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[lttp] 3rd party gamecube controllers
Frem
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So, I've finally obtained a GameCube.
This is an insanely great concept. There's a lot of great games I've never played which are available in used condition for cheap. One nice thing about console games is that they just doesn't degrade very quickly if you take care of them. Unlike controllers. You can't just mash buttons on gamepad constantly for hundreds of hours and expect the physical hardware to work just as well as when you bought it, can you? I'm rather wary of buying a used controller, despite claims of various online purveyors of such merchandise claiming that although their wares are "so slightly used that you won't notice the dead spot hardly at all!" Right.
For some reason Nintendo doesn't appear to be making official GameCube controllers in any great volume anymore and a lot of cheap 3rd party stuff has popped up.
Icon makes a "Nintendo Wii GameCube Fighter Controller" which seems to have good reviews.
MadCatz also manufactures controllers for ~$20, but they don't actually have as good reviews as that Icon thing. I could buy two Icons for the cost of a MadCatz controller and have additional multiplayer chaos, but is the quality really superior?
Seeing as 99% of the use of these things is going to be for Super Smash Bros, am I likely to notice any difference in responsiveness or durability between these and the more expensive official Nintendo controllers?
This is an insanely great concept. There's a lot of great games I've never played which are available in used condition for cheap. One nice thing about console games is that they just doesn't degrade very quickly if you take care of them. Unlike controllers. You can't just mash buttons on gamepad constantly for hundreds of hours and expect the physical hardware to work just as well as when you bought it, can you? I'm rather wary of buying a used controller, despite claims of various online purveyors of such merchandise claiming that although their wares are "so slightly used that you won't notice the dead spot hardly at all!" Right.
For some reason Nintendo doesn't appear to be making official GameCube controllers in any great volume anymore and a lot of cheap 3rd party stuff has popped up.
Icon makes a "Nintendo Wii GameCube Fighter Controller" which seems to have good reviews.
MadCatz also manufactures controllers for ~$20, but they don't actually have as good reviews as that Icon thing. I could buy two Icons for the cost of a MadCatz controller and have additional multiplayer chaos, but is the quality really superior?
Seeing as 99% of the use of these things is going to be for Super Smash Bros, am I likely to notice any difference in responsiveness or durability between these and the more expensive official Nintendo controllers?
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Do not buy a Mad Cats controller. I bought one, simply because it was like $10, and it fell apart after one fairly light round of Smash. You really should go spring for the Nintendo ones, since they don't break at all
I know the WaveBird is what's generally recommended, but they're incredibly hard to find.
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-ShockWave-Wireless-2-4GHZ-Controller/dp/B0014X97O2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1247531144&sr=8-1
The button layout is also weird. slightly off set, doesn't conform well.
Standard for PS2 or Wii classic controller, yes; but they don't have a standard layout for a Gamecube controller or an Xbox controller (both of which I am rather fond of). I'd rather not have to make mental adjustments between the stick layouts.
The notch locations on the sticks aren't in the right places.
Have you used them? Does this make a noticeable difference?
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I really don't care about wireless vs. wired very much, with one exception. In the gaming setup in my dorm we play games on a projector, so the Gamecube will be behind everyone and the wireless controllers won't have direct line of sight to it. Will this make a difference for my Wavebird and/or any other wireless controllers?
Well, most wireless controllers that aren't the PS3 or Wii are radiowave, so they will reach anywhere that's not 50 feet away or hidden in a lead box. Infrared wasn't ever used much in good wireless controllers
PS3 and Wii are radiowave as well, they're just Bluetooth instead of a proprietary standard. Just to nitpick.
Infrared wireless controllers haven't really seen use since...hell, SNES/Genesis? I don't know.
Sure it's white but it's a true Gamecube controller.
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A wise decision it seems.
4 controllers?