Playstation 2 PSX TO PC USB Converter 4 Ports (Super Joy Box 5 Pro) SKU: 01056-4 Review
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Playstation 2 PSX TO PC USB Converter 4 Ports (Super Joy Box 5 Pro) SKU: 01056-4 Feature
supports all buttons and is easy to install via USB port (just plug & play) allows you to connect up to 4 PlayStation or PlayStation2 controllers to your PC simultaneously.
Customer Reviews
Reviews By Kurgan : Date October 2, 2009
With all the hassle of getting the right gamepad or joystick for your PC, have you ever wished you could just plug in a Playstation 2 controller? Well now you can, and not just one, but FOUR at once. As a USB device, it's easy to plug and play, and you don't have to worry about restarting your computer every time you want to re-arrange the controllers or plug/unplug the device (though it may have to install the USB drivers if it's the first time you've used it).
This is a great tool, not only because the Playstation 2 featured a wide variety of gamer-friendly controllers over the years, but because due to their hold on the gaming market for so long, they are very easy to find and fairly inexpensive.
This particular plug is one of many that are now on the market, but its claim to fame is that it has four ports right on the USB plug (a somewhat large, black, semi-transparent plastic affair). You just plug up to four PS2 compatible controllers in and rock and roll. There is a mini CD-ROM included (don't throw out that cardboard backing from the package!) which has a calibration tool (it's quick and painless, if needed) and it's a snap to use. There is full support for the (overrated) "Rumble" feature on the Dual Shock controllers and you can use the digital D-pad as well as both analog sticks, and all 12 buttons (two of the "buttons" on the PS2 are just pressing each analog stick as if it were a digital button). I tested this with some sports controllers from EA, an official PS2 controller and one of MAS System's arcade sticks.
Reviews By Jerry Glonek : Date July 22, 2011
I have an odd setup for this adapter that I wasn't sure it was going to work with.
My wife got a big metal DDR pad 6 or 7 years ago before we met, and it has a Playstation 2 end on it. A few years back I found a cheap adapter that let me hook it to a computer via USB with Windows XP to use with StepMania.
Since then we've moved, and gotten a better computer to hook everything up to, and the old adapter didn't work. After trying a lot of things, and looking for new drivers, it appears the problem is that the old adapter isn't supported with Windows 7 64-bit.
So I bought another adapter before this one on Amazon, and it didn't work. So I was wary when buying this one, but guess what - it works! I did have to download the newer drivers from their website, but that was easy.
The only problem I see is that sometimes when I plug everything in and go to the Joystick settings and set it to DDR mode it flips quickly between DDR and Digital constantly, which makes the pad not work in StepMania.
Reviews By Alp : Date March 19, 2011
It's a good product, but the drivers come in a 3.5 floppy disk (they are also available online) and the instructions don't tell you where is the program to test it or map the keys (Game controllers in Control Panel).
To install it:
1. Download the drivers from the mayflash website (google mayflash super joy box 5 pro). They have all the drivers for download at their site. There are two drivers for the "PC039 Super Joy Box 5 pro". One is for Vista and Windows 7, and a few drivers below that one is the one for Win 98/Me/2000/XP.
2. Install the appropriate driver for you operating system (eg Vista/WIndows 7, or Win 98/Me/2000/XP)
3. Plug a PS/PS2 controller into the Super Joy Box 5 Pro (their instructions say one must do this before plugging it into the USB)
4. Plug the Super Joy Box 5 Pro into a USB port. Windows will recognize the device.
The Test Page and mapping of keys is in "Game controllers" in Control Panel. It's called TigerGame PS/PS2 Controller Adapter. There will be one per PS/PS2 controller plugged in.