12/31/2022 0 Comments Snes usb controller review![]() Aside from the D-pad on the new one being more stiff for its age, it behaved exactly like the original. ![]() I immediately grabbed one of my well-worn original Nintendo controllers and did the same thing to find the same result. It pressed in on the dead center slightly, but luckily did not allow for all four directions to be pressed at once. So naturally, when I got the CirKA controller yesterday in the mail and unboxed it, my heart sank when I gave it the initial D-pad press test. This affected both controllers, and even a third one I bought from the same company that was wireless. On a game like Yoshi’s Island, jumping to do a ground pound would have you pounding down towards the right, not center. For example, you could not press straight down. The Retro Duo Portable originally came with two controllers that had a unique design that was praised by critics upon the device’s release, and I really liked them myself, but they were also affected by a strange D-pad and membrane scenario. While good for a laugh, it made the controller useless.Įven some of the best unofficial controllers I’ve used were plagued by this issue. Pressing down in the center of the pad would make Mario skid backwards. This made games like Mario damn near impossible. A common problem in after-market and even third party controllers during the console’s lifespan was that a poorly designed directional pad would be able to be pressed down in the center, hitting all four directions at once. Of my concerns, the biggest was surrounding the D-pad. Not many reviews seemed to discuss the issues that had plagued me with after-market controllers in recent years. Others complained about latency issues and stiff buttons. Most said the controller was nice, and like the original in every way. The Amazon reviews left me with mixed impressions. At least it wasn’t an unbearable bar of entry. With that level of confidence in a product that, by default, has a disbelieving audience, I went to Amazon and plunked the $12 down. In much shorter words, I replied to that post on Facebook voicing my concerns, but Hyperkin stood by it and told me I wouldn’t be disappointed again. The video review I watched, produced by Hyperkin, could have been embellishing the truth for all I knew. Naturally, I was very hesitant and cautiously pessimistic about this CirKA controller. Only two years or so ago I tried again, with an after-market ‘clone’ controller that resembles the original, only to once again be disappointed. ![]() I’ve had many third party controllers over the years from many different brands, and I’ve never found one that works or feels quite as nice as the original two controllers that came with my Super NES. I, myself, have been subjected to disappointment in the hunt. Sure, there are tons of third party and after-market options, but as we’ve all experienced, it’s hard to find any that feel as great or work as great as the original controllers Nintendo stopped printing so few years ago. For a console with such an enormous library and such a long lifespan, it’s amazing that only seventeen years after its last official game released, so few original controllers survived. It’s even harder to find them in good condition. I had to look more into it.Īs any Super Nintendo aficionado knows, finding working original Nintendo-made controllers can be a bit of a pain. ![]() I saw that Hyperkin posted a video review for the CirKA SNES controller on Facebook and after watching it, I was intrigued. All of my gaming articles from my personal blog here have been moved over there, and there’s a bunch of new stuff there to look through. Thank you all for reading this review here! If you’d like more gaming-centric articles and reviews and even some really dumb satire, head on over to my dedicated game and media site, The Avalanche Rebels.
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