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3do Joypads - terrible or just old?

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:14 am
by thornton_s
Looking for some advice with 3do joypads. I have recently gotten back into the 3do and have purchased a few (too many) consoles and about a dozen pads. Now i don't know if i have just gotten lazy with using analogue sticks but the d pads are terrible, they are stiff and difficult to use(found the ps1 the same as well), is this wear and tear or were they always this bad. I also have some fz-10 joypads which are a little better and some sealed 3do speedpads which i have not opened yet.

Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a good pad as these are just torture and are putting me off playing a number of games. (i remember having a Goldstar pad a long time ago and i think they were pretty good).

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:22 am
by CrimsonGlory
Im no expert but I believe there are adaptors available on the net that let you use SNES pads with your 3do.

They might be poo.

But they are around, Im sure someone else has more info on them.

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:26 am
by thornton_s
Hi,

yeah, just waiting for some ps1/ps2 adaptors (with analogue support, i think)to arrive hope that aren't rubbish.

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:48 pm
by Lemmi
CrimsonGlory wrote:Im no expert but I believe there are adaptors available on the net that let you use SNES pads with your 3do.

They might be poo.

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they work pretty good if you like SNES controllers to begin with :) i never really cared for them that much
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the goldstar controller has been the one ive used since 1997, mainly because it feels like the Genesis controller, another fav controller of mine

i am just the opposite, i dont care for Analog sticks :)

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:03 pm
by thornton_s
I have just been testing my PS1/2 adaptors as they arrived this morning and although they are a bit cheaply put together they are great, i cannot tell you how good it is to play Wolfenstein 3D with the analogue stick, even phoenix 3 is no longer a thumb breaking exercise, very nice.

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:56 am
by bonefish
Yeah 3do d-pads are crap. The Goldstar one is comfortable but not too responsive. The Panasonic one is not very comfortable but a little more responsive.

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:35 am
by 3DOKid
Thorton_s, which shop did you buy these from?

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:47 am
by thornton_s
http://www.tototek.com/

Don't expect any confirmation emails, i thought i was getting ripped off for a week, then it appeared on the order tracker and was very impressed with the delivery time, they also do them for many other consoles (I have 2 Neo Geo ones if anybody knows anyone who would be interested).

Simply click on hardware, then scroll down (or search for 3do).

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:39 am
by Trev
I like the wireless pads from Docs.

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:41 am
by dj898
The one I'm using with my Sanyo 3DO works fine too~
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can't recall where I got this new box set though.
I do recall it was one of old stock that I rescued from the shop when they wre closing down quite some time ago

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:25 am
by rcgamer
Isn't there a joystick for the 3do? I would love to be able to play Street fighter 2 and captain Quazar with one.

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:18 pm
by dj898
you mean those chunky arcade style stick for fighting games I've seen few when I was in Tokyo...

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:16 am
by Lemmi
rcgamer wrote:Isn't there a joystick for the 3do? I would love to be able to play Street fighter 2 and captain Quazar with one.
you meam something like this?

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its a MAS 3do stick, a guy in michigan had 2 made for his 3do and he sold one to me

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:41 am
by rcgamer
I was thinking more along the lines of something like the nes advantage stick for the nintendo. But yeah, pretty much.

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:52 am
by 3DOKid
or indeed this:

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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:38 am
by rcgamer
Yeah, that's it. Hate to ask how much you paid? Do you know where I could get one?

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:06 am
by 3DOKid
rcgamer wrote:Yeah, that's it. Hate to ask how much you paid? Do you know where I could get one?
Your friend is Yahoo auctions Japan and Azuma trading . Mail order japan also known as.

http://www.aazumatrading.com/

http://list4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/20 ... -leaf.html

all told I paid about a tenner.

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:43 am
by Trev
Um, yeah, I paid too much :oops: ... but it is almost worth it for SFII alone :)

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:38 am
by DragonmasterDan
I have a pretty decent third party pad for Street Fighter, it's an Interact Performance. The only flaw with the pad is it lacks the headphone jack found on the standard pads.