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Can anyone recommend a decent gamepad? Xbox 360 gamepad seems a bit crap.
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<blockquote data-quote="DanielP" data-source="post: 125332" data-attributes="member: 3854"><p>Hi folks,</p><p></p><p>I'm not a console gamer and so I don't often play gamepad-style games. I do have an Xbox 360 gamepad for my PC, but for pinball games its simply not up to scratch.</p><p></p><p>I'm a recent convert to using a gamepad on pinball having spent years playing virtual pinball on a keyboard in various formats. I figured out the best setup for a keyboard was (left flipper=left shift, right flipper=num pad zero, left shake=left alt, right shake=right arrow, space for shake up.) For those of you still using a keyboard, try that combination out - you'll never go back to the shift keys again.</p><p></p><p>But there's no denying that a gamepad has the analogue advantage, and as flippers on a pinball machine aren't massively different from the triggers on a gamepad, I've decided to give it a go as an alternative. The problem I've found is that the 360 controller has soft, mushy controls on its triggers and shoulder-buttons, and its awkward to reach the left stick when using the triggers. While I acknowledge the 360 controller is excellent as an all-round unit, the second-rate triggers just aren't good enough. </p><p></p><p>Has anyone found a controller with snappy, responsive triggers or shoulder-buttons that is fit for long play? If so, please share it with the rest of us!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DanielP, post: 125332, member: 3854"] Hi folks, I'm not a console gamer and so I don't often play gamepad-style games. I do have an Xbox 360 gamepad for my PC, but for pinball games its simply not up to scratch. I'm a recent convert to using a gamepad on pinball having spent years playing virtual pinball on a keyboard in various formats. I figured out the best setup for a keyboard was (left flipper=left shift, right flipper=num pad zero, left shake=left alt, right shake=right arrow, space for shake up.) For those of you still using a keyboard, try that combination out - you'll never go back to the shift keys again. But there's no denying that a gamepad has the analogue advantage, and as flippers on a pinball machine aren't massively different from the triggers on a gamepad, I've decided to give it a go as an alternative. The problem I've found is that the 360 controller has soft, mushy controls on its triggers and shoulder-buttons, and its awkward to reach the left stick when using the triggers. While I acknowledge the 360 controller is excellent as an all-round unit, the second-rate triggers just aren't good enough. Has anyone found a controller with snappy, responsive triggers or shoulder-buttons that is fit for long play? If so, please share it with the rest of us! [/QUOTE]
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