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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: DrumAnBass on June 12, 2007, 02:14:33 pm

Title: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: DrumAnBass on June 12, 2007, 02:14:33 pm

Saw these and thought you guys might be interested; USB iFunStick for $5 + shipping: http://tinyurl.com/2abm8t

(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/410J3T399JL._SS500_.jpg)

Title: Re: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: shorthair on June 12, 2007, 04:04:50 pm

Well, this looks to be a nifty device. Not a long throw on the stick, and perhaps restrictable if wanting shorter. I went ahead an ordered one and will post after I've checked it out.

Title: Re: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: lanman31337 on June 13, 2007, 11:23:21 am

let us know how you like it, and if it's possible to hack to put into a control panel easily :)

Title: Re: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: ChadTower on June 13, 2007, 11:26:19 am

Looks analog.  It's possible to hack any stick to a CP, the question is, how much hacking needs to be done, and would a person want an analog stick?

Title: Re: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: rovingmind on June 13, 2007, 12:23:55 pm

now you need to order some of these (http://cgi.ebay.com/10-UV-blacklight-3mm-Free-S-H-resistors_W0QQitemZ140128583280QQihZ004QQcategoryZ66951QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) to put in the handle.

I've had good luck getting them shipped straight to my house.

Title: Re: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: lanman31337 on June 13, 2007, 12:36:36 pm

that stick would be a lot of fun to play tron and zaxxon of course, but also heavy barrel and ikari warriors - with a spinner to aim the gun, and the 2 trigger buttons right there.

Title: Re: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: Justin Z on June 18, 2007, 07:20:43 pm

Edit: See below.  Joystick was not working on my office computer.

Title: Re: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: lanman31337 on June 18, 2007, 09:17:51 pm

Interesting; they say it'll work with windows xp.  Might have to force it to take another type of drivers.  I ordered one last night.

Title: Re: Translucent blue USB Tron-like joysticks $5 [not mine]
Post by: Justin Z on June 18, 2007, 09:41:33 pm

Well, bizarrely enough it works fine on the actual machine I'll be using for MAME, so I guess that's all that matters.  Don't know what the heck the problem is on my desk computer.