What is a good game controller for the Mac?

[jacobj]

I finally have an MBP and therefore have a mac that is capable of playing games to a decent level. So now I need to know what is a good game controller for the mac. I am specifically thinking of trying doom 3. Any advice would be much appreciated as I am new to all of this.

[homerjward]

:eek:
you want to play doom 3 using a controller? wow....to each his own i guess.
logitech makes some nice ones, i have their $15 model and i use it on my pc for n64 and nes emulators. it's basically a ps2 controller with a usb header--no vibration or anything but it works nicely.

[jacobj]

:eek:
you want to play doom 3 using a controller? wow....to each his own i guess.
logitech makes some nice ones, i have their $15 model and i use it on my pc for n64 and nes emulators. it's basically a ps2 controller with a usb header--no vibration or anything but it works nicely.

I'm not a gamer... what is the best way to play Doom 3?

[homerjward]

I'm not a gamer... what is the best way to play Doom 3?
a lot of (most?) people prefer playing it with a keyboard and mouse (me included) because they feel it gives them more control than a gamepad. some people like the controller though--i was just surprised :p not meant to be an insult or anything :)

[jacobj]

a lot of (most?) people prefer playing it with a keyboard and mouse (me included) because they feel it gives them more control than a gamepad. some people like the controller though--i was just surprised :p not meant to be an insult or anything :)

The last time I played a game seriously it was the original Doom.. seriously... so maybe I need to invest in s great mouse

[combatcolin]

:eek:
you want to play doom 3 using a controller? wow....to each his own i guess.
l

I also find the Keyboad and mouse "difficult" for FPS, which is why i only play them on console's.

Been gaming since the Spectrum and still find it unnatural and weird.

[N10248]

The best controller for the mac is the Xbox 360 Wired one, you can get a driver for it here:

http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller

it works great in games like halo, and asuming mac doom can be played with a controller at all it should be quite good as the xbox version of doom is easy to control without a keyboard and mouse.

As long as the controller has 2 sticks, 1st person games are as easy to move about in as with a kb / mouse.

bye

[combatcolin]

Cool, didn't know you could use them.

:)

[colinp]

anybody know of a list of mac games that support controllers? Just having trouble thinking of games that I might want to use a controller on, but then I've only got Diablo 2, Star/Warcraft, and Rise of Nations.... Are there good racing games for mac?

[combatcolin]

I think a list of games with an arcade slant to them would be more useful.

shoot em ups, racing games, platformers that sort of thing.

[jacobj]

The best controller for the mac is the Xbox 360 Wired one, you can get a driver for it here:

http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller

it works great in games like halo, and asuming mac doom can be played with a controller at all it should be quite good as the xbox version of doom is easy to control without a keyboard and mouse.

As long as the controller has 2 sticks, 1st person games are as easy to move about in as with a kb / mouse.

bye

That sounds great. Thanks v. much.

[DISCOMUNICATION]

Controllers? There's always a healthy market for the wealth of console emulators. My personal favorite was always the Sega Saturn controller. I'm a big fighting games fan from way back. You could always use these (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-19-49-en-15-saturn+style-43-a.html) with this (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-7s-49-en-15-guilty%2Bgear-70-9f4-43-a.html). Check out the pure white version. I own both a black and white versions to match the colors my US and Japanese PSTwos. I'm thinking of picking up the USB versions now to go with a new Mac Mini, the ultimate emulation machine, it even looks like a game console.

[supermario2]

How do you play doom 3 with a controller? There are no options for it.