methods of input (Part 1)

[anothergod]

Does anyone have an attachment for PS4/XB1 controllers that connects cell phones? Kinda interested in that world but idk where to start

[offalynne]

i don’t love them but i’ve got a few, the best have 2 point articulation, so

@doolittle

I got the recently released 8bitdo Xbox controller clip for phones and it’s hands down the best such thing I’ve used

or https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/powera-moga-mobile-gaming-clip-for-xbox/8rtf503l2pl9

[shnozlak]

I had a ps4 cellphone clip for my galaxy s4 but running anything worthwhile emulation wise meant I had to have the phone plugged in and at that point I’m better off finding something to play on DS or some such. It was really nice when I used it thought. Hard to beat a good cellphone screen and a real controller.

[anothergod]

Yeah the goal is kind of a ratchet switch/wiiU setup with my Pixel 4a. I would prefer a Dualshock 4 solution because of the kinds of games I want to play (PlayStation and digital), but I’m looking at a $12 moga xbox one 2 pt articulation clip 5min from my house, so… Maybe it won’t be that big of a deal? XB1’s dpad isn’t that bad, but I prefer dpads on the outside… Hm

[offalynne]

Microsoft SideWinder Strategic Commander

Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike Controller

Microsoft SideWinder Game Voice

[BLUE_BLACK_PURPLE]

I see you windin’ and grindin’ up on the floor

Man, has Microsoft ever put out any promotional material that wasn’t cringe inducing?

I had a SideWinder joystick and that was pretty tame compared to these… It was just a joystick

[meauxdal]

My babies

[LaurelSoup]

In case you’re tempted to scroll up 1500 posts to find my write up on the Dual Strike

methods of input (Part 1)

It’s the MS Sidewinder Dual Strike. It’s not rare or anything, but as a PC pad junkie, I’d been on the lookout for one for years. That ball joint thing in the middle makes the right hand side work as sort of a non-optical Wii remote. Once you get acquainted with the sensitivity, it’s not too bad, but it’s–unsurprisingly–hardly the mouse replacement for shooters it’s billed as. I spent some time trying to set it up for Max Payne, because that’s one of the games it was marketed along side. Mu…

[idiot]

i had a usb sidewinder in 2001 and it was really, really bad
immediately went back to my £7 no-name ps1 knock off

funny how ms input devices are either garb or intellimouse explorer 3

[offalynne]

dug the promos up in my eternal trawl to attain ultimate input enlightenment, here’s a comprehensive overview of the pc motion controllers of y2k: https://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Roundups/tiltpad

bonus materials: http://www.lulays.com/jr/gamepad/type.asp

still would like to collect & map the sidewinder line for sdl because the combintion of lockdown and encroaching winter are rotting my brain

[LaurelSoup]

Last weekend I almost put myself on record posting i was going to do all the pads on hand, and then I got super busy so I’m glad I didn’t.

The oddball Sidewinders are, I think still stashed at my parents, unless I buried one in a box here. With stuff being what it is, I’m not sure when I’ll be able to pop in next. But I have not forgotten! This is one of two major projects that I feel like a jerk about making SBizitiens wait so long on.

[schroeder]

@idiot

i had a usb sidewinder in 2001 and it was really, really bad

I looooved my [pre-usb] Sidewinder gamepad! I wore all the membranes – and my wrists – to nothing on MAME, but I only stopped using it when my computer no longer had…whatever that port was. I remain convinced the only reason it never achieved intellimouse status is the super-mushy d-pad.
The grip was so much more natural than, like, a Saturn pad, or really anything other than the N64; it just sits in your hands and the buttons are all right there, including the L and R. There’s no tense “ready position”.

It was also the only PC controller at the time with that kind of bulk, and now that I think about it the similarities to the Duke are pretty considerable.

[BLUE_BLACK_PURPLE]

Daaamn, I had that gamepad too! It fucking ruled

@schroeder

whatever that port was

Wasn’t that LPT, the line printer terminal?

Looking it up it actually was the “gameport”…

[LaurelSoup]

Are we talking that smaller comfortably concave Sidewinder pad which had both gameport and usb versions, or that Sidewinder Precision Pro, which was the big boomerang shaped thing with the big dome shaped analog thingie?

The latter was my first PC controller, and for the first month I hated it and felt like I made a huge mistake, then I got the hang of it. Now I really miss it. Mapping the furthest two of the six face buttons to up and down in the PSO menus is still my optimal PSO experience. I wish PSO2 wasn’t built for dual analog.

[BLUE_BLACK_PURPLE]

I had this one:

So many memories!

[LaurelSoup]

I love that concave shape!

[BLUE_BLACK_PURPLE]

It’s so unusual yet so right, yeah

[LaurelSoup]

There is a usb version of it! I’ve only seen the smokey clear version as the daisy-chainable gameport version though. Next time I see one of those I should swap out the shells.

[meauxdal]

My prior Xbox one pad, despite a relatively successful bumper repair, started having the left analog stick melt off on my thumb, so I jumped on that sexbox 40USD deal that went around. I think this might be the most delightful controller I’ve ever used? I hope it holds up to abuse. Feels solid. Lots of little improvements!!!

And it is absolutely beautiful!

[doolittle]

Curious how a dpad connoisseur feels about this one if you have thoughts