Gaming peripheral advice needed

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

For $39.99, the Gravis Xterminator can't be beat! -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove "spam-jammer" to reply Peace, love and Monkeemobiles, Galley >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

The best gamepad out there. Where can you get one for $39.99??

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>For $39.99, the Gravis Xterminator can't be beat! >-- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Remove "spam-jammer" to reply > Peace, love and Monkeemobiles, > Galley >>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

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.

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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

-- 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.

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>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

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.

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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

-- 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 [link lost in import]

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>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

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>> 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

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.

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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 > [link lost in import] > >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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>The best gamepad out there. Where can you get one for $39.99?? >G >>For $39.99, the Gravis Xterminator can't be beat! >>-- I've seen them at Best Buy, Babbage's and EBX for $39.99. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove "spam-jammer" to reply Peace, love and Monkeemobiles, Galley

not to be too facetious ... but last time i looked ... i did have two thumbs ;-))) shane

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> 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 > > [link lost in import] > > >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

Thank god, I thought I was the only one in the world with two thumbs

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> not to be too facetious ... but last time i looked ... i did have two thumbs > ;-))) > 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 > > > [link lost in import] > > > >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

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A decent wheel (good, actually) at a reasonable price is the 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 > 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.