Posted by rmfx on 1, 2002 at 7:39 PM:
In Reply to: Re: which gamepad to buy ? posted by enemyace on 31, 2001 at 11:26 AM:
I know everyone is trying to do things as cheaply as possible, but remember, part of the value of the Ipac is in the time you save not drilling PCBs and soldering several different sticks to cheap gamepads.
By the time you buy 4 gamepads, you've almost spent enough to get an Ipac, which requires NO soldering, is EXTREMELY fast to wire up, supports multiple joysticks, is programmable, and uses shift keys to avoid having to add extra buttons for enter, esc, tab etc.
I learned this lesson after spending a day constructing a spinner from a $5 mouse and some washers, only to get less than desirable results. I ended up just getting the Oscar for $40 or whatever it was. Less money than dinner and a movie. The Oscar rocks and was really worth it. So is the Ipac.