Freevo Gamepads (Nexxtech 8 button usb)
Chris from work ended up giving me some usb gamepads for my freevo system. Although not as well built as the Gravis I was using before it means I now had two that match and actually the cheaper control makes for better classic gamming control. It feels more like a original game pad in its response. Since he would not take money nor food in exchange for the gamepads I might have to get him to come over for a gamming session and a beer or something.. Took about a half hour to config all the emus to use both controllers and map the buttons how they felt right for each system.
Just a quick note on this pad.. The 2 bigger buttons in the center (Turbo and Clear) dont work in linux for me at all. the three smaller buttons in the center (8, 9, 10) are odd. The two outside ones read as the same button and the center one is its own. This still works fine because I just need select and start for most consoles. Just odd to have two select buttons and one start. :)
March 2nd, 2006 at 3:18 pm
I’ve never had much luck configuring game pads on the pc. That’s why I typically just learn the controls they want you to use. It tends to be less hassle that way.
March 2nd, 2006 at 7:35 pm
Well it is all for emu’s NeoGeo, Gameboy, GBA, 2600, NES, SNES, Sega Gen, and anything else.. Keyboards just done seem like a good way to play those, and the fact it is on the tv hurts it even more to play with a keyboard. Sure it is not the orig controller for the system, but it is much nicer to just select a game and play it than have to dig out the cart and mess around to play it.