Icontrolpad and other controllers

[psionic11]

I'm looking to gamify my Note as much as possible. Thanks to Coldfustion's great video series on the Note, I've got an Rii Bluetooth mini-keyboard on order.

I'm also considering getting the iControlPad, hoping that it can attach to the Note securely. I want to get my Note in the same league as the Play/Vita and other portable gaming devices.

What hardware accessories are you guys using?

 

[NZtechfreak]

I have two Phonejoy's, a ZeeMote, and use PS3 remotes with mine. Not sure how the iControlPad will go with the Note's size - I see Gametel has a similar design out now too that looks like it'll fit a wider range of handset sizes. I have a few YT vids showing these sorts of things (mostly with an SGSII, but same stuff all works with the Note too).

 

[eksasol]

I have the iControlPad, but its gathering dust. Let me know of some games you want to test and I'll see if I can get it working with it, as long as I don't have to buy it.

I had the Pandora console and I can tell you its better playing classic games on it than any Android devices.

The Note is the first phone I felt its actually bearable to play using onscreen controls.

 

[DarkShot666]

I just got my Phonejoy analogue controller today, and it's great. The only thing I don't really like about it is it isn't true to term analogue, but the feel is enough for it to be overlooked. All in all a fantastic thing.

Might I point out that while not being as small and have a bracket of sorts as the iControlPad does, it's much cheaper for a genuine controller feel.

 

[psionic11]

I did see the Gametel device online a couple days ago, which in turn led me to the icontrolpad... these are more inline with what I'm looking for at first: a controller that attaches and holds the Note.

Like I said, I'm just getting into the gaming side, and I haven't yet rooted my Note. Here's some games I have that I'd like to use with an icontrolpad or gametel clamp-on type controller:

Shadowgun
Samurai II
GTA III
Asphalt 6HD
Order and Chaos
Pacman

After I root and install the emulators, I'll be checking out Zelda and several Atari games. Maybe FPSe and Final Fantasy games.

I'm also all ears for any other HD MMO's (Chaos Rings supposedly is coming to Android soon)...

P.S. ... Looking to sell your icontrolpad? I'm interested in buying, provided it holds the Note and works with most of the games above?

 

[fosselman]

I picked up some PS3 controllers and they are awesome. The prices fluctuate so much on Amazon but I managed to get the kit with the controller, HDMI and USB cable for $33 but I see it is back at $60.

I wish there was a clamp to attach the note to the ps3 controller for when I am not attached to the TV. Kind of like these old controllers with lcds in them.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000078D1V?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

 

[eksasol]

I can tell you that unless the game itself let you set hard keys or has inate support of hard keys then iControlPad will be useless with it. Since the iControlPad emulates the keyboard and most games relies on touch besides emulators. And not all emulators support iControlPad either, however there seems to be big support of WiiMote and PS3.

I will try some of those games when I have time.

I do notice I can connect a mouse by wire to Note and gets a mouse cursor.

 

[psionic11]

I meant to reply last nite, but I got distracted with "testing" the games that might be compatible, heheh.

Turns out that most of the modern games I have don't have the option to use external controls. The emulator games, however, do, at least the Atari games I've tried so far. I will be trying out the N64 and other emulators, so those may be compatible.

My main question remains, though. Can the icontrolpad accommodate the Note?

The next question, then, is for everyone else who uses gaming accessories with the Note: are there plenty of decent games which justify using the an external controller? I know NZtech demo'd Super Mario, and Confustion demo'd a few good ones as well....

Perhaps a single gaming accessory is enough (the Rii miniBt) since it does double duty...

 

[le3ky]

I have a gametel pad which i'll be reviewing in the next couple of days, it supports more games than it says it does which is nice.

 

[fosselman]

I meant to reply last nite, but I got distracted with "testing" the games that might be compatible, heheh.

Turns out that most of the modern games I have don't have the option to use external controls. The emulator games, however, do, at least the Atari games I've tried so far. I will be trying out the N64 and other emulators, so those may be compatible.

