GCN Wavebird Alternatives?

Post by **Satoshi_Matrix** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:49 am

If it's wired in parallel, four batteries means about double the batter life for a controller vs just two. More in the case of wireless controllers, is almost always better.

Post by **GamerMON** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:06 am

Satoshi_Matrix wrote:If it's wired in parallel, four batteries means about double the batter life for a controller vs just two. More in the case of wireless controllers, is almost always better.

Yeah but I have three wavebirds. If you only have one wireless controller, 4 batteries isn't bad but I don't want to use 12 batteries when I want to get some Mario Kart on.

Post by **avrame** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:19 am

I had a thrustmaster way back when, halfway decent Wavebird replacement, but the blue LEDs got to me. One thing that boggles my mind is that third party wireless controllers always seem to have some god awful dongle. Whats the deal with that? Why can they make anything as clean or elegant as the wavebird...

Post by **drunkn ghost** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:28 pm

I just came across a good alternative by luck. I just got a GC/PS2 adapter in a bundle deal. I tried it with the 1st and 2nd gen wireless Logitech PS2 controller and it worked perfectly on Advance Wars.

EDIT: I had only tried it with the game boy player and it worked. I just tried it on NBA 2K3 and it does not work with that.

Post by **pakopako** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:08 pm

GamerMON wrote:
Satoshi_Matrix wrote:If it's wired in parallel, four batteries means about double the batter life for a controller vs just two. More in the case of wireless controllers, is almost always better.
Yeah but I have three wavebirds. If you only have one wireless controller, 4 batteries isn't bad but I don't want to use 12 batteries when I want to get some Mario Kart on.

Actually, it only takes two to run the controller, and the other two are tied to the controller's hand-cooling fan.

But the controller is in the PSx orientation and not the GC orientation, which makes it weird for Metroid Prime.

Speedrun.com Profile · Post by **YoshiEgg25** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:19 pm

pakopako wrote:
GamerMON wrote:
Satoshi_Matrix wrote:If it's wired in parallel, four batteries means about double the batter life for a controller vs just two. More in the case of wireless controllers, is almost always better.
Yeah but I have three wavebirds. If you only have one wireless controller, 4 batteries isn't bad but I don't want to use 12 batteries when I want to get some Mario Kart on.
Actually, it only takes two to run the controller, and the other two are tied to the controller's hand-cooling fan.

Wait, it has a fan inside the controller?!

I want one.

Post by **pakopako** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:38 am

YoshiEgg25 wrote:
pakopako wrote:Actually, it only takes two to run the controller, and the other two are tied to the controller's hand-cooling fan.
Wait, it has a fan inside the controller?!

Yeah, it's a NYKO trademark AirFlo. (Only video I found about it was on Viddler.)

Here's what the wired PC controller looks like. (Wired Gamecube version)
Here's the wireless version (PS2/XBOX/PC/GC) (image obscures the huge-ass battery encasement)

The GameCube versions seem to be the hardest to find though.

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