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Modifying PSX/N64 joypads for PC? FAQ?
Alex Townsend lylat2...@yahoo.com uk games video dreamcast What sort of layout is used with the mouse/keyboard combo? I've never played Quake as I've never been The 3rd level of single player is impossible, Quake 3 is a 3D game in every respect, the multiple tiers on all levels make it really, really difficult.

rookie help please
The Dual Strike was the best attempt at replacing the mouse/keyboard combo! "Mark" <postO...@news.group> wrote in message news:O05UZqBsCHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP12. How big are 3d first person games and real time stratagy games on the PC? They make and break the hardware and competing software on that platform.

FAKK2 - TR Comparison
Most of the early FPS's like Doom\Doom2\Duke weren't full 3D type games. More of a 2 1/2D I've heard them been called. Where you could "look" up to see an It took me a bit to switch over to mouse keyboard combo and actually HL was my first try at it. I was still playing Q2 keyboard only but when I started HL I

Is it possible to play the series of Half Life games with only ...
I think most people play using a mouse+keyboard combo. Why? It's cheap that's why! Everyone got a mouse and keyboard. No need to buy a stick for $150. Now I have personally never used a "3D Stick" so I don't know how good/bad they actually are. I do know that noone I know use one. They really don't understand that

This is harder than it looks.....
Luke Curtis luke.cur...@virgin.net uk games computer quake3 Mouse & Keyboard combo Mouse: Logitech Trackman Marble+ button 1 = fire button 2 = zoom wheel button = jump wheel up& down = next / previous weapon cursors = strafe Left, Strafe Right Up & Down end = crouch home = jump i use ctrl as a best weapon bind in

Battlespire = Daggerfall 2?
I've beaten dozens of games using a mouse/keyboard combo, and I'm happy that I'm very skillful with them. I've been using a mouse/keyboard combo since Doom, So there. with the keyboard and nothing comes close to Panther XL/Assassin 3D. I hope the manufacturers are reading this - they'll be quoting you in their

Glquake and SpaceOrb 360
This is still not really long enough to justify the cost, so I am thinking of trying the analogue version of the new Saitek Cyborg 3D at around £40. As I say, these are my personal preferences, but if you decide to choose the joystick/keyboard combo, then if you ignore everything else, then at least try number 3

Wolfenstein 3D?
3D games give you situational awareness, because they are >not< based on pixel precise navigation in the first place. I don't think you are using mouse+keyboard combo for navigation (a MUST for 3D games) I sometimes use mouse+keyboard. I prefer not to. I have a terrible time with the mouse, and can't use one for

BEST (or Strangest) CONTROL METHOD FOR 3D SHOOTERS: SURVEY FOR ...
It runs awesome on my PC (I didn't realize how much I was missing out by not using the mouse/keyboard combo that all the Doom/Marathon users use in massive Deathmatches). Anyways, I hate how the PC version doesn't have any mapping options (since it's a pretty old version and was the first).

Controllers/joysticks
Ladyhawk ladyh...@mlode.com 3dfx games glquake Hi, Yeah, I know how to circle-strafe manually, but you can't circle-strafe endlessly with a mouse/keyboard combo. http://www.mlode.com/~ladyhawk/launch.htm Ladyhawk's Sidewinder 3D Pro Page: http://www.mlode.com/~ladyhawk/SW3DPRO.htm Ladyhawk's ICQ Number: 2303996

Quake III and Saitek CYBORG 3D
Justin Mahn gab...@tcainternet.com alt games unreal tournament I used aM$ 3d Pro + Mouse for a long time till the fucking thing crapped out on a 100+mhz front side bus. The mouse/keyboard combo is only 'ok', by which I mean the mouse is great (but not perfect) and the keyboard is utter crap.

Joystick/Gamepad/Keyboard-Mouse??? Which one?
I have a macro named "junk" which I also have associated witht the keyboard combo [Alt+J]. Whenever I need to do a lot of repetitive stuff, I "record macro" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D3 = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman">The

PC the next wave??? I don't think so..
Foxman fox...@iei.net 3dfx games glquake You can still play 3D first person shooter games with a joystick you just need the right setup and commitment. Clearly one can excel with a mouse/keyboard combo as well. I have heard that comment time and time again that you are always better with a mouse/keyboard combo but

BEST JOYSTICK for Q2
No buying some mega-dollar 3D accelerator that works with only these games or those games. For some people to whom finiances are an issue, consoles are an COUNTER-POINT: Personal preference doesn't change the improved versitility of the mouse/keyboard combo...otherwise they wouldn't be releasing mice and

Help! Circle Strafe Aliases!!!
Koma ]aMoK[ YU kom...@usa.net microsoft public mshardware product You should use mouse-keyboard combo in Quake, if u wanna play better. Max Yokell wrote: I went out and bought a Sidewinder 3D pro Yesterday for Quake. I looked at it and thought wow there is so much they can do with this thing in quake and I hear the

IW2 : playable without a joystick?
I am right-handed. i use a A4-Tech 5 button mouse with 2 wheels on my right hand and a Saitek Cyborg 3D Gold USB 12 Button Joystick on my left hand to play games. i prefer this combo rather than mouse/keyboard combo. - really rocks. it's always hard to configure all these buttons, but u only do have to do that one

ALL OF YOU CONSOLE USERS GET A REAL SYSTEM!
How can a gamepad be better then a mouse and keyboard combo? "Alexander Atkin" <alexat...@geocities.com> wrote in message news:3A4EBB87.940E8C5E@geocities.com. die hard gamers will have that speed. . . are ppl really willing to spend upwards of 1.5 to 2k every 18 months to play the latest and greatest 3d game?

Newbie question
I believe they are using embedded DRAM, which I think should be the future of 3d accelerator design. 3dfx is touting their V4 reaches the 1GB level. So will games for it allow a mouse/keyboard combo? :) I'm impressed by what I've read about it so far, and I would probably pick it up just for the DVD.

WingMan Warrior
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anyone using a sidewinder?
Same in Quake, Unreal or any 3D game where you can adjust the sensitivity of the analog control. Shenmue gives me a 90deg. arc of slow panned viewing before I have to use the d-pad to spin Ryo Short of a VR headset I think the only viable control option for this game would have been a mouse and keyboard combo.