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Joystick with suction cups.. does it still exist?

omega3

omega3

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Am looking around for a joystick but want one with suction cups so it stays put.. do these still exist?

The ones i found so far are LOGITECH EXTREME 3D PRO and Thrustmaster T.16000M, but i don't think these have suction cups at the base, right?

Thanks!
 
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I own the Logitech and I can confirm it does NOT have suction cups, just rubber pads.

Its large footprint is fairly stable but it's light so if you jerk it around it will tip.


I have never used one but the T.16000M also has plain rubber feet. I can not think of any current model that uses suction cups.
 
If you want pretty much the same effect:
1. Buy a 3/16" aluminum plate a bit larger than the size of your joystick.
2. Drill holes and attach rubber suction cups to one side.
3. Attach double-sided Velcro tape to the other side and to your joystick.
4. Enjoy jerking your stick like it was 1989. (Which isn't quite a Prince song . . .)

Features, feel and quality of a joystick far outweigh suction cups.
 
You don't need suction cups, you don't need to attach velcro strips, and you don't need to drill anything. Just get some sticky tack and put a small blob on each foot of the joystick. This works better than any other method as it is very secure. The stick will not wobble or lift off at all even under forceful movements, but is completely non permanent. You can still put the stick away when you're not using it. I have the T.16000M, it's best joystick ever IMO.

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I am a joystick user. I've been playing PC games since 1998, and I've been playing with a joystick + trackball combination since 1999. I've played *all* games since then with my joystick. I use the trackball like other people use a mouse, for mouselook and aiming. I use the axis of the joystick for movement, and the buttons for abilities. I've played FPS games, RPGs, MMOs, sneakers, GTAV, everything with trackball and joystick.

The first few years I used a Logitech joystick. Not good. They have very few buttons. And they used to break every 3 months. They have some warranty, so I would change my broken Logitech joystick for a new one after 3 months. And when that one broke, I'd buy a new one. Costly.

I use a Logitech MarbleMouse trackball since 1999. They are cheap, reliable, durable, optical so easy cleaning. And they are symmetrical, so you can operate them with your left hand, while using the right hand for the joystick.

In 2004 or 2005 I started using a joystick named FighterStick, by CH Products.
http://www.chproducts.com/Fighterstick-v13-d-722.html
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This joystick is awesome !
Mine has lasted for over 10 years !
It has 4 buttons. A trigger, a pinky-button, a button for your index finger, and a button for your thumb. And it has 3 4-hatswitches. The hatswitches can be moved in 4 directions, which functions as 4 buttons. And there is a 8-way hatswitch, but to be honest, I use it only as a 4-way hatswitch.

This gives you 20 distinct buttons. If that isn't enough, you can easily program the pinky-button (or another button) to be a "shift"-button. That means you'll have 2x19=38 buttons that you can easily access ! I've played a *lot* of World of Warcraft. In WoW you need lots of abilities on your actionbar. I used to use 30+ abilities regularly while playing my rogue. And that was no problem at all with this joystick.

The CH Products joysticks come with their own programming language. It's a bit crude, but very powerful. I used it to program my joystick so I can dodging in Unreal games (like UT99, etc). When I press the pinky-button, I would dodge in the direction in which I was moving. Very useful. I've used the stick in combination with a free utility called x360ce. It makes the axis of my joystick look like a controller. And then games that support controllers will have analogue movement.

You can't break this joystick. And the base is pretty big and heavy, with rubber underneath. Very hard to move, unless you play really really wild.

The downside is that this joystick might not be easy to find outside of the US. And it can be a bit expensive. I paid 200 euros for my first stick, and it was worth every cent. I bought a 2nd one last year, to make sure I had a spare if I ever needed one. That one cost 120 euros. I use the new one now, but the old one is still working fine actually.
 
Epoxy that thing to your desk with some JB Weld.

Is a joke of course.

I used to have both the older CH sticks long ago, they are long dead these days.
 
omega3 said:
Am looking around for a joystick but want one with suction naps so it stays put.. do these still exist?

The ones i found so far are LOGITECH EXTREME 3D PRO and Thrustmaster T.16000M, but i don't think these have suction naps at the base, right?

Thanks!
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wtf?
 
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