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New PC gamepad...recommendations?

PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:09 pm
by inkhana
Yup, I broke my old gamepad. Anyone got any recommendations as to which are really comfortable for long-term play?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:04 am
by Yojimbo
Yeah buy a cheap Xbox controller and modify it.:P I'm serious too my $10 generic Xbox controller, I didn't want to use my Microsoft ones, work better than any $30-$40 "Batarang" type controller that most PC gamepads are. It really wasn't that hard to do ya just have to have the stuff, but it's all cheap anyway.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/file/pc_xbox_controller.txt

PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:01 pm
by Myoti
I agree with Yojimbo. I played FFXI at my friend's house and uses an XBOX controller for ihs PC. It just plays awesome. Much better than all the cheap, generic PC controllers.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:05 pm
by Godly Paladin
I would recommend Microsoft's own Sidewinder.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:29 pm
by inkhana
Yojimbo wrote:Yeah buy a cheap Xbox controller and modify it.:P I'm serious too my $10 generic Xbox controller, I didn't want to use my Microsoft ones, work better than any $30-$40 "Batarang" type controller that most PC gamepads are. It really wasn't that hard to do ya just have to have the stuff, but it's all cheap anyway.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/file/pc_xbox_controller.txt


[color=DarkGreen]Sounds interesting, but the link doesn't work right ^^]

PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:22 pm
by TheMelodyMaker
I'd recommend a good old Gravis GamePad Pro, but I don't know if those are even made anymore. (Sorry, that's all I can think of... ^_^; )

PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:43 pm
by Yojimbo
Link works fine for me. Well just google "Xbox controller mod" or some variation of that and you'll get it. It really is worth it plays much better than *any* PC gamepad I've ever used. The Sidewinder just doesn't count it for today's games because of the lack of analog sticks. As long as you have the screwdriver and the wire cutters the rest of the parts cost nothing anyway. And of course I'm sure you could borrow those from someone anyway.