[[Image:jy2.jpg|thumb|Amstrad JY-2 Joystick]]
The '''JY-1''', '''JY-2''' and '''JY3''' are the original joysticks [[Digital Joysticks]] from [[Amstrad]] for the Amstrad CPC computers.
In order to push sales of Amstrad's own joysticks, Amstrad designed the CPC with only one joystick port which had two different ground levels. The idea was to sell one joystick which forwarded the second ground signal to a built-in joystick port, to which the second joystick could be connected.
* There were 3rd party [[Joystick Y-cables]] available, which allowed the use of any joystick on the market, rather than Amstrad's lousy ones
* Many games didn't even support two joysticks (Though for many of them you could just redefine keys to match the keypresses produced by the second joystick)
Besides the port for the second joystick, the JY-1 and JY-2 joysticks were identical.
== Peculiarities ==
* Connector for second joystick (JY-2 only)
* JY-1 has only one single fire button (at the top), plus connector for second joystick, the JY-1 doesn't use microswitches
* JY-2 has two fire buttons (one at top and one for the trigger), plus connector for second joystick
* JY3 had a different design, the "trigger" button was moved to the bottom, ''unknown if it featured a connector for 2nd joystick (?)''
== Pictures ==
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Image:JY1.jpg|JY-1Image:JY1_Boxed.jpg|JY-1 with original boxImage:Img 2237.jpg|JY-2 (with connector)Image:Img 2236.jpg|JY-2File:Amstrad JY3 Joystick1.jpg|JY3File:Amstrad JY3 Joystick2.jpg|JY3
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== Reviews ==
* [[:File:Amstrad Computer User8504 029.jpg|JY-2 Review (ACU April 1985)]]
== Weblinks ==
== Manual ==
[[Category:HardwareInput Device]] [[Category:Peripherals]][[Category:Amstrad Products]]