What is a good game controller for the Mac?

jacobj · Mar 18, 2006, 02:57 AM

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 · Mar 18, 2006, 03:07 AM

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 · Mar 18, 2006, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by homerjward

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 · Mar 18, 2006, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jacobj

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

not meant to be an insult or anything

jacobj · Mar 18, 2006, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by homerjward

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

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 · Mar 18, 2006, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by homerjward

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 · Mar 18, 2006, 07:15 AM

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/Pro...x360Controller

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 · Mar 18, 2006, 10:17 AM

Cool, didn't know you could use them.

colinp · Mar 18, 2006, 10:29 AM

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 · Mar 18, 2006, 10:45 AM

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 · Mar 19, 2006, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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/Pro...x360Controller

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 · 10:25 PM

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 with this. 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 · Jun 15, 2006, 06:53 PM

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

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DISCOMUNICATION macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cambridge, MA USA	Kickin' it old school 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 with this. 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. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images Last edited by DISCOMUNICATION; Mar 22, 2006 at 10:25 PM.
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