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Belkin Nostromo N45 Controller

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First post, by iconoclast12

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Simple question. Does anyone know if this controller will work with Windows 10, or even Windows 7? Windows 11 would be a plus too.. Even basic drivers. I'm not expecting any specialized software to work with it, but just wondering if I pllug it into a Windows 10 PC, is it going to install basic drivers to make it functional?

Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

Reply 1 of 2, by Horun

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Hmm manual says works with XP so it might work with Win7 x86, not sure about x64 though. The latest version of the software/drivers from Belkin is v3D (Nostromo_v3d.exe) from 2004 AFAIK.
added: my Gemini Game Elements GGE909 gamepad (is analog 12 button dual joy plus hat) works under Win7 x64 and was designed for 98/XP....you can try Planet Pointy Joystick Test app to make sure it is seen proper in Win7/10/etc.

Hate posting a reply and then have to edit it because it made no sense 😁 First computer was an IBM 3270 workstation with CGA monitor. Stuff: https://archive.org/details/@horun

Reply 2 of 2, by iconoclast12

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Okay, so this turned out to be far worse than I had expected...

I plugged the controller into both a Windows 7 and Windows 10 machine, and Windows auto recognized it and installed the drivers for it.. However, it's almost not functional in every game I've tested it with, and I've tested it with old games (Tomb Raider, Nocturne, Heavy Metal FAKK2, Sin, Kingpin, Doom 3 etc,) and it DOES NOT recognize half of the buttons on the controller. Specifically the D-pad, the right analog stick, and L2/R2 buttons no game seems to recognize.

When I tried it with some newish games like Skyrim, Postal 2, Doom Eternal, Halo collection etc, the games didn't even recognize it..

What a shame... 🙁

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