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What controller do you use?

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    AlexMurphy Banned @backstander
    last edited by 17 May 2017, 20:29

    @backstander Yeah, I can't be bothered with wireless issues. Some people get it to work flawlessly, others have nothing but lag, drop-outs, disconnections, not recognised... As I said, I just plug and play, no muss, no fuss.

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      AlexMurphy Banned @backstander
      last edited by 17 May 2017, 20:34

      @backstander I had a Sega Master System and the d-pads were a horrendous mush fest. Just absolutely awful. I can't believe they passed QC. So, I saved up my hard earned (ahem!) pennies and got this, The Control Stick, it was a hell of a lot better but notice how the buttons and stick are swapped! Screw you SEGA! I basically had to re-learn how to play.
      0_1495053230267_stick.jpg

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        backstander @AlexMurphy
        last edited by 17 May 2017, 20:37

        @AlexMurphy

        I basically had to re-learn how to play.

        That's crazy! I guess this is meant for left handed people.

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          AlexMurphy Banned @backstander
          last edited by 17 May 2017, 20:41

          @backstander I really don't know. It only came one way! And every other controller AND all SEGA arcade cabs were the normal way! I have no idea what the thought process was. Maybe the plans got photocopied back to front or something... Crazy stuff. Seriously, so much of gaming is "muscle memory". It was basically like me trying to drive a left hand stick-shift after learning in a right-hand drive.

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            AlexMurphy Banned @AlexMurphy
            last edited by 17 May 2017, 20:49

            @AlexMurphy

            Fixed that for you SEGA.
            0_1495054140656_stick2.png

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              A Former User
              last edited by 17 May 2017, 21:45

              @AlexMurphy I'd totally use it if this was meant for lefties. I am a proud lefty myself. However, i've trained my hands to know that the d-pad is on the left and the buttons are on the right.

              As for controllers, I use an 8BitDo SNES30 Bluetooth Controller and boy is it amazing. If I don't have that in hand I use an Xbox 360 Controller with the wireless reciever.

              Both are great, but one thing I would change is getting a better controller with joysticks that combines the strengths of the two controllers I have. I'll see if I can find one...

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                AlexMurphy Banned @A Former User
                last edited by 17 May 2017, 21:48

                @itsnitro Lefties are well known for their creativity. But you do know that the word "sinister" basically means "left-handed" in Latin??? Think about that!

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                  A Former User @AlexMurphy
                  last edited by 17 May 2017, 21:57

                  @AlexMurphy Huh, didn't know that. I guess Latin people just think we're evil.

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                    alanz
                    last edited by 18 May 2017, 10:48

                    ps3 mostly

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                      jamesbeat
                      last edited by 18 May 2017, 17:08

                      I use wired USB versions of the appropriate controller for each system.
                      For PSX, I use PS3 controllers, usually wired.

                      The only systems I don't have controllers for yet are the N64 (still deciding what to do about that) and Atari 2600.

                      For the Atari, I'm going to hack some controllers and use original joysticks.

                      I already did this controller hack for my computer based (keyboard, mouse and monitor) setup, and with that I use my original Competition Pro joystick from when I was a kid :)
                      The hacked controller is mounted inside the case with a DB-9 port broken out to the back of the machine.

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                        XVO
                        last edited by 18 May 2017, 19:28

                        I'm using raphnet 4 Nes 4 snes, I've connected 2 Nes and 2 Snes ports on the chip.

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                          A2ra3L
                          last edited by 18 May 2017, 21:26

                          Hi all, I just got my Pi a couple of weeks ago and have used a cheap usb SNES controller, a wired 360 controller knockoff and currently I have 2 ps3 controllers hooked up through Bluetooth.

                          Looking at buying an 8bitdo nes30 Pro since the ps3 buttons feel a little mushy for mame games but I have been reading online that you can't have them AND the ps3 controllers connected at the same time through BT so I wouldn't be able to play multiplayer, but then I saw today someone say they were using ps3 and WiiU Pro controllers at the same time through BT so I was wondering if this had been fixed with a recent update. There is alot of info out there and some of it is now outdated

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                            fabio78
                            last edited by 19 May 2017, 08:47

                            Dual Shock 3 for PS1, PSP, N64 and Dreamcast, Hori Fighting Stick Mini 4 for Neo Geo and MAME (it's brilliant) and good ol' Buffalo for everything else.

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                              obsidianspider
                              last edited by 19 May 2017, 14:03

                              I use a Genesis 6-button controller modified with a Raphnet adapter most of the time on my Genesis USB hub Pi.

                              On my Super Famicom build I am using the original Super Famicom controllers along with some of those cheap extension cables you can get on Amazon.

                              I also have a Super Famicom controller that I put a Raphnet adapter in, an iBuffalo USB controller, and an old Gravis GamePad Pro.

                              📷 @obsidianspider

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                                Capeman @obsidianspider
                                last edited by 19 May 2017, 15:58

                                @obsidianspider said in What controller do you use?:

                                ...and an old Gravis GamePad Pro

                                I still have my gravis that i bought back in 1997... that thing is literally 20 years old... holy crap i feel old.

                                Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                                  obsidianspider @Capeman
                                  last edited by 19 May 2017, 16:05

                                  @Capeman I was surprised my Gravis pad works without drivers needing to be installed, but I guess even 15 years ago they were moving to the now-standard "Human Interface Device" that is in place generally everywhere.

                                  📷 @obsidianspider

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                                    Capeman @obsidianspider
                                    last edited by 19 May 2017, 17:38

                                    @obsidianspider I used to use mine back on windows 98 and i don't even remember needing to install drivers for it back then

                                    Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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                                      sirhenrythe5th @Capeman
                                      last edited by 19 May 2017, 17:52

                                      Dualshock 3 most of the time.
                                      When me and my buddies meet to play arcade games (track & field by konami most of the time. Nearly 35 years old but still awesome) i connect two MortalKombat-Tournament-Sticks.
                                      I own also a MadCatz SF4-Stick (PS3) and a NeoGeoStick 2+ (PS3) which i did not manage to use with retropie.
                                      But does not matter as long as the MK - Sticks work 😊.

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                                        A Former User
                                        last edited by 20 May 2017, 17:25

                                        Wired Dualshock 3. It's definitely all-round better than the 360 - both d-pad and stick -wise. Don`t
                                        know about wireless, mine works as plug and play.

                                        I was recommended the Buffalo SNES USB many times - supposed to be an ultimate 16 bit controller - however it`s bit pricey here in the UK (~25 pounds or import from Asia)

                                        Hah, I remember sniggering at Gravis back in the day - I was a die-hard PC master racer back then and controllers were an anathema (also, it was fairly expensive). These days I preach that people using KBM for everything are cavemen. Times change ;)

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                                          unblowupable5
                                          last edited by 24 May 2017, 14:28

                                          I use a pair of 8bitdo NES30s for my primary setup, but picked these up for a second setup I'm putting together. They're really, really good for the price. Much better than any other generic SNES style USB controller I've ever used.

                                          https://www.amazon.com/Version-iNNEXT-Nintendo-Controller-Raspberry/dp/B06XB1LGWV/ref=sr_1_10?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1495635930&sr=1-10&keywords=snes+usb+controller

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