Intec Racing Wheel - $10.00 Desert IndustriesCRTGAMER wrote:My only disappointment is when driving as the cop, getting the R3 Siren button to work in my Interact V3 Driving controller. The game is so good, I might have to get another driving controller to hit the lights.
I need another steering wheel like a hole in the head. But I really want to try the R3 Siren button in PS2 Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2. This older Need For Speed is the best of the series, the gameplay is so much better with the added capabilities of the cops dogging a drivers every move.
My Interact V3 driving controller does not support R3 or L3 buttons and for some reason the game won't allow an alternate setting when the V3 is plugged in. The Interact V3 and the Intec Driving Wheel both telescope, tilt and have sit on leg stands. Strange that the Intec allows for alternate setting which turned out to be a very good thing!
The driving controller has two shift lever buttons under the wheel, resembling a reversed car horn ring or cruise control. After reconfiguring Need For Speed to the B Layout, one lever becomes the Siren button or horn in regular cars and the other lever button is for a quick rear view. This is perfect when driving as the cop. an easy to hit the siren button to lock on a car, then hit the other large button to quick reverse view when cutting off the reckless speeder.
At first I could not find the DPad, its actually the center round button. When I tried out the driving wheel it did have some problems which were relatively easy fixes.
Wheel stiff and squeaks
What a pain, I really hated this. Took the entire assembly apart and dropped in some 3in1 oil in all the moving parts and away from the potentiometer at the base. Tempted to just remove the spring but now the wheel turns easily though a little stiffer then the V3 wheel.
Pedal housing has a section broke off at the base
A cracked hole in the side. Easy fix by cutting out a DVD case and gluing the black plastic from the inside to keep out dirt and the pet cat's curious paws. Looks like the side support plate next to the brake pedal broke off and is missing. Not a big deal, the pedals are stable without it.
Brake and Reverse does not work part 1
Upon inspection one of the wires was short and not soldered to the brake pedal potentiometer. The terminal did not look like it was even soldered! Maybe the broken plastic was from something jammed in there during storage and pulled the wire? An easy add a piece of wire soldered on.
Brake and Reverse still does not work part 2
What gives, I thought the wire repair would solve this. I took a resistance reading and it turns out the pedal to pot movement needed adjusting. A simple matter of loosening the pedal a little so I could spin the gear tooth attached to the potentiometer a couple of notches. I took another reading and got a Full contact when pushing the pedal all the way. Yes! I can now reverse with the brake pedal!
Worth the effortCNet wrote: http://reviews.cnet.com/game-accessorie ... 78092.html
As the PlayStation 2, the GameCube, and the original Xbox ride off into the sunset, we can be assured that the consoles have a sweet ride--all three were home to some excellent driving titles. From multiconsole classics such as Burnout and Need for Speed to exclusives hits the likes of Mario Kart: Double Dash, Forza Motorsport, and Gran Turismo, it's tough to pick among the systems when it comes to racers. Thanks to the Intec Racing Wheel, those looking for a more immersive racing experience needn't settle on any one system. The multiconsole driving wheel works for all three and lists for just $50.
The Universal Racing Wheel consists of a steering-wheel-and-pedal set--there is no stick shift such as the one found on the Mad Catz Universal Wheel, but there are paddles behind the wheel that serve as a decent alternative. The buttons, paddles, and pedals have a metallic sheen to them, giving the wheel a design that's much better than Mad Catz's toy-like wheels but still not quite at the level of Logitech's arcade-perfect designs. The button layout is pretty good--just about every console's respective control buttons are represented on the wheel at least once, with each system's right analog stick--the C-stick on the GameCube--being the only omission.
There are dozens of racing games spread across the three consoles, and not all of them conform to the same control layout. Even worse, some racing titles don't allow you to alter the control setup to work correctly with the Universal Racing Wheel's layout. Thankfully, the Universal Racing Wheel allows you to remap buttons to the paddles and foot pedals so that just about every racing title for each of the three consoles can be experienced as authentically as possible. Another feature to allow a greater range of use is the wheel-sensitivity toggle, which allows you to make a loose- or tight-steering game a little more manageable.
The Intec driving controller has mixed reviews at Amazon. After I performed the tweaks it works beautiful. The wider pedal stance compared to the V3 and the large horn lever buttons are sweet. The Interact V3 still beats it on a lighter spring tension in the wheel turn and built in wheel sensitivity adjustments, but the Intec is supposed to be able to adjust the sensitivity too. Its very nice having a large siren horn lever button in the Intec for the older Need For Speed game. As an added bonus the Intec also works on Gamecube and XBox with the included cable plug octopus. Unique that all three consoles are supported and still work considering different resistance requirements in the potentiometers. Maybe why I had to tweak the brake pedal pot? I can see why the negative reviews on Gamecube though, the A and B buttons of the pedals are not used in all Gamcube games. However, there is a Remap Switch that changes button locations on the controller, I just need to find the instructions on this.
Does anyone own this or a similar Intec Driving controller? I'm looking for information on the Remap Button.
Right Click for a larger pic, Note the large "Horn Buttons" levers underneath the wheel.
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I still don't know how Tactics Ogre slipped through the cracks but ClayFighter came in along with a bunch of other fighters like Tech Romancer, Killer Instinct, and ClayFighter 63&1/3. They priced the vanilla version for $10 so I'm guessing they just assumed this was a minor upgrade and put $5 more on it. They post big trade-ins on Facebook so as soon as I saw it I called in and had them hold it for me. When I picked it up the guy said that someone else just asked about it but they told him it was on hold. Well he then offered double what I was paying (ending up at $30) but they said no and honored the hold. 
Neither are in absolute great shape but for $15 I can't complain. I know this doesn't compare to a lot of your finds at Goodwill and whatnot but for someone who only started collecting recently these got me really excited and are probably the highlights of my collection.