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      niculinux
      last edited by niculinux

      Hello, i thought i would have been nice if we users shar some impresisons/experience/feedback on the controllers used by us, to help each other :) would you provide a link and/or an image along your feelings?

      I have a couple of USB wired controllers, a Logitech F310 (manufactured only in blue color) an an Easy MSX ESM9100, but sadly the latter gives me problems in emulationstation and in the VICE emulator for c64 (see here).

      Logitech F310:
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      EasyMSX ESM 9001
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      Now, your turn :D

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      • ClydeC
        Clyde @niculinux
        last edited by Clyde

        @niculinux My upright DIY arcade cabinet has two built-in joysticks, but I also have two wireless clones of the official Wii U Pro controller from "Qumox" for player 3 and 4.

        QUMOX Wireless Classic Pro Controller Gamepad Joypad Remote for Nintendo Wii U Pro, Black

        I like the Wii U Pro controller design because of the analog sticks being placed outward, not between the digital buttons, which always annoyed me with PS controllers. And unlike other people I never liked the asymmetrical layout of the X-Box controllers and their clones.

        Here's a review of such a controller:

        edit: One addition, though. I had so-called ghost inputs (input signals without any button pressed) when I connected the controllers directly to my Raspberry Pi's internal Bluetooth adapter. I fixed it by using this adapter from Mayflash: http://www.mayflash.com/Products/NINTENDOWiiU/W009.html

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        • thelostsoulT
          thelostsoul
          last edited by

          I use the Buffalo USB Gamepad, a SNES replication and overall a really good quality and the May Flash Universal Arcade Fightstick F500. The Fightstick have the advantage to support several platforms.

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          • MadRikXIVM
            MadRikXIV
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            One of these, any more buttons is just silly :D

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            • BobHarrisB
              BobHarris
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              The Sony dual shock 4 v2 satisfies all my needs. Reliable, great dpad, plenty of buttons, sturdy thumbsticks, wired or wireless, great ergonomics..

              Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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              • ballboffB
                ballboff
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                I've got an ipac and custom sanwa buttons and joystick for my mini arcade machine set up.

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                • ClassicGMRC
                  ClassicGMR
                  last edited by ClassicGMR

                  I personally use the SNES30 Bluetooth controller from 8BitDO. Looks like a SNES controller and feels really good.

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                  I believe the SNES30 Pro is more popular because of the dual analog but I didn't want the sticks AND for the price of one PRO pad I could buy a pair of the SNES30's. Maybe the next build. 😁

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                  Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
                  Enjoy the ride!

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                  • BobHarrisB
                    BobHarris
                    last edited by BobHarris

                    For 2d fighters I will also definitely check out the officially licensed Sega Saturn controllers (made by Retro-Bit) that get released this november and are supposed to be the same quality as the original hardware. I do hope to see some reviews first, because at the moment Retro-Bit doesn't have a great reputation.

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                    Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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                    • ClassicGMRC
                      ClassicGMR @BobHarris
                      last edited by

                      @bobharris said in What controlle do you use in Retropie?:

                      ... because at the moment Retro-Bit doesn't have a great reputation.

                      I feel I have missed something. Why is that?

                      Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
                      Enjoy the ride!

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @ClassicGMR
                        last edited by

                        @classicgmr License violations - see the RetroArch team blog at https://www.libretro.com/index.php/category/retro-bit/.

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                        • BobHarrisB
                          BobHarris
                          last edited by BobHarris

                          But also the quality of controllers they currently put on the market. They already have a line of unofficial Saturn style controllers. The new official line is 3 times more expensive (from about $10 to $30) so I do expect a great increase in quality.

                          Pi 3B , 64 GB Sandisk ultra flashdrive, 19 systems, 872 hand picked classic gaming gems :-) Dual shock 4v2

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                          • ClydeC
                            Clyde @BobHarris
                            last edited by

                            @bobharris said in What controlle do you use in Retropie?:

                            The new official line is 3 times more expensive (from about $10 to $30) so I do expect a great increase in quality.

