[CPLUG] Looking for a new PC Gamepad

[Neil Hockaday]

It's probably not a popular answer, but take at look at the MS Xbox360 
controller.  I've used them for emulation play under both Windows and 
Linux.  They're rock-solid and work great. 



Cedric Wienold wrote:
> Personally, I bought a PS2-USB adapter from electricquarter.com about 4 
> years ago and have never looked back. PC gamepads have never worked as 
> nicely for me as a real PS2 controller. The newer adapters also have 
> rumble functionality, so that's a plus.
>
> Mark Gius wrote:
>   
>> I'm looking for a new PC Gamepad, and the company I bought my last two
>> from seems to have gone by the wayside recently, as all of their new
>> products are getting slammed in reviews.  I'm wondering if anybody in
>> the LUG has a gamepad that they're particularly fond of.
>>
>> For reference, I'm looking for a gamepad primarily for the purposes of
>> playing emulated PS1, PS2, and SNES games. 
>>
>> My current gamepad (and the one before it) is a FireStorm Dual Power 3
>> USB controller.  You can see what it looks like here
>> (http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-Fire-Storm-Power-Gamepad/dp/B000056Q1D/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top). 
>> It was literally built like a rock, and it's taken it something like 4
>> years to generate any sort of mechanical failure. 
>>
>> At this point most gamepads are probably PnP and will work in Linux as
>> well as Windows, but I'm mainly running emulators in windows so Linux
>> compatibility is a plus, but not a requirement.
>>
>> So, anybody got a gamepad they love to death?
>>
>> Mark
>>
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