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From: developer@woodentulip.com (Sean Kennedy)
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Subject: Re: Dual Shock Controllers
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:47:42 -0500
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In article <78p251$ibo1@chuka.playstation.co.uk>, "Nathan Miller"
<millerbosnia@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I was just wondering who uses a dual shock controller?  I think it is the
> best contoller to come around in a long time.  I have some game design stuff
> that will work really well with the dual analog sticks, just need to know if
> it is worth putting the effort in, or if no one will get to use it.
> 
> Basically, Do you have one?
> 
> Nathan Miller

I have two.

I have the Dual Analog Pad.  {With the Joystick Emulation which works...}
AND I have the Dual Shock Gamepad. {No Joystick Emu here, and a bit more smarts}

Please develop Software for the Dual Controller.

The effort is worth it. Look at the Penguin Controller. {Nintendo 64.}
That controller sets the pace in analog fine control.
It is nice to have two analog sticks, but when things like TOCA racing and
the recent Bandicoot series, allow for NO User Definable control over the
Left handed or Right handed control operation {I am Right Dominant-Left
Handed [but learned to write right-handed... :( ] and find TOCA supremely
annoying to learn.} In contrast, I found Rouge Squadron on N64 to be the
easiest and gratifying to learn.

Descent for PSX had it right. You could configure the whole shebang, an
item in programming itself. Try it, I found Mr. Phua's 3D pong example to
be highly interesting in Dual Analog control.


As for the Dual Shock. It and the Full-motion-video / exec fileread off
ISO9660 format CD-R support in the Yaroze LIBPS.A and a few IN-LINEs would
be nice.
It would mean a NEW ioctl() and header support. But then again, I still
ahve the Collision detection PowerPoint Presentation to finish {I'm 85%
done..}

-sean