Joystick Games?

[Dog--]

I just bought a new joystick, and I bought it for an old-old-old-school flight game today, but I figure I might be able to put it to use somewhere else, so what are some games (preferably free) that use the ol' joystick?

BTW, this is the joystick I bought, it's a USB joystick.

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Also, is it possible to switch my mouse for the joystick, it'd be cool playing an FPS, and using a joystick to aim (like HL2!).

 

[Iced_Eagle]

Must... resist... self.... plug... of.... mod...

 

[theotherguy]

Freespace 2!

 

[Saketi]

BF2, but the keyboard & mouse is better

 

[Shippi]

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[Anthraxxx]

Old game. Crimson Skies... so much fun...

 

[Dog--]

Shippi, if you've got the same joystick as me, try joystick-to-mouse, it's so fun, it just makes it so you can control the mouse wiht your joystick, but you can still control your mouse with your mouse, or a combination of both?

Playing a game is like: use mouse to navigate through menus, and joystick to play the game. It's really neat.

Joystick-to-Mouse

So far I got it to work with System Shock 2, but it didn't work with UT2K3 DEMO.. I'm trying other stuff.

 

[Asus]

Does that joystick have rudder control? You'd be able to twist the handle left/right.

I had an old joystick and it played games like Tie Fighter well but with games like Battlefield and such you really need rudder control to fly properly. I went out and bought a better joystick back when BF1942 came out.

 

[Dog--]

No, it just has y/x/z, that's all..

Besides, I don't think it matters with the way I fly, I only use rudders with Helicopters, with planes I do a 1/4 barrel roll (planes top facing sideways), and just pull up, it's just the way I always played with the keyboard/mouse, and I still do it with the joystick... If I REALLY need rudders, I have no problems using the keyboard arrows or A+D keys for rudders, although the joystick that turns like that does sound pretty cool..

 

[gick]

IL2 series.

 

[Gargantou]

Yeah but for the Il-2 games which are sims having a twist-stick(rudder) is incredibly helpful, it'll be a bitch to use the keyboard tbh
Atleast that's my opinion, guess everyone have their own ways but I'm a huge Sturmovik fan.

 

[CyberPitz]

I love this game

 

[Shippi]

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[CyberPitz]

Heh I switched the joystick thing on in HL2 and tried to play using my joystick instead of my mouse.. it was pretty fun for a while actually haha

And X-wing is an incredible game.. but I prefer Tie Fighter. I've spent so much time on that bloody game recently.. I love it..

I prefer X-wing over Tie Fighter because I've actually never played tie fighter. I played all the way through all episodes of Xwing eventhrough the B-wing..which might I add, SUCKS. >_<. But yeah, now I want to play them again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

 

[Dog--]

Heh I switched the joystick thing on in HL2 and tried to play using my joystick instead of my mouse.. it was pretty fun for a while actually haha

Yea, I just tried it, it feels like a console game (Xbox HL2), and I need it to be on easy so it auto aims, it isn't quick enough to do precision aiming like the mouse, still fun, though..

 

[Danimal]

I love this game

Holy crap, I remember that game!

 

[Bad^Hat]

Joy...stick?

Is that like, a wiimote attachment or something? :O

 

[Gargantou]

Joy...stick?

Is that like, a wiimote attachment or something? :O

No, it's what every guy has between their legs!