Perfect Peripherals | Space Game Junkie

In a single’s lengthy historical past of video gaming, one has undoubtedly gone by means of a number of, if not dozens, of peripherals. Joysticks, gamepads, fishing rods, maracas, mice, keyboards, you title it. I’m undecided what obtained me pondering on this observe the opposite day, however I began questioning: what are my most beloved, most used, and most revered peripherals I’ve used all through my gaming lifetime? A couple of instantly got here to thoughts…

Stuff I Have Now

Arms on Throttle and Stick Help (H.O.T.A.S.S.)

I’ve already written a love letter to this factor, nevertheless it’s nonetheless one of many longest-running and necessary items of apparatus I’ve. With out this, I’d have to seek out room on my tiny desk any time I needed to make use of my joystick. Effectively screw that. This factor permits me to soundly safe my stick, throttle and pedals all inside straightforward attain after I want them, however out of the best way after I don’t. I’ve no concept the place I’d be with out this factor.

Microsoft Sidewinder Power Suggestions 2 Joystick

I’ve had plenty of sticks in my time, and none come near the flexibility, energy and precision of this factor. It has a tremendous middle that by no means waivers, and it really works with previous and new video games. I like this factor soooooooooo a lot.

Stuff I Used to Have

CH Flightstick Professional

I had easy joysticks earlier than this one, however none of them had a throttle, a hat, or felt this good. This stick took me by means of the whole thing of X-Wing, TIE Fighter and Wing Commander: Privateer, simply to call a couple of, with out batting an eye fixed. Whereas I’d by no means surrender my Sidewinder, typically I miss this factor.

Sound Blaster AWE32

This was my second sound card: my first was an Adlib that got here with the Main Edge 486-66DX I obtained again within the day. I used to be fortunate the case for that factor was so huge as a result of this factor barely slot in it. I obtained this primarily for TIE Fighter, because it was cheaper than the Roland MT-32, and to be trustworthy, I’ve had a Sound Blaster in each PC since, even my present one.

Sierra Screamin’ 3D

As with many issues, you all the time bear in mind your first, and I’ll all the time have a passion for Sierra’s Screamin’ 3D card, based mostly on the Rendition Verite chipset. The cardboard wasn’t the best — it’s 2D efficiency was meh — nevertheless it got here with A-10 Tank Killer II, so I used to be bought.

So many great items of {hardware} through the years. What about you guys? What are a few of your fondest items of {hardware}? I sit up for listening to about them on the boards. Thanks for studying!