neGcon
From Videogame Interface Wiki
| Release date: | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Con |
| Model No.: | SLEH-0003 White: SLPH-00001 NPC-101 Black: SLPH-00069 NPC-104 |
| Company: | Namco |
| Designer: | Satoru Kuriyama |
| Purpose: | Driving |
|---|---|
| Main colours: | White Black |
| System: | PlayStation PlayStation 2 |
|---|---|
| Connection: | PlayStation port |
| Mechanisms: | Analogue Analogue button Digital button D-pad |
The neGcon is a unique analogue controller for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2.
The name is pronounced ne-gee-con, and comes for the Japanese word for the verb to twist, ねじる (nejiru)
There are two versions, the original white one, and a later black one with a revised shape to the grips and shoulder buttons..
Compatible Games
Worth noting that some PS and PS2 steering wheels use the neGcon protocol.
PlayStation
- Ace Combat 2
- Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
- Air Combat
- Arkanoid Returns
- Crash Team Racing
- Cyber Sled
- Destruction Derby
- Destruction Derby 2
- Formula Karts Special Edition
- Galaxian3
- Gran Turismo
- J-League Soccer Prime Goal EX
- Motor Toon Grand Prix
- Motor Toon Grand Prix 2
- Namco Museum Vol. 1 (Pole Position only)
- Namco Museum Vol. 3 (Pole Position II only)
- NASCAR 99
- NASCAR Rumble
- Peak Performance
- R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
- Rage Racer
- Rally Cross
- Ray Tracers
- Ridge Racer
- Ridge Racer Revolution
- Side by Side Special
- Studio P
- Tempest X3
- The Need for Speed
- TOCA Touring Car Championship
- Touge Max G
- Twisted Metal III
- V-Rally
- Wipeout
- Wipeout 2097
- World Stadium 2
- World Stadium EX
- Xevious 3D/G+
PlayStation 2
- Battle Gear 2 (AKA: Tokyo Road Race)
- Le Mans 24 Hours
- NamCollection (Ridge Racer only)
- Ridge Racer V
- Starsky & Hutch
- Wipeout Fusion
- WRC: World Rally Championship
Sources
Press
- The neGcon (archived) - Rolling Start, 2013.
- Namco NeGcon Racing Controller - White & Black Versions (PlayStation) Review - Sharkie's Gaming Controllers, 2008.
See Also
- wikipedia:NeGcon
- commons:Category:NeGcon
- Jogcon - 1998 driving controller by Namco, utilising a dial in the centre instead of the twist.
