Logic-3 Stingray

Reviews

"When the Sting-Ray

joystick was first released, it caused quite a stir, due in no small part to its absurd styling which makes it look like one of those rayguns that Flash Gordon used to bandy about in those crumbly black and white early-mornmg sc1-f1 serials. Desp1te such unfortunate comparisons, or perhaps because of them. the Sting- Ray has gone on to become qu1te a popular joystick lt fits the hand in a similar fashion to a revolver with the handle nestling in the palm of the hand and the index-finger ideally placed over the firebut- ton On top of the 'barrel' is the joystick's shaft, topped off with a knobbly piece of plas- tic for the grip . Overall, its design is akin to Konix's Navigator, but the knobb l y end to the shaft makes it an a lt o- gether more control lab le affair . An auto-fire button is also perched atop the machine together with two thruster buttons f1xed to each fin.When pressed, these are reputedly meant to make you speed up, but they're placed in such a ridiculous pos1tion that it's doubtful whether you'll ever call them into play A six- foot capable[sic] rounds of[sic] the package." 4/5

• Atari ST Review
• May 1992