Will NES Dogbone Controllers continue to go up in value?

I bought an NES-039 Dogbone controller for $30. Fair price IMO since I think they've gone up in value over the past 3-5 years. I like using it, but it's D-Pad isn't as good as the original rectangle controller IMO, especially for Contra in particular. I was hoping this wouldn't be the case and that I could completely stop using the rectangle controller.

I'm wondering though, is it possible that it will go up in value if I hang onto it? If not I think I might just resell it since I have a Tomee NES Dogbone controller.

I got a Tomee NES Dogbone for free with a Top Loader bundle I bought and was quite surprised that it's actually a fairly usable controller, considering the fact that the last 3rd party Dogbone controller I got from Retro-bit had a horrible D-Pad that was completely unusable. The Tomee NES Dogbone's D-Pad isn't as good as the original from Nintendo when it comes to using all four directions, but for side-scrollers like SMB it's very fun to use, especially with its "clicking" face buttons.

The original? Affirmative. I find it more comfortable than what originally came with the NES and as less and less of these continue to exist coupled with more people wanting them, I don't see a decline. A good conditioned db is not cheap.

I'd be surprised if there's much demand for those seeing how NES pricing seems fueled more by American nostalgia than anything else, and "no one" was using those at the time. My AV Famicom came with a couple of those, and I don't see the appeal. You ditch that horrible box-shape of the original controller, sure, but the new dog bone mold and elevated button design still makes it feel weird to me.

The original NES controller is only something you can love through the lens of nostalgia. It's so unergonomic it's almost a parody of itself.

I think we've pretty much reached peek nostalgia on NES stuff, so I don't see common stuff like the dogbone getting much pricier.

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Originally Posted by Tower of Power

The original NES controller is only something you can love through the lens of nostalgia. It's so unergonomic it's almost a parody of itself.

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Idk, unless there's something wrong with my original dogbone, the Dpad is not as precise. I actually prefer to play Contra and Super C with the original controller because, with the original dogbone's d-pad, when I aim up the d-pad tends to make my character move left or right when all I'm trying to do is only aim upwards. I don't have that issue with the original controller. The buttons are fairly worn out too, they don't have the nice "clicking" feel as you would get from buttons that aren't worn out. Instead they feel mushy. As much as I like the more ergonomic feel of the dogbone, I think I'd rather just use a SNES to NES converter cable instead.

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Originally Posted by Tower of Power

I think we've pretty much reached peek nostalgia on NES stuff, so I don't see common stuff like the dogbone getting much pricier.

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I'll take your word for it, I've already returned the dogbone to the seller I bought it from anyway, I just can't get over the D-Pad issues and the mushy buttons feel.

I wouldn't think the dogbone controller would hold anymore higher value than what it has. Does anyone really know if NES collecting has started to decline? I would think it would by now.

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Originally Posted by roadkill

Idk, unless there's something wrong with my original dogbone, the Dpad is not as precise. I actually prefer to play Contra and Super C with the original controller because, with the original dogbone's d-pad, when I aim up the d-pad tends to make my character move left or right when all I'm trying to do is only aim upwards. I don't have that issue with the original controller. The buttons are fairly worn out too, they don't have the nice "clicking" feel as you would get from buttons that aren't worn out. Instead they feel mushy. As much as I like the more ergonomic feel of the dogbone, I think I'd rather just use a SNES to NES converter cable instead.



I'll take your word for it, I've already returned the dogbone to the seller I bought it from anyway, I just can't get over the D-Pad issues and the mushy buttons feel.

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The dogbone doesn't feel any more mushy to me than the hand destroying brick, but I'm not as sensitive to that kind of stuff.

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Originally Posted by sull56ivan2010

I wouldn't think the dogbone controller would hold anymore higher value than what it has. Does anyone really know if NES collecting has started to decline? I would think it would by now.

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Prices have generally started to plateau or dip on NES stuff. Could just be a temporary lull, but it seems like the locust horde has moved onto greener pastures.

NES Top Loader prices are no longer as high as they once were, that's one thing I know for sure. Ones that are composite video modded, which were once highly sought after and used to be worth a good amount, are no longer popular at at all anymore because of the NESRGB and Hi-Def NES mods.

I've noticed that the price of stock Top Loaders (ones that haven't been modified) temporarily go up when Hi-Def NES kits are back in stock though.

One other reason why the Top Loader is no longer as popular is because of the Blinking Light Win for the Front Loaders.