SHINRYUKEN!!! I finally found the (almost) perfect controller of all time.

General Off-Topic
#1

Here is what a PERFECT controller would have:

2 Analogue Sticks + Click-buttons 1 D-pad 2 Menu buttons (Start + Select) 4 Shoulder buttons and most importantly 6 face buttons

Here is why most controllers (even special ones) fail miserably at this.

They often just move R1/R2 or something to the Z&C slot. They usually just have a D-Pad OR Left Stick.

This is NOT good enough. You need to ADD the two buttons, and have digital AND analogue control.

Well… today I saw a controller that I almost completely overlooked regarding these features. In fact I had to look really, really, REALLY close…

http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/street-fighter-v-fightpad-pro-for-ps4-red/127300

This controller doesn’t LOOK like it can support 2 sticks, but the left stick will switch between the 2. Obviously that’s not perfect for some modern games like FPS, but it’s there. It also LOOKS like it only moves the R1/R2 buttons, but that too is toggled by a switch. They are indeed the 13th and 14th button I have so desperately called for.

Aside from the Right-Stick not being physically seperate from the left stick… (though it maps that way in Xpadder!) this is the perfect controller for emulation.

It will 100% handle everything from NES to N64/Sega Saturn without having to do weird crap like seperating C-buttons or putting them on a right-stick. (N64 WAS a 6-button controller, like it or not) or mapping Z/C to the shoulders.

I’m having to re-do my ENTIRE control scheme to compensate for the fact that I don’t have to squeeze Z&C onto the shoulder buttons anymore… but once that’s done, it is SO video time haha.

Anyway, I just wanted to share in hopes someone might appreciate this find even half as much as I did. My friends/fiance don’t get why it’s such a big deal.

#2

That sounds pretty great. Let us know how the quality stands up.

#3

The L3/R3 switch there changes the behavior of the L1/R1? That would be really nice as well.

Aside from the mapping the N64’s C buttons to the right analog stick, I still vouch for the Horipad Ex2:


I does mirror the L1/R1 as Z/C, but other than that it works perfectly for all the console systems @ libretro with retropad (with the exception of the limitations imposed by it for N64).

It will be a very sad day when mine brakes.

#4

I decided to make a video about it.

It’s quite fantastic, though not quite perfect.

#5

Just watched your video, great find. It’s not ideal but definitely a step in the right direction.

I’ve been saying for years that someone needs to make a Dualshock 3 style controller, but with 2 extra buttons so it could be used for 6 button layout console/arcade games.

#6

“I’ve been saying for years that someone needs to make a Dualshock 3 style controller, but with 2 extra buttons so it could be used for 6 button layout console/arcade games.” This would be absolutely amazing to play with, indeed!