New Gamecube Controllers!

[JigglyPunch]

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Are pieces of crap.
I ordered 2 new "Wii Pads" almost two months ago. They got here today, and one one of them, the B button does nothing. The other one the L and R buttons are garbage, and on both, if I touch nothing, the character walks to the right by itself! I'm awfuly pissed, because I have been using the same controller that came with my first gamecube, about 7 years ago. Even that one works better than these low quality hunks of junk. I could just switch to the Wiimote, but I don't feel like relearning everything. I'm off to EB Games to go buy an old used one.

 

[uhmuzing]

Where the heck did you buy them?

 

[Flawless Fan]

I bought a third party gc controller from ebay a few months back, and it's working fine. Haven't had any issues at all.
Have you tried ebay, or is that where you got the two that don't work?

 

[JigglyPunch]

I got them from eBay. They only cost $20, but it was wasted in the long run.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

Maybe you should buy legit GameCube controllers then...

 

[uhmuzing]

I agree. There isn't as much of a risk of it happening again. Then again, the odds of it happening another time are pretty slim if you're smart; but it could.

 

[Flawless Fan]

I spent $10 on mine. Free shipping too. If I can find the seller who had like 3000 of them I'd link you.

 

[ndayday]

Huh, that really sucks for you. This is why you buy the official Nintendo controllers kids!

I've had my recent controller for 5 years, it's also the one that came with the Gamecube itself. The only thing wrong with it is that it's pretty scratched up and there's tons of dried sweat all over it, lol. But yeah, generally 3rd party controllers are crap.

 

[uhmuzing]

DO NOT BUY MADCATZ CONTROLLERS! I have two that broke within the first month.

 

[JigglyPunch]

If I can find the seller who had like 3000 of them I'd link you.

I'd love that.

 

[link64e]

If you go to Play-asian.com you can get one of the really good White controllers for about $30 including shipping.

 

[Flawless Fan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220345030182
Works just like any other controller.

 

[JigglyPunch]

Thank You everyone.

 

[Schwaumlaut]

I worked at a place that sold these. A couple of things to watch out for: if it doesn't have the words NINTENDO GAMECUBE right above the start button, it's a cheap knockoff.

If it's a cheap knockoff, you shouldn't pay more than $2 + $5 shipping.

If it's a cheap knockoff, the sticks will probably be slightly off-center when left neutral, and will also probably be slightly more sensitive than official controllers. This makes doing tilts harder, since the controller has a tendency to register smashes more easily.

The cord will also be a foot shorter than official controllers' cords.

If your playstyle somehow doesn't need delicate control, these might be a good way to save a few bucks on a controller. If not, you aren't making anything impossible, but you are making a lot of things a pain in the ***.