[CPLUG] Looking for a new PC Gamepad

[Nat Welch]

I agree with neil. The 360 controller works great. The biggest issue
I've had is initially getting the driver for the wireless adapter
working linux. Once it's set up though it works great.

And heck, if you want you can borrow mine to try it out if you want.

/Nat

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Neil Hockaday <nhockada at calpoly.edu> wrote:
> 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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>>
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