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The D-pad feels crisp, the face buttons responsive. So, we can all agree that the SNES controller was great, But, does the Gtron do a good job of replicating that shapely, gray plastic feel in are hands? Having used the controller I can say, without a doubt, that Gtron have succeeded copying the SNES in every way. Something that every controller has since copied. The second, and my personal favourite innovation of the two, would go on to make fantastic use of all the trigger fingers of adults and children alike for generations to come: Nintendo, in their unquestionable, near god like wisdom, introduced shoulder buttons to their controller. The first of these innovations, which incidentally also saved us from long term arthritic problems, introduced a more rounded ergonomic shape to the controller which aided in long term gaming.
The controller came packed with two innovations, all of which we take for granted today. You see, when first introduced, the SNES controller really did change the game completely pardon the pun. So lets take a look at this great controller and what it can do for your retro gaming.įirst of all, a little history.
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Anyway, In addition to its glorious software was ground-breaking hardware backing it up. Mario, Zelda, Donkey ko… OK, ok, you get the gist. The Super NES gave rise to some of the greatest games and inventive franchises the gaming world has to offer. Gtron Retro USB Super Classic Controller For PC/Mac So take a trip down memory lane and remember simpler gaming times, literally. NO fancy plastic, no extra buttons, no software to add special features. This USB remake captures everything that made the original controller classic that it was 30 years ago. But no, Nintendo wanted simplicity and it was beautiful, breath-taking and it worked.
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Just six simple buttons, I means come on, a modern PS4 controller has about 6 gazillion buttons and combinations. Now, place on the front a d-pad that only worked in 4 directions and 2 red face buttons for your right thumb and that’s it, that’s all you get. Think of the shape of a matchstick box, then triple it in size, and then you won’t be far off. It was essentially, a small beige and black plastic box. The NES controller was simple, and by simple I mean really simple. In stepped Nintendo, and everything changed. Up to this point, console makers just couldn’t settle on a best method for offering control to their players. We had controllers with buttons, controllers with huge joysticks, best not to ask, and controllers with turnable nubs on them. UP to the point of the NES console, controllers had been a bit of a, how should I put this, a bit of a messy affair.
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Classic USB NES Controller for PC / Mac – (Not Compatible with NES Classic System) Read on to find out about some of the very best controllers that are SUB compatible and ready to give that authentic feeling to your retro emulation world.
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So, if you want to have that real, full experience then you have to use a real retro controller. If you take away the controller and you take away the soul from a retro gaming experience. For it’s within the quirks of the controller and the time it takes to learn them that gives rise to a sense of mastery over game and console alike. Is Mario 64 really the same game if played with a PC Xbox 360 controller? I would argue that it’s not. The controller becomes part of the definition of game-play. Every console has had its own, unique hardware that lets us convey are intentions into the games we play. You see, It’s not just the games that define are adventures, but the plastic we feel in are hands, the click of a button, the tilt of an analogue stick. Having been treated to so many great games over the years, it is sometimes easy to forget the innovative hardware that is behind the interaction that lets us control the character and cars that we know and love.