PC Gamepad Recommendations

[ViperDragon]

Now that I have my GameZone up and running with thousands of arcade and PC games, I was wondering what kind of gamepads (wireless or cabled) do you guys use. Currently I have a $24 wireless gamepad from Wal-Mart that I have been using but I would like to upgrade. Maybe Logitech or something else.

Thanks for any input! And Game On!

[fuzzweed]

get an xbox 360 controller. USB interface. Wired or wireless. Cheap off ebay. Plenty of buttons. Native drivers for windows.
You may also want:
XBMC driver/utility to remap the controls for epsx.
joy-to-key utility to remap buttons for 8-bit / keyboard games.

http://www.redcl0ud.com/xbcd.html
http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/Joy...ersion.htm

[ViperDragon]

Good idea! I already have the 360 drivers installed for the Guitar Hero guitar for my Frets on Fire game. I like wireless controllers but they don't seemd to have the response of wired controllers and the batteries never seem to last long enought.

Thanks for the link to the JotToKey program. I have tried others in the past and will give this one a try.

[pastro]

I use a wireless logitech rumblepad controller. Has great range. The only trouble is it has 10 buttons but there are only four and not six on the right.

[Dava]

Whatever you choose, Xpadder is great for remapping buttons.

http://xpadder.com/

I use a wired and wireless Logitech rumblepad, both very effective.