                            Or in revenue. ;)

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                              mulder79
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                              how many 8bitdo controllers can i use simultaneously on a pi3 ? some snes games are 5 players so the question is how many pads can i connect via bluetooth

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                                mat
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                                @niculinux said in What controller do you use in Retropie?:

                                Logitech F310

                                I have been looking for a possible new controller. I currently use the Buffalo USB SNES controller and I am on my third one. I find the cross pass tends to wear out and eventually get stuck.

                                I have never been hard with controllers. I just can't play fighters like Darkstalkers or SF types that require pad combos or the cross pad breaks down faster.

                                I do also have to have a "Turbo" button as it's nice to have to press only a button down once and let it go, I.E. for side scrolling brawlers or MAME games, then to continue to press a button over and over.

                                I don't see too many 3rd party controllers with a "Turbo" button.

                                I see SNES30 Pro has one but reviews seem mixed on it.

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                                • KN4THXK
                                  KN4THX @mat
                                  last edited by

                                  @mat I use iBuffalo and PS3 controllers. I didn't care for the XBox dpad but it works really great with systems that need analog sticks. The logitechs get a lot of love everywhere I read and 8bitdo is 50-50 in reviews though I bought some of the sn30s and they worked pretty well.

                                  In case you didn't know, you can set a turbo button in retroarch very easily. So let's say you have a SNES style controller with 4 buttons available, you could do something for NES/arcade like use the bottom two as regular buttons and set the top two as full time turbos. Worked great for me in Contra.

                                  "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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                                  • CyborgbobC
                                    Cyborgbob
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                                    Not bad and if you can find last years model it is cheap.. This one is by powera

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                                    I love the NES Classic by 8bitdo.

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                                    • KleenaxK
                                      Kleenax
                                      last edited by

                                      Depending on the game I play I use either a SN30 Pro
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                                      Or a Ratro-bit Sega controller
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                                        VictimRLSH @niculinux
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                                        @niculinux I also use the EasyMSX. I like the hands-free turbo button mode, I just have to remember to turn it off before I try and save state or all hell breaks loose.

                                        System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                                          NightShadowPT
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                                          I'm using proper arcade controllers with a Zero Lag USB controller.

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                                            niculinux @mulder79
                                            last edited by niculinux

                                            @mat said in What controller do you use in Retropie?:

                                            I have never been hard with controllers. I just can't play fighters like Darkstalkers or SF types that require pad combos or the cross pad breaks down faster.

                                            Weel actually i'm more of a "plug and play guy" instead of "plug and pray", since i like havin Always all stuff lock and load since i don't have much time for experimentation :) the f310 as far as i've seen is the most compatible gamepad so far, pheraps the Retropie wiki under the "controller" section needs to be updated. EasyMSX gave me no problems in recalbox, while in retroie i had some issues. Gonna eventually give up usin it in retropie, i'll give away as a gift… ;) Gonna take a second f310 as soon as i manage

                                            Yesterday i stumble across aan Xtreme force shock pad (USB wired gamepad) mod 94270, very very cheap, i paid 10 euros only, not extremely compatible with retropie; emulationstation detected it as "microntek USB joystick", and thoug all key were recognized, i was not able to configure analog sticks because these are reporte as "already taken" by emulationstation (seens as the dpad i suppose). Though the gamepad seems to have nice quality seems to work but with variuous flaws, in some games and systems analog sticks have configuration swapped (in carmageddon for ps1 up/down left/right) and sometimes act weridly (in gryzor for c64 using the right one causes game to reset at the title screen). Usually the more cheaper they are the more problems are likely to give, especially in linux based systems (don'tknow if/how android may handle them), so i would not advice these.
                                            Screenshots:

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                                            I've heard also that linq usb wired gamepad are not very compatible with retropie, can anyone confirm please?! Edit: bigger picture of the controller

                                            bigger picture of the controller

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