Has anybody ever used one they can vouch for? I've seen a few different ones online, but due to some past experience I'm iffy on blindly trying them out. Would love to go back to the Dreamcast-styled controller for some games.
I'm not going to bother defending the Dreamcast controller (the face buttons are just a liiiitle too far apart for comfort) but if this thread creator is anything like myself then he/she may want to play Dreamcast games with an actual stock Dreamcast controller for the sake of authenticity & because we've got the money to spend / im curious as to what certain controllers feel like.I don't quite know why you'd want that, seeing that the Dreamcast controller is one of the worst ones of all time but hey!
While true lets not forget that we're talking about about the most potential ridden gaming platform in existence, the PC; meaning there are potentially numerous programs out there, one of which I can confirm works just dandy which the adapter/controller combo I mentioned which allows my Dreamcast controller to control my keyboard about as effectively as it can get.Most of these controller adapter uses Directinput, which doesn't work on new games.
I'm not going to bother defending the Dreamcast controller (the face buttons are just a liiiitle too far apart for comfort) but if this thread creator is anything like myself then he/she may want to play Dreamcast games with an actual stock Dreamcast controller for the sake of authenticity & because we've got the money to spend / im curious as to what certain controllers feel like.
Sure some people are fine using their Xbox 360 controllers because why branch out when you already possess such a fine controller but authenticity and the less practical, perhaps over-used word of the past 5 years (in the gaming community specifically): nostalgia would likely drive someone to use a Dreamcast controller on their PC.
Well I trust you've had plenty of time to mess around with / form a solid opinion on the DC controller back when Dreamcast once had its advantages over your common computer; and continues to be a nice hub for hombrew and the like especially when compared to any and all consoles after it.Back in the day I was considering getting an adapter for my Dreamcast to use other controllers, never the other way around.
And it absolutely does... for PS2 and Gamecube controllers. You'll notice that nowhere does it specify which controllers support that wonderful force-feedback feature and i can confirm that both PS1 dualshocks and the Gamecube controller (good lord don't use this adapter for Gamecube controllers it has several issues with the analog sticks so instead I recommend you use mayflashes most up-to-date Gamecube adapter for oodles of reasons) I tried support rumble but I had trouble with the PS2 controller as it wasn't recognized unless I plugged it into the adapter before plugging in the adapter itself; but then again is that really an issue?Trio Linker Plus II claims to have force feedback.
Forget the Xinput support! What about building those skills in order to bring Dreamcast controller force-feedback to Trio Linker Plus II owners everywhere?!If it uses direct input I might be able to hopefully get it to pick up as Xinput down the road. I don't have a lot of experience yet but I've been scratching the surface of that.
I used a 360 controller as a replacement for my DC one when playing the PC version of PSO, if that works better?