Grim Fandango Issues.

[Magyk]

So, I recently started playing the old classic Grim Fandango (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim_Fandango) and after playing about an hour into the game I decided there is no way in hell I can play through the entire game with it's terrible keyboard controls.

The game does have an option for a gamepad/controller, and I've tried two and can not get them to work at all. I've tried a PS2 controller connected via a USB adapter, and a Logitech Dual Action controller. When I go to configure them in the control panel, both work fine. All the settings are enabled for a gamepad on the in-game menu.

I've googled around a bunch, and checked the LucasArts forum and found accounts of people using Logitech controllers like mine, so I know it must work somehow. I've also found a few reports of people failing with a PS2 controller, so that one probably doesn't work (though I'd prefer it.)

Any help would be awesome, because I do like the game - just hate the keyboard controls. And yes, I have read about how an Xbox controller is configured for this game out of the box - and no, I will not buy one of the old giant-brick sized xbox controllers to play a single game (especially since I hate xboxes, and everything about them.)

Any help is appreciated dudes.

[Roflraptor]

I wish I could help. All I can say is that I did play the entire game through with just the keyboard controls. It's not impossible but there are a few areas where it was a little clunky.

[Max Rambone]

Well, you didn't mention your OS.

Pretty sure this is a dos game, is it not?

Also, XBOX 360 controllers work fine with windows unless they are wireless. :/

Then you need a wireless adapter.

~archi

[Magyk]

I'm on win7 64bit. Game runs fine in compatibility for WinXP SP3. Controller just doesn't register in game.

[Max Rambone]

Try dosbox or scummvm.

~archi

[Duo]

That game was the shit.

[Max Rambone]

Also, I've never used this, but I just happened to google this tonight:

http://quick.mixnmojo.com/software/grim-fandango-setup

I dunno if that would help....it could even be a virus for all I know.

Oh, and I guess that GF is not on the compatibility list of scummvm...had more time to look shit up tonight.

Let us know if any of this works.

~archi

[Darth_Wayne]

That game was shit.

[Roflraptor]

That game was shit.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE ANYMORE.

[Magyk]

Thanks for the help Archi! I was actually going to download a launcher and mess around with it, until I accidentally stumbled upon a program called Xpadder. (I actually found it trying to configure a gamepad for a different game.)
Pretty sweet application, lets you map controllers to mouse and keyboard controls (ie: You can map an analog stick to act like a mouse, and everything else to act like buttons.) and that seems like it's going to work out perfectly!

/Problem resolved.