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jaydee6385 · 06-29-2008, 08:38 PM

Ya'll are dying out but still going strong.

My buddy still plays NCAA on the ps2. D-Pad all the way.

Great stick (pad) skills.

He's ranked #2.

So there are still some of ya'll trucking along.

JBucc · 06-29-2008, 08:44 PM

When I first got a PS2 I used the D-pad still. I just wasn't comfortable with the sticks at that time. I used the D-pad for racing games as well. Eventually I got better with the sticks and use them now. With the new juking system using the d-pad seems impractical.

countryboy · 06-29-2008, 08:58 PM

I use the D-pad.

Grew up on NES, had a Genesis, then a PS One, then a PS2, and now a PS3. Have always used the D-pad.

ronaldc33 · 06-29-2008, 09:05 PM

Analog only for me. I can't even imagine playing with the D-Pad. It seems like it would be a major disadvantage, especially with the new wide open gameplay and control.

jdrhammer · 06-29-2008, 09:50 PM

What was the first year left the left stick was available? I can't remember when I started using it. I'm thinking 06, but it seemed earlier than that. I guess I mean the first year that the controllers were set with left stick as the default.

shaunlmason · 06-29-2008, 10:07 PM

I am an analog guy, despite the fact that I grew up in the NES era.

Can anyone imagine trying to do the old Contra code with an analog stick?

UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-B-A-SELECT-START!!

Yea baby!!

hawkeyekid · 06-29-2008, 10:22 PM

The left stick slowly entered my gaming life.

First it was just ps2 hockey games. Then ps3 basketball and ps3 baseball.

Last year I made myself play NCAA with the left stick. Now it's second nature.

My last holdout was Pro Evolution Soccer but now I can't go back to the d pad.

Right stick is another story. I rarely use it. Maybe juking in NCAA but thats about it. I don't even use it to shoot in NHL 08. There's just something about the buttons.

bukktown · 06-29-2008, 10:36 PM

ha ha... good topic, made me laugh cause it reminds me of my 59 yr old dad playing NHL 08 and trying to use the D-Pad to control his guy and instead he is just calling out line-change after line-change

So I show him the analog stick and explain that you have to use it to move, but after 30 seconds the magnetic force of the D-Pad sucks him right back.

06-29-2008, 08:38 PM	#17
jaydee6385 Rookie OVR: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scottsboro Ala	Re: Am I a dinosaur? Ya'll are dying out but still going strong. My buddy still plays NCAA on the ps2. D-Pad all the way. Great stick (pad) skills. He's ranked #2. So there are still some of ya'll trucking along. __________________ 2010 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPS!

06-29-2008, 08:44 PM	#18
JBucc Pro OVR: 8 Join Date: Jul 2007	Re: Am I a dinosaur? When I first got a PS2 I used the D-pad still. I just wasn't comfortable with the sticks at that time. I used the D-pad for racing games as well. Eventually I got better with the sticks and use them now. With the new juking system using the d-pad seems impractical.

06-29-2008, 08:58 PM	#19
countryboy Then..Now...Forever OVR: 62 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Greenville, IN Posts: 51,642 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Am I a dinosaur? I use the D-pad. Grew up on NES, had a Genesis, then a PS One, then a PS2, and now a PS3. Have always used the D-pad. __________________ I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see. I miss the old days of Operation Sports :( Louisville Cardinals/St.Louis Cardinals

06-29-2008, 09:05 PM	#20
ronaldc33 Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: May 2006	Re: Am I a dinosaur? Analog only for me. I can't even imagine playing with the D-Pad. It seems like it would be a major disadvantage, especially with the new wide open gameplay and control. __________________ AU Class of '05. War Eagle!

06-29-2008, 09:50 PM	#21
jdrhammer MVP OVR: 19 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: Am I a dinosaur? What was the first year left the left stick was available? I can't remember when I started using it. I'm thinking 06, but it seemed earlier than that. I guess I mean the first year that the controllers were set with left stick as the default.

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06-29-2008, 10:07 PM	#22
shaunlmason Pro OVR: 13 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 768	Re: Am I a dinosaur? I am an analog guy, despite the fact that I grew up in the NES era. Can anyone imagine trying to do the old Contra code with an analog stick? UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-B-A-SELECT-START!! Yea baby!!

06-29-2008, 10:22 PM	#23
hawkeyekid MVP OVR: 13 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sioux City, IA	Re: Am I a dinosaur? The left stick slowly entered my gaming life. First it was just ps2 hockey games. Then ps3 basketball and ps3 baseball. Last year I made myself play NCAA with the left stick. Now it's second nature. My last holdout was Pro Evolution Soccer but now I can't go back to the d pad. Right stick is another story. I rarely use it. Maybe juking in NCAA but thats about it. I don't even use it to shoot in NHL 08. There's just something about the buttons.

06-29-2008, 10:36 PM	#24
bukktown MVP OVR: 19 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN	Re: Am I a dinosaur? ha ha... good topic, made me laugh cause it reminds me of my 59 yr old dad playing NHL 08 and trying to use the D-Pad to control his guy and instead he is just calling out line-change after line-change So I show him the analog stick and explain that you have to use it to move, but after 30 seconds the magnetic force of the D-Pad sucks him right back.

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