Arcade Fighter Classic Pad (Black)

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The controller works very well. I bought the controller because it was super cheap but it actually performs great. The d-pad sticks out nicely and makes it easier for me to pull off moves. The buttons have a nice clicky feel to them. I used this controller to play street fighter 4 and I can consistently pull off dragonpunch motions and 360's no problem. The cord on it is very long so you probably wont be accidentally pulling this controller out of its socket. The controller feels extremely light. It's almost feels as if the only weight is from the cord itself.

The only problems I have with it are that the shoulder buttons don't have that clicky feeling like the face buttons and the d-pad is a bit smaller than the area it is in so it will move around a bit. None of these problems affect gameplay though. This is not a very ergonomically designed controller as you can tell from its images. There is a groove in the back so they did try to make it more comfy. This doesnt bother me though as i am used to super nes controllers but its something to think about.

I don't have a ps3. I'm using this controller on my PC. I use windows XP and I got it to run perfectly by installing the sixaxis drivers and then using motionjoy. If you don't install these things then it just wont work on your PC. I also read that it wont work on 64-bit systems but I haven't tested that out so just research it on google if you have that type of OS.

Some reviews bash this controller but I don't think its bad at all. It could just be that I'm used to the old NES blocky designed controllers though. I may have developed some cramping immunity in my hands over all the years of gaming on the NES. So if you feel you cramp easily it may not be for you.

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If you're looking to get this to play fighting games, don't get your hopes up. The dpad is not very good because you can press directly down on the center of it, which makes full circular motions hard to do and generally throws off your inputs. It might be possible to replace the dpad with a Super Nintendo dpad, seeing as how similar they are. The controller feels sturdy but lightweight. The face buttons, shoulder buttons, start/select/"DG" buttons work fine. It's really just the dpad that I have gripes with. The DG button is the same as the PS button on Sony's controllers. It has a quadrant of lights that indicate which port it is assigned to, just like on the Xbox 360 controllers. Works fine with PS1, PS2, and PS3 games. For PS2 games (backwards-compatible PS3 owners only), you have to press the DG button after launching the game to re-sync the controller, just like on Sony's controllers. The usb cable is quite lengthy. I tried it out on my computer (Windows Vista Home 32-bit) and while it is recognized as a PS3 controller, none of the buttons do anything.

I would not get this to play fighting games. Did they even try out the dpad before releasing it as a "fighter pad"?

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Construction is pretty good, feels good. Button sensitivity was a little funny. It's a pretty good controller for an easy going side scrolling arcade game, but because of the non-ergonomic shape, playing a button mashing game like Soul Calibur will have your hands cramping fast.

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I have no problem with this at all. I don't need the analog stick for the games I play. And if I do, I will just use the official PlayStation 3 controller.

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I've wanted an old-school controller for my emulators that would work equally well with SNES and Genesis games. I FOUND IT!

This thing is fantastic. I love it and use it on my Ouya and PC to play emulators. i always thought the SNES controller was nearly perfect in regards to comfort and button placement and this controller mimics it very well.

My only gripe is that the D-pad can be depressed in the center of the +, which can cause weird inputs you didn't intend to have happen. If they had limited it to the four Up, Down, Left, Right, I think this would be a solid 5 star controller.