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Hello again! It's getting near Christmas time once again, so I am back to get my brother Jim some more 3DO goodness.
This time around, he's telling me he needs a new controller. The only ones he can find (in his boxes of game systems) are the wireless ones that he said came out right at the end of the lifecycle, but they aren't working correctly. He says he can move left and right but not up and down, or something odd like that.
So I'm going to get him a wired controller. I skimmed here a bit to see what others have said about controllers, and I didn't find much, other than that they're a bit tough to come by. I found the eStarland link, and of course there's always evilbay.
Speaking of eBay, I was wondering if anyone here had opinions or experience with this brand of controller?
2 NEW 3DO TURBO Controllers FZ10/Panasonic/Goldstar (I think it's called "Naki.")
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-NEW-3DO-TURBO-Con ... 2eb17220d9
This seller has a lot of them, and they seem reasonable enough, price-wise, especially since ya get 2 controllers. But if they're crap, I'll stick to the original 3DO ones. I skimmed through his feedback, and of the half dozen that were sold, most said "item as described" but one had this: "Not as good as described." I wonder what that means...
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This time around, he's telling me he needs a new controller. The only ones he can find (in his boxes of game systems) are the wireless ones that he said came out right at the end of the lifecycle, but they aren't working correctly. He says he can move left and right but not up and down, or something odd like that.
So I'm going to get him a wired controller. I skimmed here a bit to see what others have said about controllers, and I didn't find much, other than that they're a bit tough to come by. I found the eStarland link, and of course there's always evilbay.
Speaking of eBay, I was wondering if anyone here had opinions or experience with this brand of controller?
2 NEW 3DO TURBO Controllers FZ10/Panasonic/Goldstar (I think it's called "Naki.")
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-NEW-3DO-TURBO-Con ... 2eb17220d9
This seller has a lot of them, and they seem reasonable enough, price-wise, especially since ya get 2 controllers. But if they're crap, I'll stick to the original 3DO ones. I skimmed through his feedback, and of the half dozen that were sold, most said "item as described" but one had this: "Not as good as described." I wonder what that means...
Thanks,
Smeg
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IMO though the standard Panasonic controller is the best and most comfortable pad that I've used, particularly the later-edition smaller one version without the headphone jack. I haven't had experience with the pads listed in the original post, but also find these to be decent, with six buttons for fighting games and all, albeit as a lot of 3DO items are this auction is pretty overpriced: http://cgi.ebay.com/BOXED-PANASONIC-3DO ... 4aa138282b
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My preferred controller is the 3DZero.
It comes with a little screw in stick to the joypad
It also has 6 button where in the normal controller there are three.
I think it is also programmable but I don't play around with this...I regard it as cheating.
I've seen them on eBay a few times...but not to common.
It comes with a little screw in stick to the joypad
It also has 6 button where in the normal controller there are three.
I think it is also programmable but I don't play around with this...I regard it as cheating.
I've seen them on eBay a few times...but not to common.
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I prefer the Goldstar pad then the smaller panasonic one.
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Same here, ive been using the same Goldstar pad from the first system i bought in 1997, i like it because it feels more like a Genesis controller (which i think is the best one created)Scarlettkitten wrote:I prefer the Goldstar pad then the smaller panasonic one.
i tried the panasonic ones and they dont feel right in my hands
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I love how people are usually all over the board when it comes to 3DO control pad preferences.
I favor the large Panasonic FZ-JP1X pad (not the FZ-JP1 which has the often exaggerated diagonals issue).
I probably favor it because it was the first pad I was exposed to and the only pad I had to play games with for years.
I favor the large Panasonic FZ-JP1X pad (not the FZ-JP1 which has the often exaggerated diagonals issue).
I probably favor it because it was the first pad I was exposed to and the only pad I had to play games with for years.
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I would guess a lot of people are like us on this one where the pad of choice is heavily influenced by what you first used.3DO Experience wrote:Same choice, probably the same reasons.
I remember agonizing over the fact that I couldn't afford to 2 additional control pads for the 3DO. I badly wanted two more pads so that I could enter in the horsepower/torque code into Need for Speed, but at ~$40 a piece at the local game stores it wasn't going to happen for a long time
My first controller was the Goldstar but I have always preferred the original FZ1 - I had a 3DO Zone pad at the time and remember hating it. Tried the logitech recently - didn't like it and my hands are too big for the FZ-10 controller.
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Use the IR "stealth" branded ones a lot when playing games that aren't affected too much by lag
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Thanks everyone for weighing in. I definitely appreciate it. It sounds like it's a mixed bag, a matter of personal preference, mostly.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PANASONIC-3DO-VIDEO ... 4aa2c616a1
Also wondering if this one is any more (or less) comfortable than the standard flat ones:
http://cgi.ebay.com/PANASONIC-3DO-VIDEO ... 335ec9bb8c
So far, I'm leaning toward the Naki two-pack, but I'll keep looking.
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Have you seen any around for $4? The eBay link I attached was, so far, the cheapest price I could find. $5 each seems reasonable enough, but if I can get one cheaper, I'll do that.3DO Experience wrote:I don't know about their quality but many people sold these still in the bag. You should be able to get 2 of them for $4, not $9.99.
Is this the Goldstar one of which you speak?Lemmi wrote:Same here, ive been using the same Goldstar pad from the first system i bought in 1997, i like it because it feels more like a Genesis controller (which i think is the best one created)Scarlettkitten wrote:I prefer the Goldstar pad then the smaller panasonic one.
i tried the panasonic ones and they dont feel right in my hands
http://cgi.ebay.com/PANASONIC-3DO-VIDEO ... 4aa2c616a1
Also wondering if this one is any more (or less) comfortable than the standard flat ones:
http://cgi.ebay.com/PANASONIC-3DO-VIDEO ... 335ec9bb8c
So far, I'm leaning toward the Naki two-pack, but I'll keep looking.
Thanks,
Smeg
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I just got something interesting which I think might be the perfect pad!
I haven't had a chance to play with it yet, but it feels great!
Only downside is that there doesn't seem to be a way to have a second controller... (this doesn't bother me, but does seem like a pretty major oversight).
Anyone else have any experience with these?
I haven't had a chance to play with it yet, but it feels great!
Only downside is that there doesn't seem to be a way to have a second controller... (this doesn't bother me, but does seem like a pretty major oversight).
Anyone else have any experience with these?
I used to use turbo buttons on my Megadrive for Street Fighter 2 (Chun-li and E. Honda ).3DOKid wrote:No experience of that, but did anyone actually ever use 'turbo buttons' to any great effect?
What I want to know is did anyone ever use the "slow mo" buttons? All the basically did was paused the game all the time... I can't imagine anyone wanting to play like that!
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I have the naki controllers but I find myself using my goldstar or panasonic ones more . They aren't bad controllers but they're clearly not up to the same quality as the factory ones , it's been a while but if i remember right they had a diagonal problem worse than the panasonic ones did . My vote would go to the goldstar .