What controller do you use for shmups on the PC?

[Hazerd]

360 wired controller, why choose anything else?

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[skate323k137]

360 wired controller, why choose anything else?

/thread

Why choose anything else? Because, some people have different taste

Personally, while I -can- play with a 360 controller, I far prefer a quality arcade stick.

[CRTGAMER]

Mod a couple controllers to a gutted Keyboard Encoder PCB. Guaranteed to work on any PC or Mac game that uses the Keyboard.

[t0yrobo]

360 wired controller, why choose anything else?

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Because the 360 dpad blows . It's awesome for any but shmups and fighters though.

[TidusBlade]

Used to be a strict keyboard user until I bought an arcade stick and now it's all I use. Could just be me justifying my purchase though, I still don't mind keyboards.

Controllers though, they suck, I can't play a shmup with a controller

[deathsled]

Am I the only one who uses a Sega Saturn USB pad?

Magic 3-in-1!

The older one, that supported Saturn. It was cheaper than the SS USB pad that came out(sold out) of late. Plus, I have a pile of SS pads.

I want one of these so bad so that I can use my saturn pads and arcade stick I can never find one.

[ZenErik]

I use a SFIV arcade stick, but I have had issues with at least 2 doujin shmups on this setup yet most other games work fine. Can anyone point me to a guide on mapping keyboard games to a controller/arcade stick.

[corn619]

I used to use my Steel Battalion controller occasionally via USB adapter before I sold it. It was pretty cool using the stick and trigger but it wasn't always the most optimal to play. Now I just use use my Logitech wireless controller.

[Breetai]

Am I the only one who uses a Sega Saturn USB pad?

I just plug in my PS3 controllers.

If I (still) had a USB Saturn pad, I would use that. The PS3 controller does the job, though.

I'm surprised at all the people using 360 pads. Really? Doesn't the d-pad on it drive you nuts? Of course it's fine for games that work better with the analog stick, but... why use the it for the d-pad when much better options exist? Likewise, I noticed a lot of people are still using USB>PS2 adapters. Wouldn't a PS3 controller be less of a mess of wires? I guess if you already had that set up, and don't have a PS3, it'd be silly to blow the extra money.

[skate323k137]

I use a SFIV arcade stick, but I have had issues with at least 2 doujin shmups on this setup yet most other games work fine. Can anyone point me to a guide on mapping keyboard games to a controller/arcade stick.

http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/Jo ... ersion.htm

I've used utilities like this before with much success. I don't think this is the exact one I usually use but it's close and should work if you're a windows user.