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George2

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Since: Aug 31, 2003
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 1:10 pm
Post subject: game controller for Halo
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Here's another query on Halo: a 12-year old here and his friends are
GameCube fanatics which doesn't offer Halo (so they tell me), so they
play Halo on our Mac. They're used to using a game controller rather
than the keyboard/mouse (I know this preferable to joystick or gamepad
usually). Is there a game controller, similar to the GameCube
controller, that will work acceptably on Halo for the Mac?

thanks

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Avelino Santa Ana

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 7:47 am
Post subject: Re: game controller for Halo [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <XLqdne1WRrDHzLvdRVn-jg.RemoveThis@comcast.com>,
George <george5071.RemoveThis@my-deja.com> wrote:

 > Here's another query on Halo: a 12-year old here and his friends are
 > GameCube fanatics which doesn't offer Halo (so they tell me), so they
 > play Halo on our Mac. They're used to using a game controller rather
 > than the keyboard/mouse (I know this preferable to joystick or gamepad
 > usually). Is there a game controller, similar to the GameCube
 > controller, that will work acceptably on Halo for the Mac?
 >
 > thanks
 >

Mac Halo currently doesn't support gamepads or joysticks. If you have a
USB gamepad (most should be compatible with OS X) there's a chance you
can use some 3rd party software to allow the gamepad to emulate a
mouse/keyboard, like maybe USB Overdrive or GamePad Companion.

There may be a GameCube->USB converter available. Google might be a
good place to start.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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George2

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 3:19 am
Post subject: Re: game controller for Halo [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thanks, I could use USBoverdrive but suspect it won't emulate the analog
capability of mouse - just incremental-digital keyboard simulation

Avelino Santa Ana Jr. wrote:

 > In article <XLqdne1WRrDHzLvdRVn-jg.DeleteThis@comcast.com>,
 > George <george5071.DeleteThis@my-deja.com> wrote:
 >
 >
  >>Here's another query on Halo: a 12-year old here and his friends are
  >>GameCube fanatics which doesn't offer Halo (so they tell me), so they
  >>play Halo on our Mac. They're used to using a game controller rather
  >>than the keyboard/mouse (I know this preferable to joystick or gamepad
  >>usually). Is there a game controller, similar to the GameCube
  >>controller, that will work acceptably on Halo for the Mac?
  >>
  >>thanks
  >>
 >
 >
 > Mac Halo currently doesn't support gamepads or joysticks. If you have a
 > USB gamepad (most should be compatible with OS X) there's a chance you
 > can use some 3rd party software to allow the gamepad to emulate a
 > mouse/keyboard, like maybe USB Overdrive or GamePad Companion.
 >
 > There may be a GameCube->USB converter available. Google might be a
 > good place to start.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Avelino Santa Ana

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:41 pm
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In article <9ZKdnS8zOMB-kbbdRVn-tA.RemoveThis@comcast.com>,
George <george5071.RemoveThis@my-deja.com> wrote:

 > Thanks, I could use USBoverdrive but suspect it won't emulate the analog
 > capability of mouse - just incremental-digital keyboard simulation
 >
 > Avelino Santa Ana Jr. wrote:
 >
  > > In article <XLqdne1WRrDHzLvdRVn-jg.RemoveThis@comcast.com>,
  > > George <george5071.RemoveThis@my-deja.com> wrote:
  > >
  > >
   > >>Here's another query on Halo: a 12-year old here and his friends are
   > >>GameCube fanatics which doesn't offer Halo (so they tell me), so they
   > >>play Halo on our Mac. They're used to using a game controller rather
   > >>than the keyboard/mouse (I know this preferable to joystick or gamepad
   > >>usually). Is there a game controller, similar to the GameCube
   > >>controller, that will work acceptably on Halo for the Mac?
   > >>
   > >>thanks
   > >>
  > >
  > >
  > > Mac Halo currently doesn't support gamepads or joysticks. If you have a
  > > USB gamepad (most should be compatible with OS X) there's a chance you
  > > can use some 3rd party software to allow the gamepad to emulate a
  > > mouse/keyboard, like maybe USB Overdrive or GamePad Companion.
  > >
  > > There may be a GameCube->USB converter available. Google might be a
  > > good place to start.
 >

If I get bored enough, I might have to give it a try. I hate playing
Halo with a gamepad, but it might be worth a try just to see if it
works.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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