Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
...which one?
Thanks.
Wayne
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>Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
>of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
> ...which one?
>Thanks.
>Wayne
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>>Buying my son a *** device for Christmas and need advice on
>>just what type of thing to use for mostly road/track games like
>>NASCAR and others like Doom, etc.
>>Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
>>of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
>> ...which one?
>>Thanks.
>>Wayne
> Buying my son a *** device for Christmas and need advice on
> just what type of thing to use for mostly road/track games like
> NASCAR and others like Doom, etc.
> Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
> of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
> ...which one?
> Thanks.
> Wayne
>> Buying my son a *** device for Christmas and need advice on
>> just what type of thing to use for mostly road/track games like
>> NASCAR and others like Doom, etc.
>> Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
>> of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
>> ...which one?
>> Thanks.
>> Wayne
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> Useless??? Hell boy gampads kick ass, especially the Xterminator. It has a
> continuas motion pad for racing and flight sims and a throttle and a hat
> switch and two flippers. That would be the best value for him.
> >Gamepads are useless for FPS (first person shooters) like Doom. Mouse
> >and keyboard combo are best for those. If those are the only kinds of
> >games he plays, you might check out a steering wheel and pedals.
> >> Buying my son a *** device for Christmas and need advice on
> >> just what type of thing to use for mostly road/track games like
> >> NASCAR and others like Doom, etc.
> >> Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
> >> of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
> >> ...which one?
> >> Thanks.
> >> Wayne
> >--
> >Josh
>> Useless??? Hell boy gampads kick ass, especially the Xterminator. It has
a
>> continuas motion pad for racing and flight sims and a throttle and a hat
>> switch and two flippers. That would be the best value for him.
>> >Gamepads are useless for FPS (first person shooters) like Doom. Mouse
>> >and keyboard combo are best for those. If those are the only kinds of
>> >games he plays, you might check out a steering wheel and pedals.
>> >> Buying my son a *** device for Christmas and need advice on
>> >> just what type of thing to use for mostly road/track games like
>> >> NASCAR and others like Doom, etc.
>> >> Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
>> >> of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
>> >> ...which one?
>> >> Thanks.
>> >> Wayne
>> >--
>> >Josh
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>Josh
> Yeah it has a continuos motion pad it is like a joystick so you can fine
> tune your movements and it rocks in racing sims because it acts like a
> steering wheel.Take a look at it
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> >I said useless for FPSers. I'm sure they do kick ass for other types of
> >games. I haven't seen the Xterminator. Does it compare to using a
> >mouse for looking around in FPSers? If all he does is racing games and
> >FPSers, then a steering wheel might be the best.
> >> Useless??? Hell boy gampads kick ass, especially the Xterminator. It has
> a
> >> continuas motion pad for racing and flight sims and a throttle and a hat
> >> switch and two flippers. That would be the best value for him.
> >> >Gamepads are useless for FPS (first person shooters) like Doom. Mouse
> >> >and keyboard combo are best for those. If those are the only kinds of
> >> >games he plays, you might check out a steering wheel and pedals.
> >> >> Buying my son a *** device for Christmas and need advice on
> >> >> just what type of thing to use for mostly road/track games like
> >> >> NASCAR and others like Doom, etc.
> >> >> Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
> >> >> of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
> >> >> ...which one?
> >> >> Thanks.
> >> >> Wayne
> >> >--
> >> >Josh
> >--
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> > Yeah it has a continuos motion pad it is like a joystick so you can fine
> > tune your movements and it rocks in racing sims because it acts like a
> > steering wheel.Take a look at it
> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > >I said useless for FPSers. I'm sure they do kick ass for other types of
> > >games. I haven't seen the Xterminator. Does it compare to using a
> > >mouse for looking around in FPSers? If all he does is racing games and
> > >FPSers, then a steering wheel might be the best.
> > >> Useless??? Hell boy gampads kick ass, especially the Xterminator. It has
> > a
> > >> continuas motion pad for racing and flight sims and a throttle and a hat
> > >> switch and two flippers. That would be the best value for him.
> > >> >Gamepads are useless for FPS (first person shooters) like Doom. Mouse
> > >> >and keyboard combo are best for those. If those are the only kinds of
> > >> >games he plays, you might check out a steering wheel and pedals.
> > >> >> Buying my son a *** device for Christmas and need advice on
> > >> >> just what type of thing to use for mostly road/track games like
> > >> >> NASCAR and others like Doom, etc.
> > >> >> Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
> > >> >> of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
> > >> >> ...which one?
> > >> >> Thanks.
> > >> >> Wayne
> > >> >--
> > >> >Josh
> > >--
> > >Josh
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> shane
> > It looks good. I wouldn't use it for FPSers because it looks like you
> > wouldn't be able to run and aim at the same time unless you have 2
> > thumbs. It'd be good for other games though.
> > > Yeah it has a continuos motion pad it is like a joystick so you can fine
> > > tune your movements and it rocks in racing sims because it acts like a
> > > steering wheel.Take a look at it
> > > http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > > >I said useless for FPSers. I'm sure they do kick ass for other types of
> > > >games. I haven't seen the Xterminator. Does it compare to using a
> > > >mouse for looking around in FPSers? If all he does is racing games and
> > > >FPSers, then a steering wheel might be the best.
> > > >> Useless??? Hell boy gampads kick ass, especially the Xterminator. It has
> > > a
> > > >> continuas motion pad for racing and flight sims and a throttle and a hat
> > > >> switch and two flippers. That would be the best value for him.
> > > >> >Gamepads are useless for FPS (first person shooters) like Doom. Mouse
> > > >> >and keyboard combo are best for those. If those are the only kinds of
> > > >> >games he plays, you might check out a steering wheel and pedals.
> > > >> >> Buying my son a *** device for Christmas and need advice on
> > > >> >> just what type of thing to use for mostly road/track games like
> > > >> >> NASCAR and others like Doom, etc.
> > > >> >> Would a joystick do the trick and would it offer the most variety
> > > >> >> of uses OR should we be thinking about some sort of game pad?
> > > >> >> ...which one?
> > > >> >> Thanks.
> > > >> >> Wayne
> > > >> >--
> > > >> >Josh
> > > >--
> > > >Josh
> > --
> > Josh
Decent pedals (actually, superior to the TM Nascar Pro, a more expensive
wheel) and a well designed and built wheel unit.
If he is racing, forget joysticks. Get him the wheel.
-Larry
