Super Famicom Controllers on SNES?

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Super Famicom Controllers on SNES?

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I assume you can use SF controllers on a SNES, but I want to confirm before I spend the money. I've read both ways, so I'm hoping someone here knows for sure.
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jinxmitchell wrote:I assume you can use SF controllers on a SNES, but I want to confirm before I spend the money. I've read both ways, so I'm hoping someone here knows for sure.
Yes, but be warned, they're very, very short cords.
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Cool. Thanks for the info. Sounds like I should invest in some extension cables as well.
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jinxmitchell wrote:Cool. Thanks for the info. Sounds like I should invest in some extension cables as well.
just be warned, they're very, very long chords.
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The Super Famicom controller looks cooler and I like how all the buttons are convex.

If you want to use a SFC controller as your primary controller, you could do what I did and cross the two.

Internally, a Super Famicom and SNES controller share the same identical pcb. If you have a SFC and SNES controller on hand, you can use a simple star head screwdriver to take them both apart and swap the boards. Afterwords, you'll have a Super Famicom controller with a 6 foot cord and and the unwanted SNES controller with the 3 foot cord.
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I'd recommend the PAL controller instead. Longer cord without having to mess with swapping, or an extension's added weight.
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ewwww PAL! lol

but whatever works.
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