Hi all,
I've seen many posts extolling the virtues of the Microsoft FFB2 joystick. Unfortunately they're selling around the £100 mark on Ebay which is a huge price for such an old piece of kit.
Is the old FFB1 joystick useable and if so - could anyone point me to some info on how well it works and how to set it up?
S
Microsoft FFB1 with Windows 10
Re: Microsoft FFB1 with Windows 10
The old one used a gameport interface, not usb.
You would need a gameport connector on your PC.
Gameports disappeared off of PC motherboards a decade or more ago, however,
some third party soundcards continued to have them present.
You would need a third party soundcard with gameport and drivers that support the
gameport on Windows 10, if such a thing exists.
I might like to add that gameports have given me trouble in the past when conflicts occur
when using them, I am glad to see the end of that technology.
There were, supposedly, gameport -> USB adapters, and they were advertised widely, but
I never had one, nor did I hear of anyone getting it to work properly.
I had an old version for years, but eventually retired it about the time the MSFFB2 was EOL.
I went to buy the MSFFB2, it was $60au at the time, and I thought it was too much,
so I didn't get one then. I ended up buying a second hand MSFFB2 for about $120au
second hand a few years back, but two micro-switches died within a year, so I retired
that one as well, and recently gave it away, preferring more buttons available on a
non-FFB Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
You would need a gameport connector on your PC.
Gameports disappeared off of PC motherboards a decade or more ago, however,
some third party soundcards continued to have them present.
You would need a third party soundcard with gameport and drivers that support the
gameport on Windows 10, if such a thing exists.
I might like to add that gameports have given me trouble in the past when conflicts occur
when using them, I am glad to see the end of that technology.
There were, supposedly, gameport -> USB adapters, and they were advertised widely, but
I never had one, nor did I hear of anyone getting it to work properly.
I had an old version for years, but eventually retired it about the time the MSFFB2 was EOL.
I went to buy the MSFFB2, it was $60au at the time, and I thought it was too much,
so I didn't get one then. I ended up buying a second hand MSFFB2 for about $120au
second hand a few years back, but two micro-switches died within a year, so I retired
that one as well, and recently gave it away, preferring more buttons available on a
non-FFB Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
Re: Microsoft FFB1 with Windows 10
My PC won't accept a game card (small footprint office build) and the only adaptor I've seen is rockfire, and no longer available on amazon - or over £40 on other sites - and no guarantee of course that it will do what's needed.
So FFB1 is not looking promising! Shame.
Cheers though, good info.
So FFB1 is not looking promising! Shame.
Cheers though, good info.
Re: Microsoft FFB1 with Windows 10
hi,
game port is very easy to convert to usb.
look at youtube.
cheers.
Paul.
game port is very easy to convert to usb.
look at youtube.
cheers.
Paul.
Re: Microsoft FFB1 with Windows 10
Wow, maybe I should sell mine! I bought the 1 at something like 5€ and the FFB2 at like 30€ few years ago, the two is certainly better but I never tried other FFB joystick other than those two so I can't compare them to the newer one on the market.paradad wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:28 pmHi all,
I've seen many posts extolling the virtues of the Microsoft FFB2 joystick. Unfortunately they're selling around the £100 mark on Ebay which is a huge price for such an old piece of kit.
Is the old FFB1 joystick useable and if so - could anyone point me to some info on how well it works and how to set it up?
S
A simple gameport to USB converter would work, if you want I can tell you the name of the one I use
Re: Microsoft FFB1 with Windows 10
You can find a good Microsoft Sidewinder FFII at 50€ in this place:
https://www.escuadron69.net/foro/index. ... o-variado/
This is a spanish combat flight simmers forum. This guy, nicknamed inigohe, has sent me a couple of FFII , the second bought at 50€, shipping fee not included.
The joy is in good condition, you can trust.
Bye
https://www.escuadron69.net/foro/index. ... o-variado/
This is a spanish combat flight simmers forum. This guy, nicknamed inigohe, has sent me a couple of FFII , the second bought at 50€, shipping fee not included.
The joy is in good condition, you can trust.
Bye