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What controller do you use for emulation? At the moment all I've got is a crappy generic PS2 style controller I bought from GAME, which is fine mostly for PS1 and 2 games and older consoles like NES, but its pretty terrible for consoles with more complicated controller layouts like N64. Whats a good general purpose USB controller?

>> No.466191
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466191

>>466147
This or Dual Shock 2 with USB adapter.
Yes, X-Box layout is odd. But 6 face buttons, and the awesome Hori springs under every button = love.

>> No.466196

360 + SNES

best combo

>> No.466204

Dualshock 2 with USB adapter.
It's the best for everything.

>> No.468531
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468531

Logitech F510

but I recently wanted to pick up this one.

>> No.468578

>not using the original

I try to play games as closely as I can to how the developers intended it to be played:

original controller

no filters

no fucking CRT shit because that was a technological limitation, you shouldn't nostalgia over the bad shit

>> No.468603

>>466204
this
the only better controller would be the exact same thing with 6 face buttons instead of 4

>> No.468701

>>466147
>all I've got is a crappy generic PS2 style controller I bought from GAME, which is fine mostly for PS1 and 2 games and older consoles like NES, but its pretty terrible for consoles with more complicated controller layouts like N64.

Sounds like >>466191 and >>466204 disagree with you.

>> No.468735

>>466147

A generic cheap dualshock-like one, works fine although the pad is a little hard on the thumb, N64 is also my headache with the damn c-buttons.

Some anon in another thread suggested mapping the c-buttons to the right stick, would that work with most games? I have little N64 experience and don't know if games require to press multiple c-buttons at once.

>> No.468767

>>468735
Some N64 FPS titles let you map the c buttons as a movement pad, and pressing 2 at the same time let you move diagonally, so yes.

>> No.468819

>>468735
yes. I do that all the time. I have the F510 with dualshock layout and simply map the C-buttons on the second analog stick.

works for zelda games pretty well. I also do it for Banjo-Kazooie and other titles.

>> No.468845

>>468735
>don't know if games require to press multiple c-buttons at once.

I can't think of any games that do that.

>> No.468863

I'm using an wired 360 controller, which I only got cause it was cheap and 2easy to setup for modern games
I'm thinking about getting a Sixaxis controller though, maybe by trade, I'm sick of this D-pad

>> No.468864
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468864

I still wonder where I can order this, for not oughtragous price, not worn apart, and get it delivered to Norway without insane shipping costs.

>> No.468882

PSone dualshock. Works great, I love the dpad on it.

>> No.469080

360 controller for ps2 emulation. Old, old sidewinder with a snes style layout for 16 bit and ds emulation. Because 360 dpad is AWFUL. Even if it weren't positioned poorly it's just absolute shit.

>> No.469119

>>468819
>>468845
>>468767

Thanks anons I'll give it a try

>> No.469134
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469134

SNES Propad and Nyko Airflo controller, both with a usb adapter.

>> No.469136
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469136

>>469080
>360 controller for ps2 emulation

>> No.469168

360 controller for everything

I like playing a Sony game on an SNES emulator with my 360 controller.

Feels so naughty.

>> No.469580

ps3 controller.

>> No.469772

A wired Xbox 360 controller with a modded d-pad

http://www.shonk.org/Dpad/

>> No.469798
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469798

This works well for me.

I have a ps3 one but sometimes it disconnects in the middle of gaming.

>> No.470063

Am I the only one who thinks the playstation controller is shit? the L2+R2 buttons need to be triggers, and the d-pad/analog layout makes my thumb cramp. I guess I got used to the Xbox controllers.

Can anyone who owns >>466191 tell me about how big it is? I got dem tiny hands.

>> No.470223

Are there any brand you recommend?
HORI, Madcatz, etc. ?
Some you recommend avoiding?

>> No.470251

>>470223
recommended? Hori
Avoid? generall madcatz

>> No.470280

>>468864
I'm thinking about buying a Saturn for $50 just to get my hands on one of these.

>> No.470297
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470297

Laugh at me.

>> No.470309

>>470297
I will, but only because you're holding the controller backwards.

>> No.470306

>>466204
Is there anything wrong with dualshock 3?

