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:   / lazygamereviews     / lazygamereviews     / lazygamereviews   ● Links to related videos and projects: What's Inside the SideWinder FFB Pro Joystick    • What's Inside the Microsoft Sidewinder For...   What Happened to Force Feedback Flight Sticks    • What happened to Force Feedback Flight Sti...   ‪@RedKiteRender‬ where the above footage originally came from:    / @redkiterender   Necroware Gameport to USB Adapter https://github.com/necroware/gameport... FFB-Vert http://www.iowajohnsons.com/FFBVert/F... VP Force Rhino FFB https://forum.dcs.world/topic/246873-... 00:00 Introduction to SideWinder FFB 03:05 Unboxing a 1999 SideWinder FFB Pro 05:51 Different than rumble/haptics 08:42 Installation and setup process 10:06 Control Panel forces testing 14:16 Urban Assault 17:50 Combat Flight Simulator 20:55 MechWarrior 3 23:42 Star Wars Episode 1 Racer 26:49 Game port to USB adapters, Force Feedback 2 28:41 Why aren't force feedback joysticks made anymore? 31:01 The legacy of force feedback sticks, conclusions #LGR #retro #computer #flight #simulator