Best Gamepad?

Heavy_Equipment · 09-11-2002, 05:58 PM

My Gravis Xterminator Pro has suffered it's last blunt force trauma

Seems like the latest selection from Gravis might blow a bit. :shrug: I let the numbers help me choose.

jtroutma · 09-11-2002, 06:42 PM

I am looking for a good game pad myself.......interested to see them numbers..............

Hehe....blunt force trama......... sounds like what happened to my latest (*$*&) Microsoft keyboard

mfpmax · 09-13-2002, 01:20 AM

I'd go with anything that looks like a PS2 controller made by a major manufacture.

I have a Game Pad and a Game Pad Pro...

My Pro recently stopped functioning and I opened it up to find that I wore out a trace on the PCB right in the middle of the Directional Controller...

I play hard

I think i'm gonna try for the next gen Game Pad Pro, which may be the Eliminator Game Pad Pro...

jag_e_fattig · 09-13-2002, 08:03 AM

i really like the dualshock 2. i'm getting one of these to go with it, or i'll just build one myself..

Heavy_Equipment · 09-13-2002, 01:14 PM

That looks GREAT jag_e_fattig...I wonder how hard it is to find one of those.

I agree with you, I would use the dual analog Sony controller above all else if I could.

I have a Gravis Gamepad Pro, the one that is identical to the original psx controller, the only problem is it is 4 buttons. The "L" and "R" buttons up top are the same as buttons 1-4. Ok, the "start" and "select" buttons would make it 6, but they aren't much good to program for gaming.

If they made an 8 button version of the Gamepad Pro I'd be happy.

jag_e_fattig · 09-14-2002, 08:49 AM

Quote:

I wonder how hard it is to find one of those.

Here is a review of it. The same site also have a guide on how to build one yourself, but it's been taken off the site for updating.

You can buy the soyo converter here for $9.95, here for $17.99 or here for $25

Heavy_Equipment · 09-14-2002, 03:08 PM

Doing a little research on the Soyo adapter, I found it won't work for WinXP. I use 98se...but I thought I'd share this for others.

I did find this XP friendly version though:
Boom PS to USB

The site doesn't mention XP, but a user claims it's plug and play.

Thanks again...I didn't realize these existed.

Jokester · 09-21-2002, 12:12 PM

I like my logitec better then the rest and for the price u cant get much better

Heavy_Equipment · 09-21-2002, 12:31 PM

Quote:

I think i'm gonna try for the next gen Game Pad Pro, which may be the Eliminator Game Pad Pro...

I bit the bullet. I bought the new Eliminator.

Nice controller, for the most part.

The thing feels ok in my big hands, but it feels like it has the same counter weights my Xterminator had, which were a couple of large ball bearings in the lower part of the grips. I'll have to open it up and have a look/remove them. It's amazing how shaving 8oz can completely change a controller.

Balance isn't much of an issue I find...I have a death grip on my controllers anyway.

mfpmax · 09-30-2002, 09:32 PM

Yeah, I just got the joystick today. I want more weight in the front though.

It fits better than my Game Pad Pro, but I don't like the look...and the lack of "Start/Select" buttons...they replaced it with numbers.

After I get my new hard drive installed, i'll find out how it plays.

Can O' Beans · 09-30-2002, 11:49 PM

Deffinately a Playstation controller with adapter. (or a PC pad made like the PS one)

iceheart · 10-01-2002, 12:35 AM

Microsoft Freestyle Pro!

DarkEdge · 10-01-2002, 04:59 AM

I never really liked the Playstation controllers. When I was younger I was more fond of them but as I got older they were just to small for my hands. I really like the new GC controllers, and for the pc I use my Microsoft Sidewinder GamePad. I bought it 6 years ago and its stil works. The joystick that I got with it though is starting to get a little loose though.

Heavy_Equipment · 10-03-2002, 03:49 PM

Looky what I found.

Rat Shack

PSX to USB

View Poll Results: Which of these gamepads do you use? I'd appreciate the pros and cons for your choice
Sidewinder Game Pad USB	1	12.50%
Logitech Wingman RumblePad	1	12.50%
Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro	3	37.50%
Gravis Eliminator Aftershock	0	0%
Other - please specify	3	37.50%
Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

09-11-2002, 05:58 PM	#1
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	Best Gamepad? My Gravis Xterminator Pro has suffered it's last blunt force trauma Seems like the latest selection from Gravis might blow a bit. :shrug: I let the numbers help me choose.

09-11-2002, 06:42 PM	#2
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	I am looking for a good game pad myself.......interested to see them numbers.............. Hehe....blunt force trama......... sounds like what happened to my latest ($&) Microsoft keyboard __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

09-13-2002, 01:20 AM	#3
mfpmax Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Rockledge,FL,US Posts: 731	I'd go with anything that looks like a PS2 controller made by a major manufacture. I have a Game Pad and a Game Pad Pro... My Pro recently stopped functioning and I opened it up to find that I wore out a trace on the PCB right in the middle of the Directional Controller... I play hard I think i'm gonna try for the next gen Game Pad Pro, which may be the Eliminator Game Pad Pro... __________________ My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz

09-13-2002, 08:03 AM	#4
jag_e_fattig Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SoCal, formerly Sweden. Posts: 110	i really like the dualshock 2. i'm getting one of these to go with it, or i'll just build one myself.. __________________ Tearing it up AER - 05/29/87-10/26/03, I'll never forget.

09-13-2002, 01:14 PM	#5
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	That looks GREAT jag_e_fattig...I wonder how hard it is to find one of those. I agree with you, I would use the dual analog Sony controller above all else if I could. I have a Gravis Gamepad Pro, the one that is identical to the original psx controller, the only problem is it is 4 buttons. The "L" and "R" buttons up top are the same as buttons 1-4. Ok, the "start" and "select" buttons would make it 6, but they aren't much good to program for gaming. If they made an 8 button version of the Gamepad Pro I'd be happy.

09-14-2002, 03:08 PM	#7
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	Doing a little research on the Soyo adapter, I found it won't work for WinXP. I use 98se...but I thought I'd share this for others. I did find this XP friendly version though: Boom PS to USB The site doesn't mention XP, but a user claims it's plug and play. Thanks again...I didn't realize these existed.

09-21-2002, 12:12 PM	#8
Jokester Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 23	I like my logitec better then the rest and for the price u cant get much better __________________ Tho will not see the light of day! caus... ill frag ur asssss!

09-30-2002, 09:32 PM	#10
mfpmax Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Rockledge,FL,US Posts: 731	Yeah, I just got the joystick today. I want more weight in the front though. It fits better than my Game Pad Pro, but I don't like the look...and the lack of "Start/Select" buttons...they replaced it with numbers. After I get my new hard drive installed, i'll find out how it plays. __________________ My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz

09-30-2002, 11:49 PM	#11
Can O' Beans Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pa - USA Posts: 264	Deffinately a Playstation controller with adapter. (or a PC pad made like the PS one)

10-01-2002, 12:35 AM	#12
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	Microsoft Freestyle Pro!

10-01-2002, 04:59 AM	#13
DarkEdge Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sugar Land, Tx Posts: 176	I never really liked the Playstation controllers. When I was younger I was more fond of them but as I got older they were just to small for my hands. I really like the new GC controllers, and for the pc I use my Microsoft Sidewinder GamePad. I bought it 6 years ago and its stil works. The joystick that I got with it though is starting to get a little loose though.

10-03-2002, 03:49 PM	#14
Heavy_Equipment Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 282	Looky what I found. Rat Shack PSX to USB

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