>> No.471257

Desktop: Dualshock 1 with cheap usb converter
Tablet PC: Sixaxis with Motioninjoy
Phone: Nyko Playpad

>> No.471262

>>470297
Those are some weak looking hands.

>> No.471309

>>470297
I actually find the nun chuck the be the most comfy thing ever to hold in my hand
I wish the WiiU controller had handles shaped like it, but they just had to rip of microsoft

>> No.471343

>>470306
I use it, dont know of any problems really other then my PS3 turns on whenever I disconnect it from my computer usb after im don playing emulators.

>> No.471389

Right now:

- A PS2 USB adapter that I actually bought for my PS3 to use older guitar controllers. It works just fine as a computer adapter, though.

- A Classic Controller USB adapter I got when I thought my Saturn USB pad was done. It's a pretty long cable but very nice otherwise. It's been used a bunch since I got it.

- The aforementioned Saturn USB pad. The original wiring on the controller was fucked and screwed with the D-Pad, and the shoulder buttons stopped working. Luckily, I had a cheap knockoff Saturn USB controller around, so I opened up both controllers and replaced the good controller's wiring with the knockoff's wiring. The shoulder buttons are still fucked, but everything else is perfect, which is great since those legit Saturn USB controllers cost a fortune nowadays.

>> No.472150

>>471389
I got this last week for fighting games and N64 games. Haven't tried it yet cuz I don't have any aaa batterys around but I held it and it looks pretty sweet. I love the rubber on the sides, I have a very similar joystick that has those too, but that one doesn't have the 2 extra buttons.

When I play something with this I'll let you guys know how it went down.

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472164

>>472150
oh yeah the pic

>> No.472204

Got a Logitech Dual Action USB.

Don't get one. They are garbage. This is my second one. They've both fucked up. Cheap plastic D-pad and buttons that just loooooove to fuck up and stick.

>> No.472248

I want to get an SNES usb adapter but the reviews for each are mostly positive, but there's the occassional review that says there's input lag or that it just doesn't work.

The Mayflash one I was looking at apparently has problems with SNES controllers with a 5 on the back, and that's all of my SNES controller. I don't know what to do, I just want to play video games man

>> No.472312

>>472248
>The Mayflash one I was looking at apparently has problems with SNES controllers with a 5 on the back
That's a bunch of bullshit, I have one of those and a controller with a "5" on it (isn't that just the model number for all SNES controllers?) it works fine. People complaining about input lag are equally retarded, if you use an emulator that doesn't have shitty v-sync and actually syncs the hardware to your refresh rate, there's no input lag.

>> No.472378

>>466147
360 + USB N64 controller for N64 games.

Haven't really gone wrong, so far.

>> No.472596
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472596

I got one of these the other day for emulation. I like it a lot.

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474879

>>470297
If only the N64 for the virtual console had used the Wiimote by default..... It would have cleaved up so much.

>> No.474904

>>472596
Your DPad is going to snap off. Just warning you ahead of time

>> No.474908
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474908

I use this Madcatz pad for emulating on PC.
It's great for 4th gen and below but obviously it has no sticks for 5th gen.

>> No.475087

are there any wireless solutions worth considering?

ideally connecting through bluetooth w/ dual shock 3... but are multiple controllers supported simultaneously this way and is there any lag?

>> No.475220

>>468882
I have a psone dualshock but it's the one i use the least, the Dpad feels really though, maybe because it was never used much

>> No.476610

>>475087
You will need separate bluetooth dongles with different mac id's ( be careful of generic chinese hardware that spam macs to save money) for each controller

>> No.478243
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478243

Power A mini. Originally bought it because I'm broke as hell and I had lost my mad katz but after I found it again I began to prefer the power a over the katz. All of the buttons including the joysticks are much more responsive and don't get worn out like the katz controllers tend to.

>> No.478465
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478465

Had this for years. I think I got it on clearance for $5 at Target. I am lonely.

>> No.479743

>>478465
I have the followup model. I Loath the dpad for being so extremely floaty. Tried a friend of mines F510, dpad is so much better on it, as it buttons and shoulders. Still a horrible design for the frame.

>> No.483227

PS3 (DualShock 3). Why would anyone use anything else (with the exception of the original controllers of the game console emulated).

>> No.483260

Wii: Classic Controller and/or GC controller
PC: PS3 controller