PS1 analog stick

christian.kang · Post by **christian.kang** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:57 am

Are the PS1 analog sticks required for any games or will the Dpad be ok for all games?

Bibin · Post by **Bibin** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:53 am

Just try playing your games with the D-Pad to find out.

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:56 am

I believe it is not required

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:05 pm

Only one I can think of off the top of my head is Ape Escape

schmellyfart · Post by **schmellyfart** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:54 pm

You should be fine without it. Check the back cover of your games cases to see if the analog is required.

christian.kang · Post by **christian.kang** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:29 pm

Ok, so I did some research and it seems like the only game that it is REQUIRED in is Ape Escape. That's all fine and dandy but what about the other way around. Do you guys know of any games that require the D-Pad? So in other words, are there any games where the Analog stick can't take the place of the D-pad?

schmellyfart · Post by **schmellyfart** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:23 pm

Im not sure on that one. But if you wanted to completly omit the D-pad, you can modify an analog stick so it acts as a D-pad. Here .is the how to.

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:06 pm

Doesn't Final Fantasy 8 need it?

christian.kang · Post by **christian.kang** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:06 pm

Sweet! This is really cool.

17daysolderthannes · Post by **17daysolderthannes** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:03 pm

christian.kang wrote:Ok, so I did some research and it seems like the only game that it is REQUIRED in is Ape Escape. That's all fine and dandy but what about the other way around. Do you guys know of any games that require the D-Pad? So in other words, are there any games where the Analog stick can't take the place of the D-pad?

all of the games released prior to the introduction of the Dual Shock controller are not compatible with the joystick. Some examples are Tomb Raider, the original Need for Speed, ESPN Xtreme Games, etc. etc.

Also, yes, Ape Escape is the only one that requires it because it needs the two joysticks because of the control mechanics. I think a lot of it was just a gimmick to try to make the Dual Shock seem worthwhile to non-dual shock owners. At the very least, the games that are D-Pad only tend to have a well calibrated feel to them unlike D-Pad control on many PS2 games.