I can talk about controllers all damn day, they’re the single most important aspect of gaming hardware. They determine your experience, enjoyment, and even perspective while playing any game.
I’ve been eyeing that 8bitdo arcade stick for over a year. How do you like it? Clearly it’s good if you’re kitting it out like that. The only arcade stick I own is a Playstation 1 stick, because I thought I could adapt it to any console, but, well, most adapters are for PS2, and expect analog stick mapping, which my HORI Real Arcade for Playstation 1 doesn’t have. So I’m thinking about a modern/USB stick, and just buying adapters for it…. Or a DIY stick, or DIY brooks adapters……………
I’m stoked there’s a general controller thread… between the fighting games, shooting games, switch controller thread, I’ve spread it out thin…. And controllers are extremely important to me for getting the desired experience.
I lubricate all controllers with moving parts to prevent wear. I use Shinetsu silicone grease.
For consoles, I prefer to always use OEM pads, or second-ish party stuff, like HORI and HUDSON’s output since the 80’s. And for that reason, I believe there is no perfect all in one controller. Even for modern PC/Switch gaming, sometimes I prefer the PS2 layout of 8bitdo pro 2, and sometimes I want an offset joystick. I use OEM, often Japanese-region controllers for all my consoles. I’m definitively a controller snob, right down to the exact textures of the plastics. It has to be OEM quality. I rarely allow someone else to even touch my controller. It’s very personal. It gives me a physical anxiety sensation to see someone else wearing down my joystick. These things are antiques, after all, and should be treated as such!!
I’ll post this again, because it’s true: Ya push A button– ya wash ya hands. Ya push B button– Ya wash ya hands… And then ya push C button– and then ya wash ya hands
Logitech controllers for PC are so insulting, I used one to play Psychonauts on pc in 2005 or whatever, and never again. But then recently I discovered the Microsoft Wingman was a prototype Xbox controller that copied the Sega Saturn layout using the same hardware that would be used for the Duke, and it all clicked into place. The Wingman was the best PC controller for console style games before Xbox came around.
I love that there are great OEM replicas out there these days, between the Saturn wireless pad that have been successful, the NSO controller lineup, and the fact Nintendo hasn’t stopped producing Gamecube controllers since their debut generation.
I like the look of the new 8bitdo ultimate wired C controller, I may even get one, but would prefer wireless, and my nintendo pro controller so far works for what I’ve been playing on PC, which is switch emulation.
Always looking forward to what 8bitdo cooks up next.
I am not one to complain about any OEM first party controller for a retro console, with one exception. I won’t complain about the original playstation controllers, I even own the original Japanese one with stubby wings, and have used it for hundreds of hours beating games. I don’t complain about the N64 controller, it was one of my first controllers, and I still find it to be quite comfortable. The only issue as I’ve aged is my hands are now big and have pretty long fingers… So I’m beginning to notice comfort, but still, I adapt to the controller, not the other way around. Anyways the only controller I’m not entirely comfortable with is the original PC Engine controller, but I’ve still used it exclusively with my PC engine, and beat Rondo of Blood with it, so it aint that bad.
