Side Winder 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: Links to related videos and projects: What s Inside the SideWinder FFB Pro Joystick What Happened to Force Feedback Flight Sticks Necroware Gameport to USB Adapter FFBVert VP Force Rhino FFB 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