Sidewinder joystick PCB explanation

Voidugu:
BTW: do you have any idea of what those transistors are (if they are transistors) and how they are arranged? (npn,pnp) (emitter,collector,base )

They likely are transistors of some type, probably MOSFETs, but there aren't any markings I can see from the pictures. Try taking a magnifying glass, jewler's loupe, etc... and let us know what, if anything, is written on them.