What kind of gamepad/controller?

[urbantechie]

Which one guys? I want one but it needs to be under 30 bucks. The MS ones look nice as well as the Gravis ones too. Do you these would even have force feedback? USB is preferable. Thanks guys!!


UTPK RV1?

 

[madthumbs]

Logitech Rumble Pad.

 

[urbantechie]

Logitech Rumble Pad? Let me look.....


UTPK RV1?

 

[Deeko]

I like the gravis Xterminator.

 

[pg22]

I have the Gravis GamePad Pro USB and love it!

pg19?

 

[shawn_16]

i second that on the gravis

 

[pg22]

Ya..it's really a great pad....it's modeled exactly like the first PSX gamepad....I've had it quite awhile now.

I would have gotten the newwer ones with the analog thumb triggres (like my PS2 dual shock pad basically), but I hate not having 4 shoulders buttons. Only the GGP USB has 4. I think all the rest have only 2.

I wish there was a way to connect my PS2 controller into a USB pass-thru type thingie

 

[JaiKnight]

I'll give another vote to the Gravis Xterminator, have it right now and it feels very comfortable, all the buttons are just where they need to be.

 

[rickn]

HammerheadFX.

 

[pg22]

My friend actually got a Gravis Xterminator and I really didn't like it at first. Then I borrowed it to see if I could get used to it...the usual sporting games and some NFS5...but I really did not like it at all.

But then again, it's all subjective =)

 

[Radboy]

Panther - even I can kick ass with these things (FPS'er).

 

[urbantechie]

Does the Gravis one have force feedback and USB? If it's shaped like the PSX then I have to get it.

 

[Rigoletto]

I have the Gravis extreme digital USB gamepad, it has everything on there but the kitchen sink, go see their website.
The irony is that I don't play games, and currently the pad is connected but wrapped in a plastic bag unused for four weeks...

 

[NFS4]

Gravis Xterminator

 

[urbantechie]

Wow, everyone like the Gravis. I'll be heading over to Bestbuy and CompUSA in a couple minutes to check it out. Thanks guys!!!

 

[Noriaki]

I have a gravis gamepad pro, mine is gameport but there is a USB version.

10 Buttons and shaped like a (non analog) PSX controller, if the game doesn't support 10 buttons (via DirectInput) then you can map keybaord functions to them What more could you want? I have a PSX right beside me and and the PSX controller is slightly bigger and a bit more "rounded" is the only word I can think of for it...but it's close..
It cost me like $45 canadian 2.5 years ago..

It rocks, I've never wanted any other controller (I might like the USB one over the GamePort one, but that's about it).

 

[pg22]

I also had the gameport version before this, but then I got the USB version because I went and bought a 4-Port USB hub, then stuck it to the side (vertically) of my case, and I basically have a 4 port front much like Nintendo 64 or Sega Dreamcast

 

[igowerf]

I have a Saitek P750. It's shaped like a PSX dual shock except it doesn't have the analog stick on the right side and it doesn't have force feedback. It has a throttle wheel in between the two handles. It's a very good controller.

 

[Raincity]

I second the Logitech rumble pad.

Rain

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

I bought two of the original microsoft sidewinder gamepads, and let me tell you, these are perfect. I have yet to find one flaw with them. You can even daisy chain up to 4 of them without losing any functionality. And these things came out years ago and they still are great.

 

[ndee]

My vote goes to the Gravis Gamepad Pros. I own 2 of them, and they're just perfect. And yes, I also like the PSX controllers

 

[EvilDonnyboy]

i 3rd logitech rumble pad.

 

[urbantechie]

I had a budget of $20. All the Gravis ones were over $20 (USB ones, I wanted USB one ). So I grabbed a MS Sidewinder. Works wonders!!!

 

[LarryJoe]

I have 2 cheapo USB gravis pads. Paid like $10 for both when ValueAmerica was giving stuff away for almost free. They work great for me as I only use them for sport games like Sammy Sosa, NBA Live, etc. They feel good, respond well and swap out nicely on my usb hub.

LJ

 

[mosdef]

I use a basic Microsoft Sidewinder (Pro?) - it's the one that has two rows of three buttons, an L and R button, and an M button. It does the job and it's great because you can chain them. I also got it for free so how can I complain?

-mosdef