Whats the best 3rd Party N64 controller?

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Re: Whats the best 3rd Party N64 controller?

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I bought a Superpad 64 Plus for $10 from local classifieds last week. It's a bit strange at first but it doesn't take long to get used to it. The joystick is also excellent.
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ta da:



uses PS2-style potentiometer joystick rather than that shitty grindy optical N64 stick. The overall shape is great as well. The D-Pad also kicks serious ass compared to those god damn too-flat Nintendo D-Pads.
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I read a couple reviews on that one ... didn't seem like the reviewers liked them much.
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fuctfuct wrote:I read a couple reviews on that one ... didn't seem like the reviewers liked them much.
well they reviewed it wrong, then, it doesn't get much better on N64. I'll admit the Z button is a little thin, but everything else is awesome.
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17DaysOlderThanNES wrote:
fuctfuct wrote:I read a couple reviews on that one ... didn't seem like the reviewers liked them much.
well they reviewed it wrong, then, it doesn't get much better on N64. I'll admit the Z button is a little thin, but everything else is awesome.
I wouldn't call it reviewing it wrong,because reviews can be subjective.

I had one back in the day and while it was well built, I would always choose the 1st party controller over it if I could. In this case, where fuctfuct doesn't like the 1st party controller, he might find it to be his "default" controller.

My only complaint was that I thought it was too big, but that's probably not an issue anymore since I am no longer 10.
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lwcook wrote:
I wouldn't call it reviewing it wrong,because reviews can be subjective.
that's why they call statements like that "jokes"

http://tinyurl.com/ygmwv85

lwcook wrote: I had one back in the day and while it was well built, I would always choose the 1st party controller over it if I could. In this case, where fuctfuct doesn't like the 1st party controller, he might find it to be his "default" controller.

My only complaint was that I thought it was too big, but that's probably not an issue anymore since I am no longer 10.
I like the 1st party controller OK, and my joysticks are fine, but it is a little small for my hands nowadays. The MadCatz controller really helps with big hands, much like the MadCatz DreamPad does for the Dreamcast. MadCatz: helping people with big hands since 19 something something.

The super smooth joystick on the MadCatz is undeniably better, though.
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17DaysOlderThanNES wrote:
lwcook wrote:
I wouldn't call it reviewing it wrong,because reviews can be subjective.
that's why they call statements like that "jokes"

http://tinyurl.com/ygmwv85
Come on man...you could have helped a brother out and linked to the actual wiki page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke
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fuctfuct wrote:I read a couple reviews on that one ... didn't seem like the reviewers liked them much.
Maybe that's just a case of crappy Analog sticks, shouldn't it be easily replaceable by an official Gamecube stick and then have it's PCB possibly crammed in an official controller's case?
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17DaysOlderThanNES wrote:ta da:



uses PS2-style potentiometer joystick rather than that shitty grindy optical N64 stick. The overall shape is great as well. The D-Pad also kicks serious ass compared to those god damn too-flat Nintendo D-Pads.
the problem is that the back end for rumble packs are too small too fit. Well at least the Transfer Pack is too small.
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