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SNES-style Raspberry Pi Compatible USB Gamepad /Controller Reviews

4.6 Rating 252 Reviews
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I bought two of these controllers along with a Pi Zero for a game setup. The general design is good. The buttons are nice and clicky as advertised, due to the board being firmly set in place. The d-pad isn't mushy or stiff. Rubber Start and Select. A real SNES controller would probably use better plastic and weigh more, but at this price I'm not complaining. Sadly, both of my controllers exhibited the same issues. Both have faint blemishes on the grey casing in the same places. Critically, the A and B buttons had a hard time registering anything but the hardest press at the top and right edges. Turns out the board is fixated in not quite the right position. After trimming the fixating pins, shifting the boards ever so slightly, and putting the controllers back together, they now work as they should. All things considered, I think these are great controllers for the price. I would rate them at 5 stars, once Pi Hut gets these early batch issues cleared up with the manufacturer.
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Posted 7 years ago
Overall great value for the money. It works out of the box. I bought two of them. One of them has a problem with the joystick - sometimes it will not move to the left
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Posted 7 years ago
Pihut logo easily removable aswell. Build quality quite low, but easy to improve within 2 minutes. (Sand the edges to prevent the sharp plastic from digging into your skin)
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Posted 7 years ago
Been looking for something like this for ages to work with RetroPi. Works treat but cable to short, would pay more for option of longer cable
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Posted 8 years ago