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==Reviews==
==Reviews==
{{Review|review=This looks and plays like a joke. Obviously aimed a t
{{Review|review=This looks and plays like a joke ... Movement is
the pre-teen age-group, the Tortoise consists of two units :
a heavy duty stabilising body with an "ergonomically" shaped control "shell" . The
hand is supposed to fit smoothly over the shell at the
top of which are three fire buttons to stab at . Movement is
engineered by rocking the
engineered by rocking the
shell from side-to-side and top
shell from side-to-side and top
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even this proves a cumbersome and ineffective control
even this proves a cumbersome and ineffective control
system which soon becomes
system which soon becomes
tiresome. Also . it's doubtful
tiresome.|author=|pub=[[Atari ST Review]]|issue=May 1992|score=1/5}}
that small hands will get the
most out of this device as they
would probably fall short of
the firebuttons due to the
bulky nature of the shell.|author=|pub=[[Atari ST Review]]|issue=May 1992|score=1/5}}


[[Category:Cheetah International Controllers]]
[[Category:Cheetah International Controllers]]

Revision as of 13:13, 7 March 2022

Manufacturer's Description

  • Three ultra-sensitive fire buttons
  • Ergonomically evolved control shell
  • Automatic centering
  • Heavy-duty body with strong stabilising suction feet
  • 8 directional movement
  • Cage sold seperately
  • Versions include ZX Spectrum, 16K, 48K, 128K (interface sold seperately), +2, +3, C64, Amstrad, Atari, Sega and Nintendo.

Reviews

"This looks and plays like a joke ... Movement is

engineered by rocking the shell from side-to-side and top to bottom. but after a while. even this proves a cumbersome and ineffective control system which soon becomes tiresome." 1/5

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