Looking for a joystick ... does this even exist?

[Cyde Weys]

Hey all, I'm looking for a joystick with a very particular subset of
features and I'm wondering if such a beast even exists. Here are my reqs
...

1.) Left-handed. I plan to be using it on occasion in combination with my
mouse. I suppose I could switch to a right-handed mouse, but I'd have to
re-learn my mousing skills ... I'd rather just get started from scratch
with left-handed joysticking.

2.) Small desk footprint. Since I'm going to be running this thing one-
handed, I don't want it to have one of those throttle things that takes up
desk space and requires another hand.

3.) Nice variety of buttons. I'm planning on being able to play FPS's
with a joystick for movement and a mouse for targeting and shooting. This
means I'll need enough buttons on the joystick to do most common FPS tasks,
like reloading, running, turning on the flashlight, switching weapons,
crouching, giving ally commands, etc. I'd prefer if all of these buttons
were on the joystick itself rather than at the base of the joystick, where
I'd have to remove my hand from the joystick just to reach the buttons ...
obviously in an FPS you can't stop moving just to reload, or you're dead
meat. I have five fingers that are gonna be gripping the joystick, they
should be able to put at least two buttons under each one.

4.) Not too expensive. I don't need any fancy stuff like throttle control
or force feedback, you know, the stuff that costs a lot. I won't mind if
it has force feedback, but if it brings the price up significantly, that's
a turn-off.

So, does such a thing even exist? Or am I just dreaming?

 

[Grinder]

Hey all, I'm looking for a joystick with a very particular subset of
features and I'm wondering if such a beast even exists. Here are my reqs
..

1.) Left-handed. I plan to be using it on occasion in combination with my
mouse. I suppose I could switch to a right-handed mouse, but I'd have to
re-learn my mousing skills ... I'd rather just get started from scratch
with left-handed joysticking.

2.) Small desk footprint. Since I'm going to be running this thing one-
handed, I don't want it to have one of those throttle things that takes up
desk space and requires another hand.

3.) Nice variety of buttons. I'm planning on being able to play FPS's
with a joystick for movement and a mouse for targeting and shooting. This
means I'll need enough buttons on the joystick to do most common FPS tasks,
like reloading, running, turning on the flashlight, switching weapons,
crouching, giving ally commands, etc. I'd prefer if all of these buttons
were on the joystick itself rather than at the base of the joystick, where
I'd have to remove my hand from the joystick just to reach the buttons ...
obviously in an FPS you can't stop moving just to reload, or you're dead
meat. I have five fingers that are gonna be gripping the joystick, they
should be able to put at least two buttons under each one.

4.) Not too expensive. I don't need any fancy stuff like throttle control
or force feedback, you know, the stuff that costs a lot. I won't mind if
it has force feedback, but if it brings the price up significantly, that's
a turn-off.

So, does such a thing even exist? Or am I just dreaming?

It's not a joystick, but I think you should buy this:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=26-169-003&depa=0

So you can tell me if it's worth $25.

 

[Christo]

It's not a joystick, but I think you should buy this:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=26-169-003&depa=0

So you can tell me if it's worth $25.

that looks sweet i want one