Test My Controls v1.5

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Johnny McKinney, but the PSP homebrew developer known for working on Almost219’s Ultimate Flash Operation has returned with a small homebrew application project that acts a lot like Windows’ game controller diagnostics utility – only this time, its for the Sony PlayStation Portable.

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Download: Test My Controls v1.5

Constant use is grounds for wear and tear, and that’s no exception even for the multi-capable Sony PlayStation Portable. Homebrew developer Johnny McKinney released a homebrew application to diagnose the PSP’s controls. Test My Controls version 1.5 – perhaps a C++ rehash of Control Tester v1.0 – allows the user to test the analog stick’s response and detection range to gauge the analog control’s operational condition.

How does it work? Well, if you’ve handled joysticks or gamepads in Windows before, Test My Controls v1.5 would be something similar to the gamepad properties’ Diagnostics utility. There’s a certain threshold your control will accept at both sides of axes X and Y, and if you’re pretty close (say 2 integers) to the 127 integer range for both the negative and positive ranges for both axes, your analog control is accurate enough for operation.

But if it hits a certain high, like the developer’s suggested threshold of 140, you could be looking at a serious need to replace the analog control – if not attempt to repair the analog control interface yourself. Don’t be alarmed by the progressive scan symptoms you’d occasionally catch the program in – its all face value until that little code gremlin’s been swatted down.

Download: Test My Controls v1.5
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