Joystick or keyboard ?

richard · Post by **richard** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:38 pm

I only play with keyboard (and mouse if it would be needed in any future).

bojster · Post by **bojster** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:42 pm

I don't have a pc joystick, not that I would use it anyway.

Yoshi348 · Post by **Yoshi348** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 6:17 pm

Same deal here.

Grunt002 · Post by **Grunt002** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:42 pm

One of my friend has a joystick, I tried it and it;s sometimes buggy.
so I'd rather use a keyboard then a joystick, not both...
You know whick one I voted, do you?

richard · Post by **richard** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:03 am

Umg, if Holger would see that...

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:26 am

I stopped using gamepads/joysticks a long time ago..

I do have a Gravis Pro gamepad that looks like a PSX1 controller.... but it's absolutely useless for R&D (it's good for a 2 player Liero game though).

I still have an Atari VCS joystick somewhere, not sure what type of plastic & rubber it uses, but its totally indestructable!

I think it will outlive me.

Zomis · Post by **Zomis** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 12:58 pm

bojster wrote:I don't have a pc joystick, not that I would use it anyway.

Me too/me three...

TheVirtualVortex · Post by **TheVirtualVortex** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:53 pm

Joy... pad

But when I'm testing two-player levels I'm used to move both players with both hands on the keyboard

Post by **Holger** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:53 am

Although I prefer the keyboard most of the time, I sometimes like to use a joystick, because I played the old classics (BD and EM) with a joystick. But the main problem here is that PC joysticks are analog joysticks in most cases (never really tried joypads, which are digital), which are way too unprecise for BD style games. But if you can get a *good* digital PC joystick (like a classic CompetitionPro), it's very precise and a lot of fun (and you can sit back in your arm chair while playing ;-) ).

Grunt002 · Post by **Grunt002** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:37 pm

key...board? not the one that has reals keys that opens the door for you.

jk

Laborunfall · Post by **Laborunfall** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:29 pm

KEYBOARD!
And sometimes JoyPAD

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:01 pm

Ditto. I have my friend play on the pad, and me on the keyboard. I'm real handy with it. We play games where we try to kill each other!

Martijn · Post by **Martijn** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:32 pm

I prefer a keyboard. A joystick is much too irritating!

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:57 am

Its confusing for me because I own an xbox, and its really hard to shift from computer t xbox. I think that the xbox controller is the same as the keyboard.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 12, 2005 5:29 pm

Holger wrote:But the main problem here is that PC joysticks are analog joysticks in most cases (never really tried joypads, which are digital), which are way too unprecise for BD style games.

i got a ps2 style gamepad that can switch between analog and digital mode. i always use digital mode for RnD, havent tried the game in analog mode ever.
i used to hate gamepads, but now i find them more useful for certain types of games then keyboard (nfsu2 on keyboard? yuck... thps? same story). the only gametype that i wont ever use a gamepad is 3d shooters. its just really hard to aim with those things. i used to be one of those im-l33t-cause-i-play-with-keyboard kinda guys, but now i'm thinking of buying a console

i couldnt vote for the poll, being guest, but needless to say, i wouldve voted joystick here.

Rocks'n'Diamonds

Joystick or keyboard ?

With what do you play RnD ?

Joystick or keyboard ?

Both!