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Until the release of the +2 and +3, the Kempston joystick interface and its compatibles were the most common Joystick interfaces available to Speccy owners.
The original version also worked with the ZX-81, but joystick support in ZX81 games was much less common.
Port $1f
Bits are active high so 00=nothing pressed.
{|
!Bit
!Mask
!Usage
|-
|0
|00000001
|Right ->
|-
|1
|00000010
|Left <-
|-
|2
|00000100
|Down V
|-
|3
|00001000
|Up ^
|-
|4
|00010000
|Fire!
|}

Revision as of 18:14, 17 December 2022


Until the release of the +2 and +3, the Kempston joystick interface and its compatibles were the most common Joystick interfaces available to Speccy owners. The original version also worked with the ZX-81, but joystick support in ZX81 games was much less common.

Port $1f

Bits are active high so 00=nothing pressed.

Bit Mask Usage
0 00000001 Right ->
1 00000010 Left <-
2 00000100 Down V
3 00001000 Up ^
4 00010000 Fire!