Boltz Stick Retro's Blog (1)

The layout language of the Boltz Stick Retro speaks in a dialect discovered in arcades and early home pc rooms. It consciously rejects the complicated ergonomic curves and twin-stick asymmetry of contemporary gamepads. Its form is iconic: a stable, often slightly weighted base imparting strong grounding, crowned with a strong, spring-loaded joystick supplying distinct, audible clicks because it hits its 8 directional gates. Flanking…