Nintendo Joystick for PC!?

[engmike8]

:blink: I saw this in a thrift store today for a few bucks so i got it. Its nintendo joystick, looks like it came out around the n64. Has anyone seen one of these before, i cant find anything out about it on google, or a few game stores websites.

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/mellery/webpage/nintendo.jpg

Edited June 15, 2004 by engmike8

[Rudy]

weird.....

[G4M3R]

Very strange looking thing.

Does it work when you plug it in to your PC?

[engmike8]

yeah works fine, its got a sticker on the bottom saying "for use with pc computers only"

I know its wierd :-) thats why i was hoping someone here would of seen it before

[area91]

Weird..

[syphern]

Probably some third party company, its obviously not from Nintendo.

[G4M3R]

Probably some third party company, its obviously not from Nintendo.

Proberly from one of the asian companys who puts any sort of badge on their stuff

[engmike8]

well it does say its made in china, model number njs-3d1

[Rudy]

Proberly from one of the asian companys who puts any sort of badge on their stuff

prolly, they make some pretty funky stuff

[dougkinzinger]

In Asia, anything's possible. Heck, pirating and copyright infringement is practically the most profitable gross national product in all of China.

[engmike8]

Bingo! Nintendo 3D1 Joystick

Manufactured By: Nintendo

http://www.joy-stick.net/reviews/other/classic/3d1.htm

from that site

"Nintendo licensed their name to the Laral Group (the 3D1's manufacturer) for this product and obviously rolled the cost of this purchase into the initial pricing of the 3D1.

Despite its goofy looks the 3D1 is a feature packed controller. I still have no idea what the "loop" on the back of the stick is there for! The stick itself is made entirely of high impact plastic. The texture of the material is just too smooth to offer a good grip. However, the stick is mounted on a nice wide base offering great stability. Button placement is nothing special and reminds me of the Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro.

I just did not like this stick and think I am not the only one who felt this way since the controller is no longer being produced (although you can still find it offered through discount outlets and on-line)."

[engmike8]

wow, it is uncommon, only 14 hits for "Nintendo 3D1 Joystick" on google

edit: and only one of them is relevant (link posted above)

[MEMO.INC]

I bought one several years ago In Sam's for my birthday, man, i used it alot,

then it broke.. Repaired with fiber-glass and was ok for about a year, then it quit responding, I gived it as a gift along with my old Compaq Pentium MMX

I remember that it was thrustmaster compatible or something.... I loved the little black stick above the gray one..

[G4M3R]

I love it when a problem is solved :D

[Rudy]

thats the good thing about a big community, if u find something rare, someone is bound to have seen it somewhere

[engmike8]

agreed! neowin rocks! thanks everyone :-)

[Chouzan]

I bought one several years ago In Sam's for my birthday, man, i used it alot, then it broke.. Repaired with fiber-glass and was ok for about a year, then it quit responding, I gived it as a gift along with my old Compaq Pentium MMX

You gave a broken joystick away as a gift? :laugh:

[MEMO.INC]

Yeah, I taught I was the only one who bought it,

I never saw it again at any store, not even in the USA

[Rudy]

You gave a broken joystick away as a gift? :laugh:

some people are more generous than others :rofl: :rofl:

[username]

its just a mod, you can make it for the parallel cable, that end is just a serial adaptor so it can still be hooked up to the n64

i modded an snes controller, its not too tough

[MEMO.INC]

I gave the pc it as a gift , the joystick was inside the box, when he oppened he old box in his house and saw it he called me and i told him to keep it..

I didn't needed anymore because I' was too lazy to repair it again and I was playing with the PSX-PC pad adapter I build...

Nowdays i would like it as memorabilia, it is such an rare object, I will ask him if he still got it..

EDITED the part when i quoted myself...

Edited June 15, 2004 by MEMO.INC

[Rudy]

its just a mod, you can make it for the parallel cable, that end is just a serial adaptor so it can still be hooked up to the n64

i modded an snes controller, its not too tough

did u read the thread?? or even look at the picture?? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[engmike8]

heheh, im actually modding a snes controller right now.

not sure what i will do the joystick

[nrsv]

Sorry to spam, but I have 1 of the Joysticks for sale if anyone wants it:

Nintendo Joystick

[Gfunk4life]

that looks bad very bad and ugly.