About us

We’re retrocomputing enthusiasts who simply ran out of joysticks. And so we’ve decided to develop a modern controller for computers and consoles from the era. The idea was that it wouldn’t just fit retro machines design-wise – it was equally important that it’s better and more wear-resistant than its long-gone or ailing predecessors. At first we meant to build it just four ourselves, but with the encouraging feedback we got, we thought – hey, why not share it with other gamers? And since we made no small plans, a Kickstarter campaign was launched to fund the project.

The team

Marcin: a guy with professional 3d graphics background, has been responsible for UNITHOR’s project, design and hardware.

Jakub: a veteran Atari and Amiga game music author and programmer, currently involved in a few Atari projects: beefing up games and designing computer peripherals (1 MB JatariCart cartridge). Still finds time to compose music. Responsible for UNITHOR’s electronics.

Maciek: An Amigan who spent the better part of 1990s with trackers. Supports the project’s operations, oversees the joystick’s setup mode.

We love demoscene productions that squeeze the last bits and cycles from computers that did exactly what their users expected them to. This philosophy has been and will remain a major influence on UNITHOR development.