The Quickshot II Joystick

We had several Quickshot II's at home for our Commodore 64; each broke after a while and we had to get a new one.

It looked and felt fantastic and was cheap, but the garbage switch mechanism was a thin metal cross pushed down onto contacts on the board in such a way that it would inevitably snap and render the joystick useless.

I did what I could as a kid without proper materials or tools to repair them but nothing lasted.

I ended up building my own from scratch with steel and wood, reusing the cable of one of them, and could finally play without fear of breaking and leaving me high and dry.

From my experience with a previous product from Retro Games Ltd, The A500, I expect this one to be much better than the original.

"The legendary QuickShot II makes a comeback: The classic retro joystick is being reissued with a USB connection and is aimed at fans of Amiga, C64, and other 8/16-bit systems who use the A500 mini or emulators, for example. The design is closely based on the original, including a robust housing and classic stick layout, but has been redesigned for today's requirements and offers, among other things, microswitches for stick movements and fire buttons, as well as plug-and-play functionality on the USB port. The joystick is being developed by Retro Games Ltd and will be available from January 30, 2026, at a price of €34.99 from selected retailers."

https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00077-EN.html

Not providing a DE9 atari controller port kills any interest on this which I might otherwise have.