Vic Zarratt wrote on 2023-01-26, 01:40:

I don't have this, but i would likely buy one if one shows up for sale at my usual haunts.
Looking a little like a sidewinder knock-off with with dualshock style twinsticks, it uses gameport rather than USB, which is odd for a dualstick pad - can anyone shed some light on it?

Have you opened and checked if there's anything printed on the PCB? Might at least be an FCC ID if nothing else.

> Have you opened [it]?

How would he? He wrote he doesn't have it.

Anyways. The gameport does have provisions for two joysticks, but only for four buttons - and if you look closely, both sets on this pad are labelled A through D so if I had to guess I'd say you do get two individual sticks - but not eight truly independant buttons but just some mirrored ones.

elszgensa wrote on 2023-01-27, 20:21:

> Have you opened [it]?

How would he? He wrote he doesn't have it.

Anyways. The gameport does have provisions for two joysticks, but only for four buttons - and if you look closely, both sets on this pad are labelled A through D so if I had to guess I'd say you do get two individual sticks - but not eight truly independent buttons but just some mirrored ones.

i'd say your right about the buttons, perhaps it's meant to be ambidextrous, though i don't know if there are meant to be any shoulder keys. One can also see the little face switches, maybe to switch between a few protocols as well.