Uploaded: October 21, 2024
When I was a kid I remember having my first encounter with a turbo NES controller and wanting one of my own immediately. At this point we didn’t have Gamestop or FuncoLand yet, but we did have a local chain of used video game stores, whose name I’ve forgotten over the years. One sunny Saturday […]
It feels like I’ve made this Peripheral Vision article before, but I can’t find it on the site. I swear I did because for the longest time this controller was my go-to SNES controller. I have some weird idea in my brain that if I use cheap third-party controllers and put the wear and tear […]
After many years of wanting one, I recently purchased a Super Famicom controller. I always preferred the different colored buttons over the bland lavender and purple of the North American Super Nintendo controller. It’s sad that I feel the need to note that it’s the North American version as the European Super Nintendo has the […]
Ever since I bought and reviewed Retro Bit’s Tribute 64 I’ve wished they made one in the fire orange color. Sadly, they do not, although an orange version was part of the 2019 color poll on their social media — and it lost.. to Classic Grey! So what is a person to do when they’re […]
Way back at the end of 2010 I saw one of the strangest controllers I had ever seen at a local thrift store. For some reason I decided to pass on buying it until I went back a few months later, during their New Years sale. Seeing it was still there I purchased it without […]
I own a couple of the Wico Command Controls for the Atari 2600 and think they’re an ok alternative to the original controller. Imagine my surprise when I found out that they produced one for the NES. Why would someone want a joystick for NES games instead of the D-Pad that Nintendo gave to the […]