The keys Left Shift, Left Ctrl, V and B are found to minimize key conflicts when used in conjunction with W, A, S and D as the starting point for a Descent configuration. Two different keyboard–mouse configurations based on these keys, both allowing simultaneous triple chording and banking in all di...

Hm ...

The following is a WASD mouse configuration. I take a WASD configuration to mean any configuration where W moves forwards, A slides left, S moves backwards, and D slides right, resembling the way the keys are used in first-person shooter (FPS) games. Furthermore, I assume that if the left hand is us...

I bought a used SideWinder 3D Pro off eBay a couple of years ago. It’s collecting dust as of currently.

I’m very interested in one complete unit, for the purpose of revitalizing the above.

I am 22 years old and was first acquainted with Descent some 12 years ago. My father installed the 7-level D1 demo from a CD that was bundled with a What PC? magazine. This was on a 66 MHz 486 with 4 MB RAM initially, so the game ran in a memory-saving mode using fewer sounds. I still remember my ex...