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Re: Joypad [ot]

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From: Pixel "#~
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:26
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Earlier DG muttered:

>> Yes, but what kind of buttons would I want. Do I want those
>> joystick-like-thingies, and how many? Or just some more like snes-like
>> controler? And that sort of stuff.
>> 
>For as far as I know, joysticks are mostly used for flight simulators 
>and the likes. I've played point and click adventures with both and the 
>gamepads (the snes-ish ones) are definitely better.
>
>Probably the best are the ones that resemble playstation-controllers. 
>Gamepads with all the buttons plus two analogue mini-joysticks. Then you 
>can decide on a game by game basis what you like best.

Hmmm, that is what I meant by joystick-like-thingies... those on the
gamepad. 
What are they useful for anyway?


>Most importantly: whatever you buy, go for an USB. A new PC probably 
>doesn't even have the old fashioned game port anymore.

Well, yes, I got that :-)
Anyway, do they even make gamepads for gameports anymore. I thought
they stopped doing that years ago?


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Subject: Re: Joypad [ot]
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