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I personally can't stand those little thumb joysticks.

Why? Because they have no precision. Your thumb is very poor at making small changes, especially when targeting someone. Try playing Unreal Tournament for instance on a console and then with a mouse. Your thumb also doesn't move in all directions as easily, so there's another problem.

There's a reason all of the serious online gamers use PCs - a console controller won't cut it. When the difference between headshotting someone is 3-4 pixels in hi-def, well, good luck on a PS3.(note all PC games and monitors are already more than 720P capable unless the programmers sucked) 1280*1024 is considered medium resolution in fact by most PC gamers.

I have dozens of games that require a joystick - a real one. I also have a dedicated steering wheel. They have specific uses that can't be replicated with any other controller. Need for Speed alone is night and day on the console versus a good force feedback wheel with a clutch pedal and shifter. Yes, there are two wheels that have an optional clutch pedal.

You also can't possibly play a game like Mechwarrior or X3 without one. Not unless you want to die over and over again. There's a reason why fighter planes use them and it's also why even 50 years from now, there still will be games that require them.

I personally hate articles like this. Maybe to the author it seems like they are outdated technology, but they still exist and there is no substitute for them, just like there isn't a good one for the mouse on your PC. Each serves a specific role that's not going to be served by another device.

A quick search Best Buy turned up 5 models alone. Dead and gone? Hardly.

P.S. I just played Tie Fighter in XP last night for some nostalgia. LucasArts released a patch in 2004 that makes all of the old games work perfectly with XP and 2K. You need the latest versions of the game(X-Wing Trilogy) and a patch, but it all works perfectly.

I got a copy myself so that my son could play the Star Wars titles to get up to speed as it were.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000050I88?tag=thearmchairem-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B000050I88&adid=1KBTT1SXX3J1M796A6WE&
Worth every penny.

http://www.lucasfiles.com/index.php?action=file&id=653

Here's the patch. Technically it will work with the W95 collector's editions, but they aren't as polished and the 3D engine they added to the trilogy edition makes it actually look good - perfectly playable, in fact. 640*480*32bit color with texture mapping. If you never saw the original X-Wing with the rendering engine from Alliance, do yourself a favor and check it out.

See here http://www.lucasfiles.com/index.php?action=file&id=653 for a fix.

Lucasfiles.com has a patch that lets you run the Windows 95/98 versions of X-Wing and TIE Fighter under Windows 2000 and XP, which is good news.

the mod has an agreement with Lucasarts, there are certain restrictions but in return they have the approval of the company, you can even download the mod from the lucasfiles web site.

http://www.lucasfiles.com/

The Grim Fandango trailer, no questions. What a real trailer should be.

Don't forget about attachment B, which leads to a page with no relevant text.

(c) License. By submitting any Fan Games hereunder, you agree that: you are granting LF Network a license to such Fan Games in accordance with the license terms set forth in these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, Attachment B hereto.

IOW: All your mods are belong to us

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