Hi there,
I've been looking for a gamepad featuring an analog direction stick and classic D-sub gameport connector.
Been searching Ebay up and down, but no luck so far. Only thing I stumbled upon was the ill-fated, motion-controlled MS SideWinder Freestyle Pro. 😒
It almost looks as if analog sticks weren't used at all in the pre-USB era. 😕
Anyone of you know such a piece of hardware?
Greetings,
nuschii
Raidoshack sold one, Called PC avenger, its 8-Buttons, uses axis switches, to achieve it and switch between the D-pad.
Also has turbo functions. Needs Drivers in Windows, and its just a 4-button pad in dos, also has a throttle, when in that mode its just a 6-button pad.
Lol I do a google search for it and there is a couple still forsale on amazon uk.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logic-3-PC-Avenger-Pad/dp/B00004TPMU
Only gamepad I know of that has an analog stick, and a d-pad that is switchable, Is the gravis xterminator, and that has.... issues that this doesn't have.
Thanks, AlphaWing. Sorry I kept quiet for some time.
I must say, the PC Avenger pad looks kinda bulky to me. I don't think it's very comfortable to use, having the analog stick this far away from where your grip is.
But, I finally found something on Ebay DE:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/380955680012
It's called PC Powerpad Pro, apparently a noname brand. It's constructed the other way around: D-Pad on the far edge, analog stick below (just like most gamepads nowadays). The analog stick looks somewhat cheap (reminds me of the N64 controller), but I think this pad is better suited for my small hands, so I'm giving this a try. Well, I'm not paying EUR 20 for this old thing, there are also a few private auctions starting at EUR 1. 😉
Thats an Interact brand PC Mako pad in the US.
There terrible sadly.
I've thrown 2 out. The stick breaks off, and you can't use all the buttons.
I think the Top were just remapped from 3 and 4. That could be the 6-button version tho, Theres another pad that used the same shell don't remember which exact models I had.
Don't have a working one anymore to test that with, but thats what I remember.
Yea here is a link on US amazon to them.
http://www.amazon.com/Interact-MakoPad-SV234- … d/dp/B00000JBUU
Avoid or Try, but be-careful with the stick. The top comes off its plastic, can snap in half and will leave it as a bare metal bar.
I like the Gravis GamePad Pro because of the little thumb-joystock adapter and the pass-through cable. You can find them real cheap on ebay and even NOS! See here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GRAVIS-GAMEPAD-PR … =item1c3f28359f
I bought two. 😀
Alright, I got one "PC Powerpad Pro" in for 1 EUR on the bay. Pictures look like it hasn't been used a lot and it's in nice condition. I'll let you know how it performs once it arrives.
I don't really care if some of the buttons don't work. I plan to use it mainly for DOS games. Apart from the few Gravis GrIP enabled games, you can't really do anything with 6 buttons or more.
wrote:I like the Gravis GamePad Pro because of the little thumb-joystock adapter and the pass-through cable.
Already have two of those. 😊 They are neat, but I'm specifically looking for an analog stick controller.
I have a Thrustmaster Rage 3D. Technically it isn't a "stick", but it's definitely an analog gamepad.
