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First-Person Gaming (FPgaming) a new kid on the block headed by a leading joystick designer. FPgaming’s first controller, the Assassin 3D, looks like a trackball mouse, but when used with a joystick, lets you "free-look" in the first-person shoot-'em-ups like DUKE NUKEM 3D. Free-looking is important in 3D games with six degrees of freedom (up/down, forward/backward, left/right), because you’re dealing with unfriendlies on different levels above and below.

Your joystick plugs into the digital Assassin 3D, which in turn connects to your joystick port. The Assassin 3D controls looking up/down and left/right, while the joystick handles forward/backward and strafe left/right controls. The device currently supports DUKE NUKEM 3D, DOOM, DOOM II, HERETIC, HEXEN, STRIFE, DESCENT II and MECHWARRIOR 2. FPgaming is also working on a Quake driver that should be ready when the unit ships. In addition to drivers for DOS titles, the Assassin 3D will also have DirectInput support for Windows 95 games as well. Street price is slated to be about $99.

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