick to a button on the keyboard which the game can support.
Source: Useful Notes / DOSBox
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