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Recommend me a joystick

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  • 25-01-2002 2:30pm
    #1
    Canaboid
    Registered Users Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭


    I have developed a weakness for flight sims (for shame).
    Anyone suggest a decent joystick, features I should look out for, approximate prices or anything else that may be relevant.

    Cheers.


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    My housemate his this big MS sidewinder force feedback 2 thing. It has about 8 buttons, hat and throttle, and can nearly break your arms with the force feedback :D

    I'm guessing its quite expensive though.


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    Celt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭Celt


    Saitek have nice cheapish FF joystick thats gotten pretty good reviews, cant remember the name but check out there site.
    www.saitek.com


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    TwoShedsJackson
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    The Saitek Cyborg Gold is a very good stick - probably set you back around €50 in the shops nowadays.


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    Canaboid
    Registered Users Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Canaboid


    Thx guys.
    Cyborg gold is €63 in EB. I'll look around for better price.


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    DiscoStu
    Registered Users Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭DiscoStu


    i had a saitek joypad a while back and i have to say it was the worst one i have ever used. it broke within a month of buying it. get a sidewinder. microsoft have always made top class joysticks and the like.


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    Celt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭Celt


    Originally posted by DiscoStu
    i had a saitek joypad a while back and i have to say it was the worst one i have ever used. it broke within a month of buying it. get a sidewinder. microsoft have always made top class joysticks and the like.
    I had a joypad a while back i bought for £5, it was ****, because of that i will never ever buy anything at all from the company that made them, even thought i was paying piss money and got what i paid for :)

    See my point?:)

    I have a saitek cyborg 3d digital for 2 years now, brilliant joystick and the gold usb is even better.
    Cyborg 3D USB Stick Gold £39.99(stg) on saitek's store.
    If you look around you shoulf find one for around €50 , try dixons/smiths/pcworld


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    The_Bullman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭The_Bullman


    Saying that you get what you pay for..

    I bought a Saitek a few year ago. It had a stick and throttle, and about 90 buttons(mmmmmm, i love buttons and hat switches) but it was crap. It soon developed a wobble in the stick when it was let go. Therefore it was impossible to play flight sims anymore.

    Also, the programable button interface thingy caused more programs to stall than i cared for.

    80 odd quid down the drain in about 2 or 3 months

    The joystick before that was 60 quid and it broke in less time than the saitek, so I just rely in the keyboard now.


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