[pyro-manic]

I'm looking into getting an adaptor so I can use my Dual Shock PS2 controller with my pc. My PS2 is on the blink - it was one of the first batches in the country, so there are a few little problems with it, like it doesn't play some dvds or PS1 games, and has trouble reading some discs. Plus it's generally knackered and beaten-up. So I want to play some of my old PS1 games using an emulator, but using a PS controller.

Does anyone here have one of these adaptors, and are there any issues with them? I'm looking for a good quality one, so if you have a cheap and nasty one, let me know so I can avoid it.

Cheers!

pyro

[Taristin]

Your PS2 problems are similar to my own. Mine was from the first run when everyone had to wait on waiting lists for months to get one (except me, since I worked at the store that year. )

Doesn't play PS2 games at all, never tried dvds, and ps1 games are iffy at best.

Unfortunately, I've never tried the adapter, so I haven't anything particularly pertinent to add to this discussion but there are TONS on eBay, and I bet if you go through someone with a decent feedback rating, the product will be satisfactory.

[Solatar]

I've got an X-series something or other (think it's by killjoy)...picked it up for about 10 dollars at some computer store a while back. It worked alright at first, but I dug it out, and no matter how many different controllers I plug in it just shows that a couple of buttons are pushed, and the rest don't react.

I've been trying to get it to work lately...

[pyro-manic]

Raa: Apparently the problem is with the laser head going out of alignment or some such - it can't focus on the disc properly, so it can't read it. I read a guide somewhere about fixing it (open 'er up and tinker with it), but I don't think my little brother would be too pleased if I killed it outright (he plays GT4 almost constantly)...

Cheers for the ebay pointer - I'll take a look.

[phatosealpha]

I have one, a relatively inexpensive PS->USB adapter I bought at radio shack for about 5 bucks.  Works like a charm.

[Deepblue]

Off topic I know, but does anyone find the positioning of the left thumbstick... awkward? I can't seem to find anyone else that agrees...

[pyro-manic]

Do you have unreasonably large/small hands?

In my opinion the Dual Shock is almost perfect. The "grips" could do with being a slightly different shape, but it's by far the best controller made so far...