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Cheap PC joystick... hackable?
pointdablame:
Hey, I just came across this and thought someone here might be interested.
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=68030
It's a dirt cheap PC joystick. There are also some other items on the right side like a ~$7 Joystick/gamepad combo, and a ~$10 Steering wheel. I've never hacked anything like this, so I don't even know if that is possible, but I just though I'd let you guys know.
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: pointdablame on June 11, 2004, 01:26:31 pm ---Hey, I just came across this and thought someone here might be interested.
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=68030
It's a dirt cheap PC joystick. There are also some other items on the right side like a ~$7 Joystick/gamepad combo, and a ~$10 Steering wheel. I've never hacked anything like this, so I don't even know if that is possible, but I just though I'd let you guys know.
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FYI, it would be hackable - for a desktop controller, it would work well as it is for Afterburner, etc. In a cab, you could bolt it to some wood and run it to the gameport for an analog stick, or you could hack it to Daveb's AKI http://dave.bit2000.com/ for a USB controller, but it would be cheaper to just buy a USB PC joystick like a Saitek, unless you already had the AKI.
xoopx:
i dont see anything like 24 physical buttons on it, so i dont know how easy it would be to connect buttons to it. im thinking not very. but for that price its not a big loss to buy one and crack it open to see for yourself.
Buddabing:
--- Quote from: pointdablame on June 11, 2004, 01:26:31 pm ---Hey, I just came across this and thought someone here might be interested.
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=68030
It's a dirt cheap PC joystick. There are also some other items on the right side like a ~$7 Joystick/gamepad combo, and a ~$10 Steering wheel. I've never hacked anything like this, so I don't even know if that is possible, but I just though I'd let you guys know.
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Wow, thanks, I ordered one. I don't know yet if I'll hack it to an arcade stick or just plug it into the joystick port.
By the way, do you have a higher resolution version of that "Office Space" GIF?
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: xoopx on June 11, 2004, 02:32:15 pm ---i dont see anything like 24 physical buttons on it, so i dont know how easy it would be to connect buttons to it. im thinking not very. but for that price its not a big loss to buy one and crack it open to see for yourself.
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We're not talking about hooking buttons up to the PCB on the joystick, we're talking about hooking the joystick up to the PC for analog joystick games.