<s>
The	O
Powerplay	B-Device
Cruiser	I-Device
was	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
released	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
were	O
both	O
popular	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
many	O
8-bit	O
and	O
16-bit	B-Device
machines	O
,	O
and	O
boasted	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
considered	O
high	O
end	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
included	O
a	O
cable	O
that	O
was	O
longer	O
than	O
that	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
other	O
joysticks	B-Device
,	O
and	O
four	O
strong	O
suction	O
cups	O
to	O
attach	O
the	O
unit	O
to	O
a	O
flat	O
surface	O
,	O
for	O
general	O
stability	O
or	O
to	O
enable	O
control	O
of	O
rare	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
games	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
keyboard	O
and	O
other	O
input	O
devices	O
to	O
control	O
play	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Gunship	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
joystick	B-Device
had	O
two	O
DE-9	O
connectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
secondary	O
connector	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
non-standard	O
Amstrad	O
built	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
computers	O
;	O
the	O
Sinclair	O
Interface	O
II	O
and	O
other	O
popular	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
joystick	B-Device
interfaces	O
were	O
Atari	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cruiser	O
retailed	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
at	O
£14.99	O
when	O
released	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
this	O
was	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
times	O
as	O
expensive	O
as	O
many	O
joysticks	B-Device
with	O
lower	O
manufacturing	O
or	O
design	O
standards	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
most	O
C64	O
games	O
(	O
on	O
cassette	B-Device
)	O
would	O
cost	O
less	O
than	O
£15	O
(	O
their	O
disk-based	O
counterparts	O
usually	O
costing	O
£15	O
or	O
more	O
)	O
and	O
with	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
games	O
costing	O
approximately	O
£	O
20-	O
£30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
therefore	O
a	O
"	O
luxury	O
"	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
serious	O
gamers	O
who	O
required	O
style	O
and	O
resilience	O
in	O
their	O
peripherals	B-Device
.	O
</s>
