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Title: analog game pad
Post by: danny_galaga on July 22, 2006, 04:24:16 am

i bought a cheapo usb pc game pad today with analog controls on it so i could play afterburner. i havent tried anything in the analog realm before (other than just plugging in a sidewinder to play a flight sim). i fiddled with a few settings in mame but it still reads the analog inputs as on/off. can i actually use this for what i want? if so what am i missing here? something obvious no doubt...
Title: Re: analog game pad
Post by: u_rebelscum on July 23, 2006, 06:45:23 pm

i bought a cheapo usb pc game pad today with analog controls on it so i could play afterburner. i havent tried anything in the analog realm before (other than just plugging in a sidewinder to play a flight sim). i fiddled with a few settings in mame but it still reads the analog inputs as on/off. can i actually use this for what i want? if so what am i missing here? something obvious no doubt...

Make sure the stick is analog in the windows gaming control panel.
Make sure you don't have the joystick set in mame's -digital setting.
Unmap the stick from ad stick .. DEC/INC.
Map the stick to ad stick .. analog.
Title: Re: analog game pad
Post by: danny_galaga on July 24, 2006, 05:11:52 am
cool! of course now ive lent it to a friend! but i might just get another one and try out your recommendations...
Title: Re: analog game pad
Post by: JoshuaMiller on July 24, 2006, 08:33:22 pm
I bought a logitec USB for $20, works right out of the box (but I'm on a Mac).  Even has a button on the pad to switch analog on/off.
Title: Re: analog game pad
Post by: danny_galaga on July 29, 2006, 10:20:35 pm
I bought a logitec USB for $20, works right out of the box (but I'm on a Mac).  Even has a button on the pad to switch analog on/off.

and that there is the clue! i didnt even notice the analog on/off switch! i just assumed they were on all the time!