Genius MaxFire G-08XU, PC gamepad. 8-Button USB Game Controller for PC..

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 29 x 16 x 17 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FJQ1VS
• Item model number: G-08XU
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 23, 2006

Product Description

Are you still using a keyboards directional keys for up and down, left and right movements in games? Well here's an 8-way D-pad will let you quickly move and have everything within your reach. The Genius G-08XU

D-pad fits perfectly in your fingers and its much easier to use than the directional keys. And, with 8 action buttons, including 4 ergonomic triggers; you can use both hands to play your favorite game!

Worry about changing your gaming from the keyboard?Just grip MaxFire G-08XU, plug in the USB interface to your PC, and meet the challenge head-on.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect for emulators!, March 19, 2009

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Lenard McLean "Tech Geek" (Jacksonville NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genius MaxFire G-08XU, PC gamepad. 8-Button USB Game Controller for PC.. (Personal Computers)

It's no secret that this gamepad does NOT really look anything like the controllers used for the old consoles, (NES, SNES, etc.)

That said - this is a GREAT, affordable game controller for the classics. This controller feels quite solid even though it is SUPER-light weight. The buttons (including the D-pad) are very responsive. The D-pad is the directional control pad on the controller by the way.

The only slight flaw to this controller can be EASILY overcome with some thought. See, this controller has NO designated start and select buttons. I simply assigned two of the trigger keys on the top of the controller to act as the start and select keys inside my emulator's settings. Works perfect for me!

In conclusion - this is NOT AT ALL for serious (modern) gamers. It does NOT have force feedback, dual shock, or any of those (worthless to me) features. But if you are looking for a comfortable, easy-to-use controller for your classic games and emulators, but don't want to pay big money for the modified authentic controllers out there - BUY AT LEAST A COUPLE OF THESE great little works of affordable tech.

By the way - I OWN legal copies of ALL of the games that I play using emulators. I just can't get the consoles to work any more after YEARS of extensive game play.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely constructed controller, and not too expensive., May 5, 2009

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John Prothero - See all my reviews
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I use this controller for Windows XP which locates and installs the driver right away. There doesn't seem to be much need for calibrating it that I've noticed, but to get the most out of this controller I recommend a free program called "Xpadder" which will allow you to assign keyboard functions to the D-pad and the eight buttons. Xpadder can be downloaded from the Major Geeks web site at majorgeeks.com. If you use the Firefox web browser, you can find a plug in for that web site for your search bar using Mycroft Project. You'll be able to play games which normally use the keyboard much better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sweet little controller, plug and play and go, December 25, 2007

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Dwhyte Hunter "rookie1178" (jamaica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Genius MaxFire G-08XU, PC gamepad. 8-Button USB Game Controller for PC.. (Personal Computers)

plug this in, instantly recognised by windows, and start fifa 07 and you are instantly good to go. I played non stop for months and this controller never faltered once, players who are used to analog controllers on the xbox/playstation may miss them but trust me most games function excellently without them. The only game I couldn't use this on was devil may cry 3, the movement control was locked to an analog stick and it couldn't be adjusted. Performance at this price is incredible, me and my bro love sports games and this lil baby was made to play them.