How Do You Choose A Joystick Or Controller?
Joysticks aren’t as simple as two buttons and a directional pad anymore. Newer joysticks come with turbos and boosters, triggers and tabs and in all kinds of cool colors and designs. Take a look at your video game system and determine whether you need a joystick for a video game console, such as a Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast or PlayStation, or for a personal computer. Take a look at your collection of games. Are you looking for a joystick to trim your lap times in racing games? Or are you looking for a more comfortable controller for long role-playing adventures? Make a list of the technical specifications in the system you are buying for. For computers, make sure to write down how much memory your hard drive has, how fast your system is and what operating system you use. Other technical specifications include monitor size and quality, type of sound card, and other drives your computer supports, such as CD-ROM. See what game port your system contains. A standard PC game port is what mo
