Salka Posted February 5, 2005 I used to get so frustrated in Tekken III, no controller lasted more than a week Your controller is obviously retarded. I recommend you buy the insurance plan on it next time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erwin_Br Posted February 6, 2005 official Analog controller (DUALSHOCK®2)s can last a fucking long time.. We've got some in the testing dept that have lasted years of daily use... and abuse ¬ ¬ 3rd party versions last minutes and are shit Hmmm... When my brother bought his PS2, the controller died within a week: The spring broke/got loose in the L2 button. He got a new one. A few weeks later one of the sticks started to malfunction. Solution: Logitech extreme action controller. And it's so much comfortable in your hands too! --Erwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHoatzin Posted February 6, 2005 Pretty much the only problem I have with the official PS2 controller is the individualness of the "arrow" buttons. It would've been better had they been one button on a pivot, like Spaff's avatar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loonyboi Posted February 6, 2005 I'm a big fan of Logitech's cordless PS2 and Xbox controllers. The latest ones are the same size as the DualShock, run for 50 hours on two AA batteries (twice that with force feedback turned off), and they're pretty darn durable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted February 6, 2005 Yeah, in retrospect, I should have gotten an original or just a better one, but I wanted it urgently so I could play GTA: SA and that was all the money I had to spend at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted February 7, 2005 Shit, I think I'm going to have to buy a better one soon. I just got to the point where you have to learn to fly and it's nearly impossible with those lousy sticks... Or maybe it's meant to be? I did manage the RC Baron mission somehow though, but took me some 7-8 tries. Can anyone with a normal (original) PS2 controller and San Andreas tell me if for example the car wheels are supposed to turn smoothly as you move the controller? For me it's quite difficult to get them to any position between straight and the most right/left. Is the Sony original the best one to get? We don't seem to have a lot of selection here... or I don't know the right stores. In other news: I moved my furniture around today and it was my mother who figured out how to get the bed into a geometrically-challenged corner at the time when my father and I were about to give up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baconian Posted February 7, 2005 Can anyone with a normal (original) PS2 controller and San Andreas tell me if for example the car wheels are supposed to turn smoothly as you move the controller? For me it's quite difficult to get them to any position between straight and the most right/left. yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted February 7, 2005 Thanx, baconian. I went and bought the original one (ocean blue) and it's much better. It's damn small, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLacey Posted February 7, 2005 Pretty much the only problem I have with the official PS2 controller is the individualness of the "arrow" buttons. It would've been better had they been one button on a pivot, like Spaff's avatar. Nintendo are probably rejoicing at having patented their d-pad ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
