PPJoy
A joystick emulator designed for Windows, including ways to use existing gamepads directly from your computer
PPJoy is a Joystick Emulator designed for windows, similar to DirectPad Pro.
Features:
- Supports devices connected Via MIDI, USB or the virtual joystick interface
- Gamepad and joystick buttons can be adjusted to users preference
- Includes a pack of drivers that makes it compatible with many different types of systems
- Drivers installed include drivers for systems such as Playstation, Atari, Sega, SNES(Super Nintendo), and more!
- Available for free for non commercial personal use.
- Includes keyboard to joystick emulation
- Small download at 1.5MB to download
The drivers included allow you to use sega, playstation, NES gamepads, as well as older game consoles such as Atari by connecting them via the parallel port. The system detects what game system to adapt to, and allows the user to customize buttons to their preference for quick and easy play. It is stated to be similar to the Direct Pad Pro. PPjoy supports a virtual joystick interface which functions so that other applications can use the interface to generate joystick events through the application. There is also a keyboard-to-joystick application that uses this interface as well.
PPjoy is customizable, and easy to use.
PPjoy is in version v.078, and is 1.5 MB to download, and is available from several different websites, and functions for all except the newest operating systems.
PPjoy is also available for free for non-commercial personal use.
Although PPjoy has been slightly taken over by its competitor, Vjoy, supposedly because of Vjoy's support of newer operating systems, PPjoy is still a solid program for those with older operating systems, especially with its free to download status. In addition, for those with newer operating systems, PPjoy can simply be installed and run in compatibility mode to solve this issue.
The driver easily supports Windows XP and 2000, and Windows 7, with some support for Windows 98, but unfortunately does not support windows 10.
PROS
Allows for multiple joystick emulation.
Free to use and lightweight.
CONS
Not compatible with latest Windows systems.
No official updates or support available.
Archie
PP joy is a virtual joystick software for Windows operating systems. It allows to create virtual joysticks, which can then be used to Control various applications and games.
Wed, Dec 6, 2023
PP joy(parallel port joystick is a software program that allows you to use digital input such as buttons and switches to emulate a joystick or gamepad on your windows computer.
It can be useful for a variety of applications, including a gaming and controlling certain hardware devices. please keep in mind that PP joy is an older software program and may not compatible with newer operating systems or hardware configuration it was last updated in 2009 and may not receive any furthers updates or support.
Another positive aspect of PP joy is its compatibility with a wide range of games and applications.
