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[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Were any ever good? Is somebody making good ones now for old systems?

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

8Bitdo has controllers for the NES, SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis. They also sell a wireless dongle for the PlayStation.

[–] TwistedPear@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Retro-bit, Retro Fighters, and Krikzz are a few more manufacturers I can think of making controllers with original ports.

In particular, Retro-bit's Saturn Pro pad is...interesting, let's say. I have also used Retro Fighters Striker Dreamcast pads - they're quite nice.

In yonder days, a few companies like ASCII and Hori come up a lot for reliable stuff.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I remember we bought a third-party controller as an extra for our SNES back when that was a current system, but don’t remember the brand. We got it because it was less expensive than an official controller, but it also quickly became noticeably less reliable.