I have done a similar thing with the Panther XL joystick turning it into a joystick and trackball that outputs as a keyboard and mouse. I opted for stand alone hardware designed for the XL to replace existing joyport guts. Not emulating keyboard and mouse, the trackball uses a MX518 to turn the trackball into a pointing device and the joystick outputs as a USB Keyboard. Out of the box the unit plays any game any os no setup. A lot more expense and effort to make a SpaceOrb work than the PXL
Can you do a decent gameplay video? If your claims are true and you believe it can perform better than a mouse I'm certainly interested in reviving this relic, perhaps even reproducing something new and up to date. The question is, does it play well?
That's awesome... How does the controller actually compare to a keyboard and mouse in terms of gameplay? Is this something worth pursuing for those of us that don't already have a SpaceOrb 360?
Gah! God damn you, I really REALLY miss having my SpaceORB, and this just makes it worse.
SgTLemMinG 1 week ago
how much do they go for because I got mine for 50 cents.
poopcopy1 6 months ago
Where do you get those connectors?
Robubobu 6 months ago
you sound like george ,ucas
kwicksandz 9 months ago 2
I have done a similar thing with the Panther XL joystick turning it into a joystick and trackball that outputs as a keyboard and mouse. I opted for stand alone hardware designed for the XL to replace existing joyport guts. Not emulating keyboard and mouse, the trackball uses a MX518 to turn the trackball into a pointing device and the joystick outputs as a USB Keyboard. Out of the box the unit plays any game any os no setup. A lot more expense and effort to make a SpaceOrb work than the PXL
steveoa3d 1 year ago
Why is the arduino needed? Couldn't you use software to adapt it? Or would that introduce latency?
GravityPhone 1 year ago
Can you do a decent gameplay video? If your claims are true and you believe it can perform better than a mouse I'm certainly interested in reviving this relic, perhaps even reproducing something new and up to date. The question is, does it play well?
Badhabitsjay 1 year ago
I don't think it's better than a keyboard & mouse in terms of gameplay.
It was on descent & quake beacause it was almost only keyboard gameplay at these years.
Maybe it is better in terms of immersion...
weremarc 1 year ago
You should get yourself a head-mounted camera. :)
normarkmartin 1 year ago
That's awesome... How does the controller actually compare to a keyboard and mouse in terms of gameplay? Is this something worth pursuing for those of us that don't already have a SpaceOrb 360?
mesonofgib 1 year ago