nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months ago[Civvie 11] Descent Double Headerwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11
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minus-squaremisklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoIt’s almost forgotten that back in the day there were controllers made specifically for games like Descent.
minus-squareFurtiveFugitive@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoI used a Microsoft Sidewinder 3d Pro for this and other flight sim games. The throttle, plus twisting joystick, and extra buttons on the base gave you just about everything you needed. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SideWinder#3D_Pro
minus-squareA7thStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThat stick was excellent for Descent.
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI can’t tell you how many times I’ve spent hours trying to bind Descent’s controls in a better way. The newer 6DOF games just aren’t the same.
minus-squareredhorsejacket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI feel like this is the sort of thing that should make an appearance on LGReviews’ YouTube channel at some point, if it has not already.
It’s almost forgotten that back in the day there were controllers made specifically for games like Descent.
I used a Microsoft Sidewinder 3d Pro for this and other flight sim games. The throttle, plus twisting joystick, and extra buttons on the base gave you just about everything you needed.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SideWinder#3D_Pro
That stick was excellent for Descent.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve spent hours trying to bind Descent’s controls in a better way. The newer 6DOF games just aren’t the same.
I feel like this is the sort of thing that should make an appearance on LGReviews’ YouTube channel at some point, if it has not already.