While the Mac platform has not been noted for catering to hard-core gamers, there are still many popular gaming titles and gaming accessories available for the Mac OS. If you own a Mac and have a few games you would like to try, then you might also be interested in getting a gaming controller or two up and running with your system.
First of all, connect the USB receiver to a free USB port, either on you Mac or on a USB hub (if you use one). Once plugged in a USB port, the USB receiver's green light should go on or start blinking. Press the button on the USB receiver. Press the Connect button on the game controller.
While the Mac's keyboard and mouse ought to be enough for most purposes, having a dedicated gaming controller can give you the feel of playing with a gaming console. Of the game controllers available for home computers, only a few are officially supported on the Mac, but you can often get others, like those for the PS3, Wii, or Xbox, working just fine. To use any of these controllers with your system, you will first need to connect it to your system physically, and then install a driver package to make use of the controller's inputs. For factory-supported devices like the and the, drivers are available from their manufacturers; however, for unsupported devices like Wii Remote, PS3, and Xbox controllers, you will have to use a third-party driver package. The easiest of these unsupported remotes to configure is likely the Xbox controller, which can be (physically) connected directly via USB or with a for wireless Xbox controllers. If you have a PS3 controller, you'll need to follow a quick procedure to establish a connection to your Mac. First, connect the controller to your Mac, and then open the Bluetooth system preferences and make sure Bluetooth is both on and discoverable.
Next, hold the PS button on the controller for a few seconds, then unplug the USB cable, and the controller should appear in the Bluetooth system preferences and be available for use in a number of games and programs. A Wii Remote can also be connected via Bluetooth. Once the gaming controller is connected, you can use one of several software driver packages to configure its inputs. The first is, with which you should be able to configure most gaming controllers.
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The second is the for Xbox controllers, which should work for both wired and wireless (using the receiver noted above) controllers. For Wii users, the program and the should allow you to crudely connect and configure the motion-sensitive Wii Remote, but if you have trouble establishing a connection using these drivers in OS X 10.8, then you can try a that should work in the latest version of OS X.
A final couple of driver options for these controllers are, which is available in the Apple App Store, and, which has been a long-standing option for configuring USB input devices on the Mac platform. These last tools are useful especially if you have a controller that only has driver support for Windows.
When connected to the Mac, the button inputs will be registered, and universal drivers like USB Overdrive should be able to recognize them and allow you to assign global or application-specific settings to them. Post them below! Be sure to check us out on and the.
Online I've found guides to use the Xbox 360 controller on Mac. The driver is compatible with OS X Tiger but the controller doesn't show up under the Xbox 360 Controllers preference pane. I have the controller plugged into the USB on the back on the computer (the keyboard usb says that it doesn't have enough power, no surprise.) and even after restarting the computer it doesn't show up. I KNOW this controller works because I can use it on both an actual Xbox 360 and on a notebook PC. Any idea?
PowerMac G4 Quicksilver (2001) 384mb RAM at 733mhz, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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