Sureshot Supreme

The Games Machine

Overall 1/10

CENTRE BYTES THE PUNISHERS Back when Spectrums were first released, joystick owners were a breed apart. That elite group of computer owners who took their gaming seriously. Nowadays, though, with all new games machines having built-in joystick ports, there's no excuse not to have one But there's such a wide range that it's difficult to choose. Fear not, as the Centre Bytes teams look at all the popular joysticks around, plus some newer and more innovative ones ways to hand out the punishment. SURESHOT SUPREME Sonmax £14.95 Similar to the Sureshot Standard but with two fire buttons. Another joystick with too much travel on the stick. It felt a bit dodgy on the swimming section of Hypersports and eventually the handle snapped off at the base after some strenuous weight-lifting. The problem with this stick and the Sureshot Standard/Designer seems to be the small circle of plastic (the circlip) that secures the handle to the base. It just isn't strong enough to cope with anything other than tame games. This small improvement could make it a good stick.