Game controller

[danster08]

I am fairly new to the whole emulator scene. I was wondering, is it possible to use a USB controller to play the emulated games on my computer.

[Allnatural]

yes

[squall_leonhart]

i use a Xbox controller that i ripped apart and wired usb

[Doomulation]

Any kind of gamepad or keyboard or the like will work. Any DirectX (or DirectInput) certified device will work. And you probably will not find a device that is not compatible.

[AlphaWhelp]

I don't know if you already have one or not, but I reccomend Saitek if you don't want to ruin an xbox controller or something. I have had a Saitek Rumbleforce P2500 for like, a few years now, and it's awesome. It doesn't have as many buttons as some other joypads I've tried out, but the quality is pretty damn nice. I seem to go through a lot of controllers, cause they just break. The only ones that have ever outlasted my abuse seem to be the XBOX controllers and this Saitek P2500.

[compres]

Thats so nice to know, I just ordered a P2500 from saitek. I have heard just praise for it thats why I bought it.

However i did buy an used one from ebay and it came DOA, this time I bough a new one from a store. That means I would already have both to play with a friend now.

I will let you guys know about this controller after it arrives, I will post something like a mini review and comparisons to the Logitech Wingman Rumblepad I also own.

[nevinsb]

Is there a USB Gamepad more similar to the N64 controller, with the Z trigger on the bottom? I have an adaptoid and n64 controller, but I have gone through 4 thumbsticks this year already!

I was also kinda looking at this Logitech Dual something or another that looked like a PS2 controler. Does this have buttons under the controller, or they just on the end, where the L/R buttons would be on the real n64?

Or is there a N64 controller that doesn't go through thumb sticks so quick?

[Doomulation]

The gamecube controller work extraordinary well with the n64. And it doesn't break

[elektrixxx]

I use a GameCube controller. It works just fine, but you may experience slight weirdness with the C-Stick due to it not being buttons like before.

[Doomulation]

You can assign Y (left), X (right) and Z (up) for the c-stick too (like Wind Waker does) and use the C-stick for down. I did that to easily access items in Master Quest. Works like a charm pretty much... Although I have not tested playing the ocarina yet...