Hi all, I've not gamed for a few years (R-Type with a joystick with 2 buttons was the last time). I want to get into a few games with my son as he's keen to play together, but I'm struggling with the controllers that are available these days. I ordered a Logotech Extreme 3D Pro thinking I could program it for use with any game, but it seems like it's only compatible with flight games. Is there any such thing as a universal joystick these days that can be used with any game? I'm struggling to find anything like this, any guidance or suggestions would be much appreciated!
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Question Joystick for PC gaming
- Thread starter Stav
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Check out this joystick from Amazon. Reviews are good, people say they like the build quality and it’s compatible with many retro emulators for PC. I would give this one a shot, I don’t have it personally but based on reviews and comparing it to others I seen on Amazon, this seems to be one of the better ones.
When looking for joysticks, these days I think “joystick” mainly means flightsticks. You need to search more specifically, like “USB retro joystick”, that’s how I found the one I linked above.
When looking for joysticks, these days I think “joystick” mainly means flightsticks. You need to search more specifically, like “USB retro joystick”, that’s how I found the one I linked above.
Thanks I'll check it out.
Kaamos_Llama
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What kind of games does your son want to play?
The amount of inputs needed to play games might be beyond most joysticks now. A PS4 Controller has 16 buttons including the menu ones, I imagine it would be hard to find a joystick that would have that many buttons so you'd be missing a fair amount of inputs. Games are way more complicated than they used to be.
Fully prepared to eat my hat on this one, but I think the stick linked above is meant to play retro games from the 90s and before. I dont think it will get you far in Fortnite or Minecraft unfortunately.
The amount of inputs needed to play games might be beyond most joysticks now. A PS4 Controller has 16 buttons including the menu ones, I imagine it would be hard to find a joystick that would have that many buttons so you'd be missing a fair amount of inputs. Games are way more complicated than they used to be.
Fully prepared to eat my hat on this one, but I think the stick linked above is meant to play retro games from the 90s and before. I dont think it will get you far in Fortnite or Minecraft unfortunately.
You’re right, I misunderstood the original post. The joystick I posted definitely is for old “retro” games where that many buttons was standard. It probably will not be good for any modern games, especially since a lot of 3D games require you to move a camera in conjunction with the character, so one joystick will be insufficient.
@Stav it’s only good for old games, fully compatible with emulators.
It might be worth checking out Razer keypad(like Tartarus 2), it has programmable keys and a small joystick(for thumb).
It might give you the edge over your son🙂
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