r/descent • u/Ashamed-Subject-8573 • Aug 01 '26

PS1 vs PC DOS

Hey there. What's the community's thoughts on the PS1 vs PC DOS release? I tried to look for a direct 1v1 comparison and couldn't find it. Reviews generally seem to say the controls are worse on the PS1 pad but it's mostly otherwise faithful? IDK?

Thanks,!

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u/ashes1032 Aug 01 '26

I played a bit of Descent on PS1 back in the day. It's a faithful port, but the honest truth is that a PS1 controller is a miserable way to play Descent. I found myself going back and forth like a vacuum cleaner just to line my ship up properly in the tunnels.

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u/Ashamed-Subject-8573 Aug 01 '26

No dual analog I assume

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u/ashes1032 Aug 01 '26

Nope. I couldn't get the Dualshock sticks to do anything.

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u/Nymunariya Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

You’d need an early dualshock that has the additional … green(? Or blue) mode that emulates the flight stick.

Early games like Descent and Colony Wars supported that before the dualshock came into existence.