https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...0?ie=UTF8&th=1
This is the controller that was Kickstarted some time ago. Youtubers like Metaljesusrocks got one and loved it. Most seem to like it. Now we all can get one but not the basic grey. The see-through color ones. We can agree the N64 controller is garbage. Once upon a time the only way to get a good N64 controller was the Hori made ones which have now become exceedingly expensive.
https://i.imgur.com/zM68wOB.jpg
I've got two of them, but they feel a little weird in Goldeneye. Haven't tested much else with the controller, as I haven't really felt like playing anything all year.
$36? This controller is interesting but I can’t imagine playing N64 enough to justify that price. Maybe if it were closer to $20...
That's not as bad as a price as you'd think. The build quality is solid and I wish someone had made this years ago when the N64 was still new.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
The Hori pad is the only other useable controller and this is noticeably better. It's a small price to pay to transform a Nintendo 64 from a brick into a game console.
https://i.imgur.com/oseuv5B.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
That's the only alternative worth a damn until now and those as you can see are far more than $36. Who knows if these are around long and just go up in price like the Hori ones. I see your point. For something that old it does make sense to be $20 or less if we apply logic. We just live in an illogical collectors world so it's not the case. I have avoided playing my N64 for some time as the controllers are getting worn.
Oh I think the price point is very fair... it’s just that, for me personally, the N64 is not worth spending $36 on.Quote:
Originally Posted by SegataS
If Mischief Makers gets ported to a modern system I might agree.
Judging by the 14 minutes I spent with the controllers I bought, I would have to agree. One still hasn't even been removed from the shipping box, and I haven't played multiplayer N64 since 1999.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
I got one of the RF N64 controllers. I enjoy it as those original 64 joysticks don't age well.
For Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, I just can't never play it on the original N64 after playing them on the 1964 program with the mouse and controller. Its like playing those games for the first time.
You could've gotten the grey one for 20$ if you took part in the KS, or this colored one for maybe 25. Of course retail prices are higher. /me waits for my colored KS ones to ship, probably will be here in 3-4 weeks.
Decent control
How many good fighting games are on the N64?
Um...I can barely think of any fighting games, to begin with, let alone one worth playing. MK ports sucked. Wargods sucked. Fighters Destiny was mediocre at best. KI Gold sucked. Clayfighters sucked. That basically leaves Smash and that's aged poorly. That is one of the major criticisms of the system back then was lack of RPGs and fighting games.
Do you consider Wrestling games fighting games? No Mercy was and is still great.
I'm getting one. It should be great for many titles. For shooters, though, I'll stick to the standard controller. D-Pad for strafing and Stick for aiming was pretty okay back in the day.
I feel like I'm the only one who hated the N64 controller not because of the design itself but because of all of those God-forsaken colors.
None really. 2D or 3D, a decent fighting game is practically absent on the system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Da_Shocker
Rakugakids usually gets thrown out there, but it's pretty clumsy.
If you've had your fill of the more dedicated fighters like VF, Tekken, DOA, - Flying Dragon 64 is worth a shot. What it lacks from its shallowness it makes up in its quirkiness.
You don't see much in the Tekken, Soulblade, Virtua Fighter variety but, aside from the obvious Smash Bros. you have Mace: The Dark Age, Mortal Kombat 4, Killer Instinct Gold, Bio F.R.E.A.K.S, and Fighters Destiny 1&2 which were interesting at least - if not excellent. There were also a TON of good wrestling games for the N64, and I think this controller would be great for 3D platformers too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lync
So I just took the plunge and ordered one. I'll let you guys know what I think... might even do a video.
very nice looking, but a bit expensive for me...
are there any other joysticks apart from the original ones?
For N64? Plenty but the only one worth a damn is the Hori made ones and they go for $100+Quote:
Originally Posted by troopa jr
There was actually one other 3rd Party N64 Controller worth a damn, and that was this one. They're roughly $20 apiece on eBay. Shame that most of the N64 controllers these days, both 1st and 3rd party are complete trash.Quote:
Originally Posted by SegataS
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That looks like interact kinda trash. Their controllers fell apart in my experience. Never owned a N64 one. Had some Gamecube & Xbox ones and they were maybe worse than Madcatz.