Smash Wii U Preserving Gamecube Controllers

[SilverWolf7]

Hello. This is my first post ever, so please forgive me if this is the wrong place to post this, and if moderators can do so, please feel free to move this wherever else it would be more appropriate.

I was wondering about Gamecube controllers. I still have my old Gamecube controllers from my old Gamecube. I still used them for Super Smash bros Melee, Brawl, Project M, Mario Kart Wii and still other Gamecube games. After I got my brand new Gamecube controller form the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U bundle, it was very nice to see and feel a new, freshly packaged Gamecube controller after so many years. This controller is so cool and feels so much better than my older ones. So much so that I went ahead and bought another gamecube controller (white Smash Bros. edition). Hasn't arrived yet.

I'm just concerned about using this controller so much, especially with things like perfect pivoting and dash dancing etc., because I do not want it to wear out, however inevitable that may seem. I haven't used it for Melee of course because with wave dashing and dash dancing in that game alone, I just didn't want to mash it to destruction.

For people who go to tournaments and play Smash competitively, how do you preserve your Gamecube controllers? Thankfully, they're still making these apparently, but I am not sure how long that will last. I've noticed people using white Gamecube controllers at tournaments, so I assume these are the Japanese ones. But not everyone is using white ones...

So what do you do? Just go crazy with them, refurbish them/buy new ones later?

 

[GSM_Dren]

Obviously one of the main things would be to not drop them or spill anything on it. Your older ones still working are a testament to the durability of the GC controllers. I too also have a white Smash controller, and I will make sure to take good care of it because it stands out apart from the black controllers.

The slight thumb movement for PP is definitely not as harsh as wave dashing or other tech skills in the faster paced melee. Play to your heart's content, and make sure it's not within any danger of falls or spills!

 

[SilverWolf7]

I almost don't want to use the white one when it arrives and just keep it on display out of fear that they will stop production and I'll be stuck with a worn out not-as-cool one. lol

 

[UltimateXsniper]

I honestly don't care about how worn out controllers look. As long as they work fine then it's all good enough for me. I still have my 8 year old controller and still works just as good. And the new black smash controller still feel exactly the same to me. I don't know if I'm alone on this but I would just use it as what it was made for. But I can understand keeping one just for display.

 

[SilverWolf7]

I honestly don't care about how worn out controllers look. As long as they work fine then it's all good enough for me. I still have my 8 year old controller and still works just as good. And the new black smash controller still feel exactly the same to me. I don't know if I'm alone on this but I would just use it as what it was made for. But I can understand keeping one just for display.

While I do care a bit how it looks, my main concern is how it feels (as long as it is clean ). My point was that while my older controllers still work today and I have been using them all the way up until the release of the new one, they were still in surprisingly good condition. Nevertheless, I could definitely tell a difference between the Super Smash Bros. black edition one, and my older ones. The control stick felt nicer, and stiffer (not in a bad way) and overall it felt much nicer, even the A, B, X and all of the other buttons, although that wasn't that big of an issue anyway.

My concern was not its appearance getting worse and worse, but rather the controller's feel wearing out. I loved the way the new controller felt compared to my others.

Ultimately, I'm with you, input lag and how it feels before looks. That being said, I cannot help but admire the awesomeness of the Super Smash Bros edition controllers. Thank goodness Nintendo and or Masahiro Sakurai actually listened to the fans.