My main question remains, though. Can the icontrolpad accommodate the Note?

The next question, then, is for everyone else who uses gaming accessories with the Note: are there plenty of decent games which justify using the an external controller? I know NZtech demo'd Super Mario, and Confustion demo'd a few good ones as well....

Perhaps a single gaming accessory is enough (the Rii miniBt) since it does double duty...

Can't with the sixaxis controller app you can emulate the screen.

rootzwiki.com/topic/12032-tutorial-use-a-sixaxis-with-gta-iii/

 

[Android3220]

I have a gametel pad which i'll be reviewing in the next couple of days, it supports more games than it says it does which is nice.

Yes please do I'm debating if I should or shouldn't. Is it too small for the phone?

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[psionic11]

Hey guys, I'm a bit late to the party, but I just discovered the Onlive App that lets you play console-quality games online!

Do the various controllers mentioned in this thread (icontrolpad, gametel, phoneboy, sixaxis) work normally via this app? If so, that would be awesome...

 

[psionic11]

Anyone get a chance to test the icontrolpad or gametel yet?

 

[gilrad]

I wish there was a clamp to attach the note to the ps3 controller for when I am not attached to the TV. Kind of like these old controllers with lcds in them.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000078D1V?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

A bit late to the party, but I thought I would pop in to say I'm working on a 3d-printable project that does exactly that. If all goes according to plan, you should be able to order one from a 3d-printing service for $30-50 (I hope!).

 

[Kangal]

Can't with the sixaxis controller app you can emulate the screen.

rootzwiki.com/topic/12032-tutorial-use-a-sixaxis-with-gta-iii/

Well think about that for a moment.
A screen register is just a signal sent into the mainframe, sort of like a keystroke.
I think it can be emulated.

For instance, a rooted device with a modified Bluetooth stack and adjusted settings could be made to play well. Hitting X on a DS3 controller could register as a screen tap on 1024, 360 (X, Y coordinate) ... which would trigger the "Heavy Attack" command within the Samurai Vengence II App.

In fact, a screen tap would suffice well. Most games requiring movement/pov, have a virtual D-Pad and don't require any Swiping movement... a tap in the right direction triggers your desire. Android supports multiple screen taps, so hitting multiple gamepad buttons can trigger multiple "screen taps" virtually, so no problems!

And this can be fully mapped and navigated using such exploit. So you wont miss out on anything, all Apps can theoretically be navigated easily using a gamepad.

The only problem is: requires root, compatible bluetooth device, lots of time setting up the X,Y coordinates for each different app (or an ability to download/save them as profiles).

 

[theimaginaryage]

@ekin

An app to do precisely what you describe is apparently in the works from the icontrolpad team.

That said, I'm still hesitant to order the icontrolpad as it looks like the holder may not quite fit the Note. I'm also keen to hear if anyone's successfully used it yet (the holder, not the actual pairing/functionality).

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[mousiope]

ever since i saw the gametel at CES i´ve been researching a lot
the gametel will not support the Note i´ve seen a video somewhere where they say the maximum phone size for gametel will be arout the galaxy nexus size.
The Icontrolpad seems to be better than the gametel controller´s, it supports analog buttons and it seems to have more developpment behind it (it´s an older deveice tough).
I just discovered the phonejoy which seems to be the better solution for me, i´ll probably invent/addapt some case around it so it can hold my s2, i can´t seem to find it for sale in europe though i know they ship it worldwide but i´d rather buy it here ...

 

[mousiope]

can someone tell me the difference between phonejoy and the ps3 controller configuration/compatibility wise?

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[mkoger]

I use my ps3 controllers with my sixaxis program and I sit roughly 12ft away from my tv. I just have the hdmi from the phone to the tv and leave it on my ent. center. All emulators work well with sixaxis. You can connect up to 4 controllers, I only have 2 but they work fine. No problems so far.

 

[mousiope]

what about regular android games with the ps3 controller

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