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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: S-99 on December 17, 2013, 02:14:16 am
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I was researching gamepads with too many buttons, and google keeps bringing this as either the top or second result (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=72832.0).
"gamepads with lots of buttons" brings us up as the number one result. "gamepads with many buttons" brings us up as the third result with the first being google images to look at pictures.
This is a good time to unofficially necro a thread. I just thought this was cool. It really is a great thread to reference when looking for gamepads with more buttons than an average.
Now, google images did bring this up.
(http://www.game-accessibility.com/pics/controllerhell.jpg)
If this were real, i would buy it. But, good old photoshopping.
And on this continued with.
(http://www.game-accessibility.com/pics/controller.jpg)
Must include the gameboy.
(http://www.game-accessibility.com/pics/gameboymultibutton.jpg)
The commodore gamepad was also made fun of. If this did exist, it would probably be handly for industrial equipment that requires multiple axis's for operating. Doesn't look good for video gaming.
(http://www.game-accessibility.com/pics/atarimulti.jpg)
Tangent:
In retrospect, the only gamepad i had great time playing fs2 with was the gravis xterminator.
(http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/vr/image/1375/17/1375177260383.gif)
It really was ahead of it's time. And i'm sad to see that gravis more or less vanished entirely when merged with kensington. Gravis made some really cool and different gamepads. My old xterminator blew up after years of letting my best friend have it. He was pissed when it broke. Then again, i think he shouldn't have played 3 years of constant computer gaming every second of his life when not doing chores. I don't blame him, he came from a poor family, and i gave him my first gaming computer after i built my second with the gamepad too (i know he was having a blast). I even got the poor sap dialup access. For some reason, the isp my family used would let the same dialup account be accessed twice at the same time. No, shotgunning didn't work, it wasn't supported, who knows why the isp let the same account be logged in twice. I knew i was safe when i made sure he was the only other person who accessed it.
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It's sad they don't make that gamepad anymore. It probably wouldn't be good enough for tactical play (I.E. BP Multi, BP2 Act3, and harder mods needing a lot of wingman orders, etc.), but that's definitely enough buttons to play through FS1, FS2, and the majority of mods.
Dpad for shield focusing, shift D-pad for comms, six buttons for targeting, shift six buttons for energy management, triggers for weapon and bumpers for weapon bank controls. And the throttle control. (And much easier to access camera commands to boot)
This has much more functionality than console controllers. If these were still on Sale, I would definitely pick one up.
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I loved the Gravis Xterminator! I also used this gamepad first for FS1 and FS2 until I upgraded my PC and gameports were no longer supported (and I lost my USB adapter that came with the pad) and therefore had to transfer to a Playstation 2 pad (with a USB adapter).
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I was looking for this topic in Gaming Discussion, wondered where the heck it has gone. Then thought better check General Discussion too and there it was. Oh well.
This is how Steam Controller's button layout and settings look like. http://youtu.be/bXqjTCDjUJU
Totally gonna get me one of these when they become available in retail.
And in case someone is not yet familiar with the controller, more here: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/valve-steam-box-controller-steamos,24435.html