Logos302 86 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Looking for an all around controller/gamepad for playing nintendo, sega, etc games on the pc. I was thinking of an Xbox controller for the pc but I'm not sure that's the best choice any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshirt 1487 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 This is what I use. Unlike the Playstation controllers this one fits great in my hands. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abobader 2956 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 LOL @@Redshirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abobader 2956 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 damn, I want one tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchmor 584 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Double D-Pad... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshirt 1487 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Well played Latchmor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchmor 584 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Lol. Goodnight, it better not be game controllers I dream of tonight. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshirt 1487 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Back on topic. I have three gamepads A Logitech Rumblepad 2 and a wired & wireless xbox 360 controller for PC. I'm not a fan of the wireless 360 controller because the range is garbage in my home. I have to lean forward on the sofa for it to stay connected to the receiver. I'm only 9-10' away from the receiver. For PC games I prefer the wired 360 controller For retro games, NES SNES etc I prefer my Rumbepad 2. The N64 and Gamecube controllers just defy logic and I don't get a decent experience out of either the 360 or rumblepad controllers when playing those platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I personally just use my Xbox 360 wireless controller since I have a few of them, the girlfriend wants something with less buttons. I suppose I will just pick her up a retro controller for her NES and SNES games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostm 74 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I use the wireless xbox 360 controller as well (still hoping someone one day will be interested in getting native 360 controller support for mbt like xbmc has, currently using xpadder to attempt to do this), i had a 3rd party knock off wireless receiver that kept loosing connection, so I finally bit the bullet and bought an official wireless 360 controller for pc and it came with a wireless receiver that works amazing. Although it did cost 50 some dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmac 132 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I use a wired 360 controller, and sometimes a PS3 controller. I'd prefer the PS3 control, but I found Motioninjoy's software to be unreliable, and seemed to be filling my computer with adware (at least it seemed like that's where it was coming from). If I could find a better PS3 driver, I'd use that all the time, but the wired 360 controller is very good, better than my cheapo Logitech something-or-other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaefurr 1337 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I use 4 360 wireless controllers with the wireless receiver. Works perfect plus the receiver has gone down to about $20 on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wireless-Receiver-Windows-Official-Pc/dp/B00E0OB7MW/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1394817393&sr=1-1&keywords=360+wireless+receiver I also use xpadder for browsing MBT and for games without controller support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyweiser 105 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I use 4 360 wireless controllers with the wireless receiver. Works perfect plus the receiver has gone down to about $20 on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wireless-Receiver-Windows-Official-Pc/dp/B00E0OB7MW/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1394817393&sr=1-1&keywords=360+wireless+receiver I also use xpadder for browsing MBT and for games without controller support. I downloaded XPadder to try it out, but is there a way to use your chatpad on 360 controller as a keyboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaefurr 1337 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I downloaded XPadder to try it out, but is there a way to use your chatpad on 360 controller as a keyboard? I think so far there's only been support for wired 360 controllers with the chatpad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore 781 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) I've been using 2 Logitech F710 wireless gamepads for a few years now. I don't really have any issues with them. They have a setting that basically emulates a Xbox 360 controller, so any games that support that will work. I do get the occasional disconnect if I get more then about 4 meters away. They connect back straight away though. I also use xpadder for mapping keys to it for games that don't support the Xbox 360 natively. Edited March 17, 2014 by swhitmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostm 74 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I use 4 360 wireless controllers with the wireless receiver. Works perfect plus the receiver has gone down to about $20 on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wireless-Receiver-Windows-Official-Pc/dp/B00E0OB7MW/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1394817393&sr=1-1&keywords=360+wireless+receiver I also use xpadder for browsing MBT and for games without controller support. Yea thats the official one, unfortunately being in canada by the time i got quoted shipping (30 some dollars) it was cheaper for me just to purchase the official controller/receiver bundle. Still hoping at some point we can get native 360 controller support in media browser theater like xbmc has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyweiser 105 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) ........ I also use xpadder for browsing MBT ......... @@shaefurr do you have a xpadder profile for browsing MBT? I found this one for WMC and have not tried it yet, but I was wondering if you have written one for MBT specifically. http://xpadder.com/forum4/viewtopic.php?f=156&t=3208 Edited March 18, 2014 by buddyweiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore 781 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 @@shaefurr do you have a xpadder profile for browsing MBT? I found this one for WMC and have not tried it yet, but I was wondering if you have written one for MBT specifically. http://xpadder.com/forum4/viewtopic.php?f=156&t=3208 Wouldn't it be the same as a WMC remote profile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesegeezer 3089 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Wired 360 controller all the way for me. I bought a cyborg something or other and just couldn't get on with it at all what so ever!!!! I also bought Pinnacle Game Profiler for customizing my buttons and setting profiles for each game and to allow you to map the 360 controller for older games which don't support 360 controller. You can also set up a desktop profile to use mouse for and also a WMC profile for controlling MBC with, i guess it would work with MBT also. Further more the software detects which environment or game in and auto loads the profile. Love it really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhitmore 781 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I remember trying Pinnacle and preferring Xpadder. I can't remember why though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaefurr 1337 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 @@shaefurr do you have a xpadder profile for browsing MBT? I found this one for WMC and have not tried it yet, but I was wondering if you have written one for MBT specifically. http://xpadder.com/forum4/viewtopic.php?f=156&t=3208 As Scott said I use the WMC profile for now, havnt gotten around to making one specifically for MBT yet so it has access to the OSD or anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostm 74 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) This is a bit over my head but i wonder if xbmc native xbox 360 support could ever be altered to work in mbt. Unless this is frowned on. https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/system/keymaps/joystick.Microsoft.Xbox.360.Controller.xml Edited March 21, 2014 by Ghostm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trusselo 220 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Yea thats the official one, unfortunately being in canada by the time i got quoted shipping (30 some dollars) it was cheaper for me just to purchase the official controller/receiver bundle. Still hoping at some point we can get native 360 controller support in media browser theater like xbmc has. ebay is much better on shipping for us canadians http://www.ebay.ca/itm/PC-Wireless-Gaming-Controller-USB-Receiver-Adapter-For-XBOX-360-D9-/400639861535?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item5d47ff231f&_uhb=1 under 9 dollars with free shipping (buy it now price, no bidding) make sure to download driver v1.1 from microsoft site, as the built in windows driver v1.0 wont work. Edited March 21, 2014 by trusselo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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