Which controller do you reccomend?
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Which controller do you reccomend?
Note: ugh, i typed this thing up and realized i was wordy as heck explaining things. sorry, bad habit. summarized version at the bottom.
My friend and i just started using ZSNES, and its our first time playing anything beyond an MMO on the computer(yes, sad, i know). Now that we're playing games so much on the computer though, we wanna invest in a special controller of some sort, because some games are just plain awkward on a keyboard. We're hoping for something along the lines of a playstation 2 controller(or heck, EXACTLY a playstation 2 controller that plugs into a computer) but we don't really know where to start looking, especially since there's compatibility to think about. I was wondering if anyone had some good reccomendations? something that would at least hold like a playstation controller and with a decent cord length as well, and have plenty of buttons to assign?
Summaried Version
Does anyone have any reccomendations on a good, well-compatible controller for the computer that holds like a playstation controller but has plenty of buttons to assign, so it'd work for more then just the 8 buttons that the SNES controller had?
-Thanks in advance,
Valatros
EDIT: Oh yeah, and if anyone can verify that we'll be able to use the controllers as one for player one, one for player two, that'd be appreciated as well. Zombies ate my neighbors just aint as fun alone. Thanks again!
My friend and i just started using ZSNES, and its our first time playing anything beyond an MMO on the computer(yes, sad, i know). Now that we're playing games so much on the computer though, we wanna invest in a special controller of some sort, because some games are just plain awkward on a keyboard. We're hoping for something along the lines of a playstation 2 controller(or heck, EXACTLY a playstation 2 controller that plugs into a computer) but we don't really know where to start looking, especially since there's compatibility to think about. I was wondering if anyone had some good reccomendations? something that would at least hold like a playstation controller and with a decent cord length as well, and have plenty of buttons to assign?
Summaried Version
Does anyone have any reccomendations on a good, well-compatible controller for the computer that holds like a playstation controller but has plenty of buttons to assign, so it'd work for more then just the 8 buttons that the SNES controller had?
-Thanks in advance,
Valatros
EDIT: Oh yeah, and if anyone can verify that we'll be able to use the controllers as one for player one, one for player two, that'd be appreciated as well. Zombies ate my neighbors just aint as fun alone. Thanks again!
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If you have big hands, and have some electronics experience, I'd suggest modding your XBox controller for use on your PC (or buy a XBox -> USB converter as SquareHead suggessted)
PS2 -> USB adapters are nice too, just stay away from the adapters at Radio Shack (especially the adapter with blue on the sides and a green power light, I had this model go out on me after four days of operation)
Nyko Airflos are good as well
Saitek P880 controllers are awesome too
PS2 -> USB adapters are nice too, just stay away from the adapters at Radio Shack (especially the adapter with blue on the sides and a green power light, I had this model go out on me after four days of operation)
Nyko Airflos are good as well
Saitek P880 controllers are awesome too
<Nach> so why don't the two of you get your own room and leave us alone with this stupidity of yours?
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Yeah. I use the S pad. Hacked an extension cord.adventure_of_link wrote:If you have big hands, and have some electronics experience, I'd suggest modding your XBox controller for use on your PC (or buy a XBox -> USB converter as SquareHead suggessted)
Electronics experience is optional, IMO. Given it's just a straight wire-wire splice.
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True, but would the average joe know how to do a wire splice? also I said some electronics experience, you didn't need to be a ubernerd to do itGil_Hamilton wrote:Electronics experience is optional, IMO. Given it's just a straight wire-wire splice.
PS: Gil, the S pad is the pad with those black and white buttons, correct? cos if so, I've got one.
<Nach> so why don't the two of you get your own room and leave us alone with this stupidity of yours?
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Both pads have B&W buttons.adventure_of_link wrote:True, but would the average joe know how to do a wire splice? also I said some electronics experience, you didn't need to be a ubernerd to do itGil_Hamilton wrote:Electronics experience is optional, IMO. Given it's just a straight wire-wire splice.
PS: Gil, the S pad is the pad with those black and white buttons, correct? cos if so, I've got one.
The S has them below the button diamond, and start+select by the d-pad.
The original has them above the button diamond, and start and select in the conventional location
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OK, then yeah I have the S brand controller.
I forgot, but can an original XBox controller (or perhaps a 3rd party knockoff) controller still be spliced to work with the PC?
I forgot, but can an original XBox controller (or perhaps a 3rd party knockoff) controller still be spliced to work with the PC?
<Nach> so why don't the two of you get your own room and leave us alone with this stupidity of yours?
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This is AOL. Think about it for a second longer.Gil_Hamilton wrote:That depends... do the other controllers work exactly the same way?adventure_of_link wrote:OK, then yeah I have the S brand controller.
I forgot, but can an original XBox controller (or perhaps a 3rd party knockoff) controller still be spliced to work with the PC?
Think about it for a second.
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