Joystick recommendations?

I need a new joystick and I'd appreciate some opinions. I have a couple of helicopter sims but I really want to play some driving/racing games with it (e.g. GP2 and Need for Speed). I'd much prefer a USB connection. I have shortlisted the following - MS Sidewinder Pro, Logitech Wingman Extreme 3D and Saitek Cyborg 3D. The PC has an Athlon 600 processor with 128Mb RAM running Windows 98. Recommendations please ... Thanks, Peter

On Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:11:06 -0000, "Peter Warnes" >I need a new joystick and I'd appreciate some opinions. I have a couple of >helicopter sims but I really want to play some driving/racing games with it >(e.g. GP2 and Need for Speed). I'd much prefer a USB >connection. I have shortlisted the following - MS Sidewinder Pro, Logitech >Wingman Extreme 3D and Saitek Cyborg 3D. The PC has an Athlon 600 processor >with 128Mb RAM running Windows 98. The Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro (USB) is one of the best joysticks I've owned. You can attach it to either a USB or game port. The Sidewinder software allows you to assign functions to all of the keys, which gives you 18 totally customisable buttons in all. With a throttle control and HAT switch, you'd be nuts not to buy it, especially at such a reasonable price. Neo

Personally I would go with the Logitech. I've owned a MS Sidewinder and used a Logitech and found it to be alot more to my liking. It felt smoother to me. However I just bit the bullet and sold my MS joystick, got a cheapo one from CompUSA for my flight sims and bought a NASCAR TM Sprint Wheel for my driving sims. Probably a mistake as the pedals arent great but the get the job done allright. I mean hey...if i can turn a 1:29.49 at Monza with them...they gotta be ok :) Chris "Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass."--Mark Twain

The only problem with the MS Sidewinder Precision Pro is that it doesn't work with Dos games like GP2. > On Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:11:06 -0000, "Peter Warnes" > >I need a new joystick and I'd appreciate some opinions. I have a couple of > >helicopter sims but I really want to play some driving/racing games with it > >(e.g. GP2 and Need for Speed). I'd much prefer a USB > >connection. I have shortlisted the following - MS Sidewinder Pro, Logitech > >Wingman Extreme 3D and Saitek Cyborg 3D. The PC has an Athlon 600 processor

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> >with 128Mb RAM running Windows 98. > The Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro (USB) is one of the best > joysticks I've owned. > You can attach it to either a USB or game port. The Sidewinder > software allows you to assign functions to all of the keys, which > gives you 18 totally customisable buttons in all. > With a throttle control and HAT switch, you'd be nuts not to buy it, > especially at such a reasonable price. > Neo

I could be wrong, but I think it DOES. I'll have to double check, but I'm fairly sure I was using the MS Precision Pro in GP2 the last time I played. Neo

I originally bought a MS Precision Pro joystick for driving sims, but had to take it back because it didn't have much throw (joystick deflection) to it. I changed it for the Cyborg 3D and have been happy with that ever since. Far more travel on the joystick meant that I didn't have to be so precise with my inputs (Absolutely essential when playing GPL). Also I have noticed that being a digital stick it seems to have outlasted my previous joystick purchases. Previous sticks would eventually have the pots wear out making them unusable. Unfortunately this stick does not allow a USB connection though. -- Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington) No person's opinions can be said to be more correct than another's, because each is the sole judge of his or her own experience.

Thanks for the opinions the Sidewinder Precision Pro sounds promising but can anyone confirm whether it supports DOS?? Peter

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> >The only problem with the MS Sidewinder Precision Pro is that it doesn't > >work with Dos games like GP2. > I could be wrong, but I think it DOES. I'll have to double check, but > I'm fairly sure I was using the MS Precision Pro in GP2 the last time > I played. > Neo

Is it possible to play the split screen version of Need for Speed: High Stakes with two joysticks on a Y-cable? Otherwise, can a game adapter (SB Live) joystick and a USB joystick be used simultaneously? Thanks! Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

actually two Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepads daisy chained works just great

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> Is it possible to play the split screen version of Need for Speed: High > Stakes with two joysticks on a Y-cable? Otherwise, can a game adapter > (SB Live) joystick and a USB joystick be used simultaneously? > Thanks! > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.