rec.autos.simulators

Anyone using the GRAVIS X-Terminator as a contoller?

Timothy Mora

Anyone using the GRAVIS X-Terminator as a contoller?

by Timothy Mora » Sun, 18 Oct 1998 04:00:00

I have one and it's excellent.  It works well in arcade racers like NFSIII
(analog gas, brake and steering) and is really good for games like NHL99,
FIFA, etc.

THM


>I'm looking for a good general controller and I don't like big bulky
joysticks.
>So, the Gravis xterminator has caught my eye....

>http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>Is anyone here using one of these controllers?

>It's a little bigger than the standard Gamepad but it incorporates a very
tiny
>analog stick as well as a D-pad, an analog slider throttle, two analog
>"flippers" underneath, many buttons, and more.

>I held on to one in the store and my only observation was that the D-pad
might
>be a bit far to reach with your left thumb.  The price tag was $65
canadian,
>but I'm going to be in the US in a week so I might look for a deal down
there.

>My current controller is just a lowly Gravis Gamepad.  Hey, I got a 1:04 in
>viper, that's not bad for a gamepad!

>glen


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