/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.4403581]

What controllers do you use for retro?
What are your favourites?

I like using the wii classic controller pro: thedpad is excellent for old games

[Anonymous No.4403587]

snes mini controller on my wii. original controllers on original consoles

[Anonymous No.4403595]

keyboard

[Anonymous No.4403605]

DS3
best retro controller

[Anonymous No.4403704]

PS1 to usb adapter.

[Anonymous No.4404073]

I use a Sixaxis that I've been using for really long. Problem is the buttons are loose as fuck, and I got some rubber pads to replace the previous ones and it just really feels cheap as shit.

I got a PSOne Dual Shock too, one that I acquired refurbished and it feels tight and responsive, but the diagonals are a bitch to pull compared to the sixaxis. Gotta push those diagonals real hard with the d-pad and that kinda hurts. The rest though feels like I bought the gamepad brand new.

Now I'm trying to find another gamepad, one that perhaps isn't either cheap or missing my inputs like that, but I play a lot of PS1 shit so SNES gamepad clones, or the saturn one, aren't enough exactly. What would you guys recommend?

[Anonymous No.4404085]

[Anonymous No.4404195]

mostly these

[Anonymous No.4404201]

>emulation

[Anonymous No.4404215]

Since I emulate everything on PC, this works great for retro and modern games. Plus no annoying cable.

[Anonymous No.4404315]

>>4404201
sorry i have more important things to spend my money on like alcohol and weed

[Anonymous No.4404316]

>>4404315
Both of your more important things cost next to nothing though

[Anonymous No.4405186]

>>4403581
Mostly Japanese ones. US controllers were often shit and many controllers were never released in the US. I don't emulate using laggy controllers on an LCD screen.

[Anonymous No.4406731]

>>4404215
I have one of these, but I don't use it for retro stuff due to the shitty dpad.

[Anonymous No.4407146]

DS4 all the way. I mostly play NES and SNES games, and the DS4 is much more comfortable than the NES or SNES controllers.

[Anonymous No.4408361]

How are the 8bitdo controllers for retro gaming?

I heard so much praise about them but recently I read people here talk the d-pad sucks which is a dealbreaker since I want it for NES/SNES games.

[Anonymous No.4408427]

>>4403581
Seconded. This together with a USB adapter is such a nice light weight solution. Since I don't have a stable home and travel/move alot, it works wonders. The D-Pad is awesome; travel distance is low, nice and clicky without being hard to push down. Same could be applied to all the buttons.
Dual Sticks and same layout as a DS controller. Just wonderful, and not that expensive to replace these days.
On the plus-side, the USB adapter I have has two slots. Just a solid controller.

An even less bulky alternative is the non-Pro controller, if you can stand the less comfy form factor.

[Anonymous No.4408438]

>>4408361

I'd steer clear of 'em. Got all the calling-cards of hipster garbage.

[Anonymous No.4408443]

>>4403581
I prefer dogbone controller to be frank for my NES needs, and usually DS4 if I need something else.

>>4408361
The 8bitdo SFC30 I got is pretty good, d-pad included. I recall reading from /vr/ that it was only certain lot of controllers that were sold few years ago that had the shitty d-pad. There's also the buffalo pad, which is pretty darn nice(cost efficient, nice buttons and no dealing with bluetooth).

[Anonymous No.4408561]

The only pc gamepad I ever gave two shits about.

[Anonymous No.4408570]

>>4404316
Sorry I have more important things to spend my money on like stocks and bonds

[Anonymous No.4409454]

How is the Switch pro controller for retrogaming? Looks really nice and I love the Wii U pro controller

[Anonymous No.4409484]

>>4408561
I used this for everything until I killed the thing.
Down only works when I really force it and the sticks (for L3 or R3) are completely fucked.

[Anonymous No.4409489]

>>4408561
I recall analogs being complete shit with ridiculous dead zone.

[Anonymous No.4409504]

>>4403595
Literally this.

[Anonymous No.4411912]

>>4408561
Mine broke after less than a year of use... POS

[Anonymous No.4411928]

>>4403581
SEGA MOTHA FUCKIN GENESIS
THE THREE BUTTON

[Anonymous No.4411931]

>>4403704
This. Works great for basically anything, and controller design peaked with the original Dual Shock anyway

[Anonymous No.4411937]

I accidently my xbox one controller and need a replacement, is the "elite" worth the money ?

