Hi Charles, Well, the description you gave of the game controller could fit any number of gamepads as that is a fairly common description of a USB gamepad. That said, if I reviewed it you may be talking about the review I gave of the Philips 9009 rumblepad a few years ago.
In any case if you have XP drivers for the device it should be more than sufficient for any audio games written in the last few years. As I may have indicated in a prior post on list most audio games don't really take full advantage of gamepads and other controllers anyway. Most have very generic support allowing the device to use the POV hat to move the character around, and the buttons will run, jump, fire, etc. Most games like Troopanum II, for example, are so generic that any game controller will do. So I wouldn't worry about having to buy the latest and greatest to play games. As it is I still use a lot of my older game controllers like the Philips 9009 with audio games, because there hasn't been any need for a newer controller. It works well with Troopanum, Topspeed, Jim Kitchen's games, etc. In fact, the only reason I got the Logitech F710 was because it was wireless and I wanted something more portable without a chord. Other than that my old Philips controller is just fine as a controller. cheers! On 8/11/14, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: > Rummaging through a box of stuff I had packed when moving into this house, I > have come across a game controller. I think that Thomas Ward did a review > of it once, but I don't recall which model this is, or anything about it. > I'll describe it below in hopes that this indicates what I have. The > question is this: Is this an adequate controller for the currently > accessible games for blind gamers. I'm still using Windows XP. Here's the > description: > > The USB cable is retractable and the button to retract it is immediately to > the right of the cable. Along this same surface are 2 buttons on the left > edge and two more on the right edge. This surface faces away from the > gamer. > > On the top surface on the left is a set of 4 sort of long buttons that look > like they might be arrows. These are just forward and to the left of a > round knob that can be moved in any direction and also clicks when pressed > straight down. There is another identical knob to the right of this one. > Between these knobs is a set of 4 buttons in a diamond pattern, the > rightmost one feels like an arrow that points to the right. To the right, > and slightly ahead of, the right hand knob mentioned before is another set > of 4 buttons that are a bit bigger and are round, in a diamond shape. > Northwest and northeast of the center set of buttons, is another small > button. Between these two buttons is an oval-shaped, convex glass or > plastic piece that does not press. I'm thinking it is some visual indicator > of some sort. Finally, facing the gamer are two handles with which to hold > the controller. > > Any feedback on this is appreciated. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, > you! really! are! finished! > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
