Power Stick

The Power Stick was a low profile joystick line made by Amiga for the Atari VCS and other machines which used the same controller pinout. Inside the joystick was a rubber mechanism, which they patented. [1], [2]

Special versions of the Power Stick would also be made available for other systems like the Mattel Intellivision. A version was also being planned for the Apple ][.

The joystick was originally known as the Pro-Stick but after realizing other manufacturers were selling joysticks under similar names, a new one was needed. Caryn Havis in marketing renamed it the Power Stick.

References

1. Weddington, Zach, director. Joe Decuir, Ron Nicholson and Don Reisinger Amiga 30 Interview 2015
2. USD279912S - Hand operated control unit for video games 1983 - Google Patents
3. Bagnall, Brian. Commodore: The Amiga Years Variant Press - 2017