[Anonymous No.4411939]

>>4403581
I use either a keyboard or a DS4 depending on what I'm doing. There might be better options out there, but this is what I have for now.

[Anonymous No.4411983]

I just use this and that cheap ass blue ps1 usb adapter

[Anonymous No.4412530]

>>4411912
Story time:
>Buy the non-fancy first model Dual Action
>Throw away the receipt
>Pad breaks in under a month
>Bite the bullet and buy a new one (that was the only decent pad available at the time near me)
>Keep the receipt this time
>Pad still works ok after almost a decade

...though with "ok" I mean the analog sticks have loosened up over time and also developed some increased dead zone, but it's held up relatively well.
The D-pad's always been utter dog shit in that model, though. One of the worst D-pads I've every come across. Absolutely useless. The revised D-pad's infinitely better; I've been thinking of getting a new.

[Anonymous No.4413467]

>>4403587
This. I wish the snes mini controller worked on the Switch. Shit would be amazing for pokken and so many other games.

[Anonymous No.4413513]

>>4403581
wii classic pro.

>>4411931
The dpad on the pre-DS2s were a bit painful to use. Wii Classic Pro is better in every way except for the non-circular analogs. Both could have better analog sticks though anyway.

[Anonymous No.4413598]

>>4403581

Cirka S91 usb SNES pad.

[Anonymous No.4414156]

>>4403581
Original SNES pad + Super Smartjoy adapter.

[Anonymous No.4414160]

>>4408427
The classic controller is a dream, and it works via bluetooth with the wiimote and GlovePIE (though Dolphin picks up the controllers natively and the drivers might be better these days).


You can do a lot with a Wiimote connected to your phone or computer via bluetooth. It's pretty cool. You can even use the pointer if you have IR lights/candles/your wii IR bar set up too.

[Anonymous No.4414161]

>>4411931
For me it's the DS3.

[Anonymous No.4414162]

>>4404316
Weed costs lots of money
Like $10 a joint

[Anonymous No.4414164]

>>4403581
This here for Zelda Collectors edition and Mario 64 on emulator
And i have that raphnet thing
COKE SO WHITE BITCH

[Anonymous No.4414172]

Honestly? DS4. Excellent d-pad and ergonomic to boot, doesn't feel cheap either. Official bluetooth adapter gives it excellent wireless connectivity and responsiveness.

Controller of choice on a raspberry pi. Other controllers feel cheap to me (DS3) or has technical faults (ghost inputs on ibuffalo snes pad).

[Anonymous No.4414265]

just bought this. how badly did i fuck up?

[Anonymous No.4414465]

>>4403581
>>4408427
>>4414160
>>4413513
I use a Wii classic controller because I got a good deal for it. Am I missing anything other than handles by not using the Pro?

[Anonymous No.4414484]

I'm thinking of buying an 8-bit do SF30, but apparently there's two different models now (which annoyingly, share the same model number).

Top is old model and bottom is new.

From what I could tell, only difference with bottom is that the design is more plain and it comes packed with a Bluetooth receiver for Wii/SNES Classic, also, doesn't come out until Dec 10th and is $10 cheaper.

Is that it? I couldn't find any more info on their website or any youtube shills doing sponsored reviews. I wanna think the newer should be better quality because it's newer, but the lower price is making me wary.

[Anonymous No.4414541]

>>4414465
The ZL and ZR buttons are located differently, below L and R instead. The L and R buttons are also pure clicky and doesn't have have that analogue feel to them. That and that the cord goes out on the top instead of the bottom.

Other than that they are identical, cord length, button feel, everything.

[Anonymous No.4415102]

>>4414265
You done goofed

[Anonymous No.4415294]

>>4415102
why?

[Anonymous No.4415484]

>>4414484

I have this question as well.

[Anonymous No.4415615]

>>4414484
>>4415484
Top is Bluetooth, bottom is not. You can use bottom on PCs, Pis and the like by USB cable, but the wireless functionality is restricted to the packed-in receiver for Wii/mini consoles.

Incidentally, top is already considered discontinued by the manufacturer, so better get one soon if you're interested on it.

[Anonymous No.4415690]

>>4415294
Why did you done goof? Probably because you fell for the meme and didn't bother doing a few minutes to research to discover that it's actually a poor quality piece of shit that will start falling apart after a few hours of use.