SideWinder Force Feedback Pro – 26 Years Later

Revisiting the 1997 Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro joystick for PC! This started off as simple FFB stick nostalgia, showing off a few Windows 95 games, annnd ended up going down rabbit holes on gameport adapters, DirectX, patent trolls, and the quiet demise/resurrection of force feedback flight sticks. ● LGR links: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● Links to related videos and projects: What's Inside the SideWinder FFB Pro Joystick https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/wVMvXAtynp0 What Happened to Force Feedback Flight Sticks https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/MZRNarZ8sNE https://www.seevid.ir/fa/result?ytch=UCmMuAwcwIi6N9gnSa81fUUg where the above footage originally came from: Necroware Gameport to USB Adapter https://github.com/necroware/gameport-adapter FFB-Vert http://www.iowajohnsons.com/FFBVert/FFBVert.html VP Force Rhino FFB https://forum.dcs.world/topic/246873-honey-i-developed-ffb-joystick-diy https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Introduction to SideWinder FFB https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Unboxing a 1999 SideWinder FFB Pro https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Different than rumble/haptics https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Installation and setup process https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Control Panel forces testing https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Urban Assault https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Combat Flight Simulator https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM MechWarrior 3 https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Star Wars Episode 1 Racer https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Game port to USB adapters, Force Feedback 2 https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM Why aren't force feedback joysticks made anymore? https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/evwn435x0dM The legacy of force feedback sticks, conclusions #LGR #retro #computer #flight #simulator

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