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4684152 No.4684152 [Reply] [Original]

I need controller suggestions. Playing N64 games with modern gamepads with only four face buttons isn't exactly the same experience. Using a thumbstick for C-buttons is trash. All the N64 controllers available on Ebay are loose unless it's one of those questionable limited edition $200 ones in a blister pack. I currently have a Interact Superpad 64 with an adapter, but it feels horrible.

>> No.4684251

We just had dozens of Brawler 64 threads one month ago.

>> No.4684292

>>4684251
I don't visit /vr/ often. Are they any good?

>> No.4684305
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>>4684292
Yes. It's a good budget alternative to the Hori Mini, they have a kickstarter up to preorder one of the transparent versions, which is the only way to get one at the moment.

If you don't want to wait and have ~$80-$100 to burn on a single controller, you could also grab a Hori Mini. Personally I wouldn't recommend that unless you really want one now though, as the Brawler 64 is arguably just as good for only $30.

>> No.4684308
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>>4684305
And here's the Brawler 64. The current version does have a problem with the L button and the joystick that wasn't caught in the prototyping phase, but the reason it wasn't caught is the same reason it doesn't really matter, no games use both the L button and require you to hold up on the control stick. This issue is apparently already fixed in the transparent ones on kickstarter right now.

>> No.4684317

>>4684305
Does the analog stick match that of the original N64 controller?

>> No.4684323

>>4684317
Why would you want the analog stick to be the same? The N64's analog stick was garbage.

>> No.4684328

>>4684323
I mean the sensitivity, not the durability.

>> No.4684332

>>4684328
Hori is basically perfect. Don't know about Brawler 64, but I haven't seen anyone complaining about it, and I haven't had any trouble switching from a Hori, so if there is any difference it's probably negligible.

>> No.4684352

>>4684305
What is that d pad placement?

>> No.4684357

>>4684352
It's meant so that you can use it with either hand while also operating the buttons or the stick if necessary. Keep in mind this controller was designed in 2000, before everyone realized we'd still be holding controllers that look exactly like the dualshock for the next two decades.

>> No.4684375
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4684375

Saitek P990

Enough face buttons, stick, and triggers for every retro console.

>> No.4684854

its good

>> No.4684936

You could buy an N64 shaped USB controller or a real N64 controller and transcoder.

>> No.4684940

N64 emulation is garbage.

>> No.4684952

>>4684940
Good enough for the 5 games the N64 has.

>> No.4684953

>>4684952
294, actually.

>> No.4684963

>>4684952
I hope those 5 games you're talking about are Ogre Battle, Wonder Project J2, Bomberman Hero, Goemon's Great Adventure and Shiren 2.
And those games all have some issues when emulating.

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>>4684953

>> No.4684978

>>4684975
294 US released games, not counting cart color variants and 1.1/1.2/etc.

>> No.4685087

>>4684375
I love this thing. I dont think they make them anymore though

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>>4684978

>> No.4685239

>>4684375
Is that D-pad as bad as it looks?

>> No.4685241

>>4685239
It's worse.

>> No.4685249

>>4684308
How's the d pad on this thing?

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>>4685087
>>4685239
>>4685241
There's this. Currently in production, all the requested inputs and a great d-pad for a week

>> No.4685257

>>4685249
It's pretty good. Not quite original N64 controller good, but good enough that it won't fuck you up at all while playing.

D-pads on alternate N64 controllers are mostly irrelevant, though. If you need to use the D-pad, just use a regular N64 controller. Its D-pad is literally perfect.

>> No.4685270

>>4685257
That's a good point. Thanks

>> No.4685272

>>4685270
No problem. I've actually been using a standard N64 controller to emulate Saturn games. It has all the required buttons, so it works perfectly.

>> No.4685282

>>4685272
That’s pretty interesting actually, never thought of doing that. How many Saturn games makes use of both the analogue stick and D-Pad?

>> No.4685284

>>4685282
Couldn't tell you, I still don't have the analogue stick mapped because nothing I've wanted to play has needed it yet.

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>>4684152
Just take a pristine one out of the box dinglet

>> No.4687501

>>4686558
Man, that must be a massive mess of wires.

>> No.4688364

>>4687501
Not really. I tidied it up a few weeks after I took that pic but since they were put in there one by one or layer by layer nothing was really tangled.