PSX to USB Controller Advice/Reviews Needed

[Asmoranomar]

I've been looking around this board for a while and I couldn't find any information regarding the following. If there is a solution please

forgive me and please post the URL.

I'm interested in buying a PSX 2 USB converter and I've seen different compatabilities between one brand and the next.
What I'm really interested in is the following:

1.) Accepts input from all 16 buttons seperately.
2.) Allows simultaneous pressing of all 16 buttons.
3.) Features rumble for PSX Dualshock and Dualshock II controllers.
4.) Rumble must vary in strength (ie. not always hard.)
5.) Each motor is controlled seperately.
6.) Support for Analog & Digital gamepad opperation.
7.) While in Analog operation, the Digital pad should still be operational.
8.) While in Analog operation, it would be nice if the device distinguished a 'weak' button press and a 'strong' button press. This feature is

optional and only works with Dualshock II controllers. I know PSX1 games don't support this but I'd like to use it on other games and not have to

upgrade when a PSX2 emu releases.
9.) If you purchased more than one of the device to allow 2-4 player mode, it should not interfere with the other controllers.
10.) The URL of where i may buy this device and/or the manufacture
11.) Compatibility with PC games, not just PSX games.

Thats all that I can think of right now. I know alot of you don't have multiple PSX 2 USB converters lying around so if you could just give me

your opinion of what you have and what it does/doesn't support I'd appreciate it.

I'm looking at the following devices currently:
EMS USB 2
USB Converter for PS/PS2 N64
PS Joy Converter
Super Joybox
Burutter

Please feel free to add any other devices not on this list, I hope one day it'll help someone decide what type of device to buy.

[takwu]

It'd be nice if NGEmu.com can do a full blown head to head comparison review of these products.

Anyway, I got the PSJoy
1) yep
2) yep
3) yep
4) can set different vibration type for big and small motor
5) I think so...
6) Analog only; the adapter forces the DualShock light on. Does not work with old digital controller.
7) D-pad is mapped to 4 buttons
8) Impossible for DirectX, as far as I know
9) I don't know. But it works with my Gravis Gamepad Pro (gameport) in two player ePSXe.
10) superufo.com
11) haven't tried many PC games. But NFS5 Porsche Unleashed worked with this very nicely.

Personally, I like a parallel port adapter better. Because an emu such as PCSX+Harakiri pad can use it directly, meaning true PSX controller port without emulation. Perhaps even the analog buttons for DualShock2 will work with future PS2 emu.
Plus the specs is open, so the public can (and at the moment still do) write drivers for it.

*edit: you may want to move this to the hardware forum. Just a thought.

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Last edited by takwu; January 22nd, 2003 at 19:48..

[Gismo]

hi,

- a thread for EMS USB 2, here

- the Super Joybox 4 (aka Super Dual Box), 1st thread or 2nd thread

On the other hand, if u want other info, make a search on the forum. AFAIK, I can't find where the Burutter could be bought.

Thx, bye

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