Universal control pad

[workingman]

Originally Posted by Bytebrain

I isn't true that the iCade only supports old Atari titles.
I count close to 200 separate games on their website, only a handful of these are emulators, which in themselves have a lot of individual retro games.

On top of that, there's games that isn't mentioned on their website which supports iCade.

Icontrolpad 2 will soon be on the marked, it have its own overlay system where you can add and adjust controls to almost every game on the AppStore.
That one is one to watch. It also is compatible with almost every other system in existence that support Bluetooth:

That's good news, I will be keeping my eye on that

[Connector]

Originally Posted by workingman

That's good news, I will be keeping my eye on that

I don't understand why they have a keyboard on a joystick. Makes no sense.

[Bytebrain]

Originally Posted by Connector

I don't understand why they have a keyboard on a joystick. Makes no sense.

The idea is that it's not just for iOS, but every other system you can think of that supports Bluetooth and/or USB.

From their Kickstarter page:

• Fully user programmable microcontroller, running open-source software

• 55 key keyboard - Shoulder buttons - Twin analogue nubs - High-quality Dpad

• New swivel clamp for easier phone handling

• Works as a standard HID (keyboard, joystick, iCade etc) for anything with either bluetooth or USB connections (Mac, PC, Phones, Tablets, PS3 etc.)

The iControlPad2 is not tied to phones or tablets. It is designed to be used with anything from your Raspberry Pi, Dev-board or USB Stick computer, to Robots, hobby projects, PC, Mac, bare PCBs/Motherboards, set-top boxes and anything else with Bluetooth.

If you do use it with your phone, it can attach via a swivel-holder for comfort, and is easily stowed when you take calls - as the battery lasts for 12-14 hours it's a great portable controller.

No need for App support: The iControlPad2 will work with almost any app, whether it supports it or not. Thanks to new overlay software, you can map the iControlPad2 controls and keys to screen presses in iOS or Android. Just map your favorite app and start playing; you will be amazed at the advantage real controls give you. See the video for a demonstration.

[Connector]

Originally Posted by Bytebrain

Gameloft's controller is a joke, though.
Way too expensive, and only compatible with their own games, of which only a handful is really any good.

This is very untrue. Gameloft's Duo Gamer joystick is the bomb! It is the ONLY joystick that is onpar with an xbox or ps3 controller. It is very well made, and the dual analog sticks just work wonders in games like Wild Blood, Nova 3, Asphalt 7, and Wild Blood. Totally awesome joystick. The best by far on ios, nothing comes close. Not a kickstaryer joypad that had a keyboard on it, or an icade that simulates keystrokes and had no analog joysticks.

It's only $40 so it is not that expensive. It is a little bit ugly, but man, it works like a champ.

True, the game selection sucks and they need to open it up for all developers to use, but it is one awesome joysticks. Makes my new ipad a worthy console replacement. The Gameloft joystick is shockingly good. Nothing comes close on ios so far. Let's just hope They let other developers use it for their games, cause it rocks.

[bigrand1]

Originally Posted by Connector

This is very untrue. Gameloft's Duo Gamer joystick is the bomb! It is the ONLY joystick that is onpar with an xbox or ps3 controller. It is very well made, and the dual analog sticks just work wonders in games like Wild Blood, Nova 3, Asphalt 7, and Wild Blood. Totally awesome joystick. The best by far on ios, nothing comes close. Not a kickstaryer joypad that had a keyboard on it, or an icade that simulates keystrokes and had no analog joysticks.

It's only $40 so it is not that expensive. It is a little bit ugly, but man, it works like a champ.

True, the game selection sucks and they need to open it up for all developers to use, but it is one awesome joysticks. Makes my new ipad a worthy console replacement. The Gameloft joystick is shockingly good. Nothing comes close on ios so far. Let's just hope They let other developers use it for their games, cause it rocks.

. Well, that's cool if you're happy with that, but I won't buy any controller that's good for only a handful of games. I'm good with the touch controls I have here at this point. Not gonna make a controller for everything? Screw it then. $40 IS too expensive otherwise. I'm not gonna have a bunch of useless hardware laying around if I'm not gonna get much out of it. To me, it's a waste and not worth it. To each their own.

[Bytebrain]

Originally Posted by Connector

This is very untrue. Gameloft's Duo Gamer joystick is the bomb! It is the ONLY joystick that is onpar with an xbox or ps3 controller. It is very well made, and the dual analog sticks just work wonders in games like Wild Blood, Nova 3, Asphalt 7, and Wild Blood. Totally awesome joystick. The best by far on ios, nothing comes close. Not a kickstaryer joypad that had a keyboard on it, or an icade that simulates keystrokes and had no analog joysticks.

It's only $40 so it is not that expensive. It is a little bit ugly, but man, it works like a champ.

True, the game selection sucks and they need to open it up for all developers to use, but it is one awesome joysticks. Makes my new ipad a worthy console replacement. The Gameloft joystick is shockingly good. Nothing comes close on ios so far. Let's just hope They let other developers use it for their games, cause it rocks.

What I meant by my comment was that it being only compatible with Gameloft games makes it way too expensive for the ability to play a few games from Gameloft..
I hadn't seen the price reduction. I read a review from the release of it, back then it was 70 $...

I'm sure it's an awesome controller, but with only Gameloft games supported, it's just not good enough to me.

On top of that, I'm personally not a big fan of Gameloft games in general, but that's a personal preference of course.

Edit:
Correction, it was a whopping 80$ on release!!

[workingman]

I bet the duo would sell millions if they opened it up to other devs
I would even pay the $80 if it worked for most other games

[bigrand1]

Originally Posted by Bytebrain

What I meant by my comment was that it being only compatible with Gameloft games makes it way too expensive for the ability to play a few games from Gameloft..
I hadn't seen the price reduction. I read a review from the release of it, back then it was 70 $...

I'm sure it's an awesome controller, but with only Gameloft games supported, it's just not good enough for me.

Edit:
Correction, it was a whopping 80$ on release!!

+1 for that!

[Exact-Psience]

Originally Posted by Bytebrain

What I meant by my comment was that it being only compatible with Gameloft games makes it way too expensive for the ability to play a few games from Gameloft..
I hadn't seen the price reduction. I read a review from the release of it, back then it was 70 $...

I'm sure it's an awesome controller, but with only Gameloft games supported, it's just not good enough to me.

On top of that, I'm personally not a big fan of Gameloft games in general, but that's a personal preference of course.

Edit:
Correction, it was a whopping 80$ on release!!

I agree with this post... It is good at what it does, but it only does only a few.