• MimicJar@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    This image is a fantasy.

    No one had four grey controllers.

    Show me some red, green and “translucent” purple.

    Also one of the control sticks should be broken.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 month ago

      That’s pretty spot on for my experience. I only had 3: 1 gray, 1 red, and 1 translucent purple off brand.

      (edit: the red one was the one with a drifty joystick, but for some reason it was my favorite)

      • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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        We were grey, yellow, and offbrand black that had a semi-functional turbo mode and the joystick would reverse if you pushed too hard on it.

        A 4th was always supplied by the rare potential 4th player

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      1 month ago

      On a related note, they can now refurbish your N64 conrollers with mini GameCube joysticks and they’re fucking SICK.

      • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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        Theyre not as good as the original sticks though. Bigger deadzone and a different gate. Cool, but not a very accurate replacement. Steel Sticks is a better, if more exclusive, option.

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          Huh, haven’t had any issues with deadzone. If anything, the deadzone is too small, especially on Goldeneye, where the sensitivity felt way too high for the software. But I found it a super smooth upgrade for pretty much everything else, especially Kart and platformers. I just looked up those steel sticks though, and they look awesome! I bet that has a nice, authentic feel to it.

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      1 month ago

      That’s not four grey controllers.

      That’s one grey controller and three grey d-pads.

      edit: That word shouldn’t have been plural.

    • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I’ve had twelve controllers and my original translucent purple one from when I bought it new is still the best one.

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        1 month ago

        And you probably never had to blow into the cartridge to make it work.


        Alternatively…

        THE CHOSEN ONE!

        • ...m...@ttrpg.network
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          …no, cartridges hadn’t yet been invented for my first console and my first NES was actually the mid-nineties redesign, so i never experienced blowing dust off the contacts…

          …i did get to play with ROM-swap developer cartridges on my atari 2600, though…