>going to all that trouble to use a controller with that dpad placement.
Just use a GameCube controller at that point wtf.
I like to use the GBA with the link cable, but also have an adapter to use a SNES controller.
It has the same button orientation as the gameboy. I think the buttons might actually be exactly the same
>going to all that trouble to use a controller with that dpad placement.
Just use a GameCube controller at that point wtf.
I like to use the GBA with the link cable, but also have an adapter to use a SNES controller.
It feels like a SNES controller with a better dpad and with comfy grip. Idk the dpad is in just the right spot for me. I would play with a Gameboy link cable but I don't like how it can wiggle out of place
Even the HORI super game boy pad looks has the same orientation, but the shape of the game boy is what makes the orientation acceptable. If you transplant that orientation onto a standard controller shape it sucks and there's no way to comfortably hold it.
Back then it was just the HORI digital pads. It was sufficient since I did not get a GBA until a couple years ago, but now there are all manner of bluetooth options that have the form factor of SNES pads. Once I get my tax return, I am considering trying out bluetooth options: https://www.laserbear.net/products/gamecube-blue-retro-internal-adapter
I'll give you some bro tier advice and plant the seed that you might consider a cheap ass AliExpress blueretro that plugs into one slot, not internally. Blueretros are honestly a little annoying to configure for each different controller. And if you change controllers, you have to reconfig it on your computer every time. So imagine mixing that with 4 different slots and different control layouts for gbi and normal GameCube games (z select.) Anyways just some food for thought as someone who has played with that stuff a fair bit
WaveBird, so i can control any number of them at the same time. This is possible because WaveBird does not have bi-directional communication with the console. It simply broadcasts the inputs so they can be received by any WaveBird dongle. With WaveBird, it's possible to play more than one game at a time, although the most i've seen is two.
I used to have a HORI pad but the membrane for the face buttons wore out from use. Now I just use a gamecube controller, I'd use a GBA as a controller but especially with GBi you can't control any of the menus with it which sucks.
Honestly I don't mind using the GC's analog stick for 2D games, the gates make it feel enough like a digital input for it to not be weird, and it's great for diagonal inputs in all those shitty isometric platformers. If anything the select button being a shoulder button takes more getting used to than an analog stick.
Wii u pro controller with a blueretro adapter. Or nes dogbone for gb
>going to all that trouble to use a controller with that dpad placement.
Just use a GameCube controller at that point wtf.
I like to use the GBA with the link cable, but also have an adapter to use a SNES controller.
Also the dog bone sucks dog dick because of the button orientation.
Is your brain wired up backwards or something?
It has the same button orientation as the gameboy. I think the buttons might actually be exactly the same
It feels like a SNES controller with a better dpad and with comfy grip. Idk the dpad is in just the right spot for me. I would play with a Gameboy link cable but I don't like how it can wiggle out of place
Even the HORI super game boy pad looks has the same orientation, but the shape of the game boy is what makes the orientation acceptable. If you transplant that orientation onto a standard controller shape it sucks and there's no way to comfortably hold it.
The one i sold the player with i guess. It was indigo and reminded me of my first gamecube.
SNES adapter
It'd be nice to have that HORI 2D pad I suppose.
I want the SNES one
Agreed, it seems like the best option in this use case.
Sell it, it’s garbage
Back then it was just the HORI digital pads. It was sufficient since I did not get a GBA until a couple years ago, but now there are all manner of bluetooth options that have the form factor of SNES pads. Once I get my tax return, I am considering trying out bluetooth options: https://www.laserbear.net/products/gamecube-blue-retro-internal-adapter
2 HORI Pads, nice one Anon
I'll give you some bro tier advice and plant the seed that you might consider a cheap ass AliExpress blueretro that plugs into one slot, not internally. Blueretros are honestly a little annoying to configure for each different controller. And if you change controllers, you have to reconfig it on your computer every time. So imagine mixing that with 4 different slots and different control layouts for gbi and normal GameCube games (z select.) Anyways just some food for thought as someone who has played with that stuff a fair bit
GBA attached with the connecting cable. Just feels RIGHT, you know?
Only thing that sucks is needing a power cable for it.
Eh? 2 AA batteries you mean? OG GBA, not the SP. Get sore hands from that.
raphnet adapter for a SNES controller. gb player mode which uses Y and B in place of B and A is great.
WaveBird, so i can control any number of them at the same time. This is possible because WaveBird does not have bi-directional communication with the console. It simply broadcasts the inputs so they can be received by any WaveBird dongle. With WaveBird, it's possible to play more than one game at a time, although the most i've seen is two.
If you have a GC/GBA link cable you can actually use a real GBA just as a controller
I used to have a HORI pad but the membrane for the face buttons wore out from use. Now I just use a gamecube controller, I'd use a GBA as a controller but especially with GBi you can't control any of the menus with it which sucks.
Honestly I don't mind using the GC's analog stick for 2D games, the gates make it feel enough like a digital input for it to not be weird, and it's great for diagonal inputs in all those shitty isometric platformers. If anything the select button being a shoulder button takes more getting used to than an analog stick.