at very least in terms of general ergonomics for a broad array of hand sizes and preferences. (I've noticed my thunk gets sore faster on the GC stick than the N64 ones -due to the thicker and more rounded edges and the D-pad and face buttons are generally far better, but the GC grips definitely cater much better to a wide range of hands and the triggers are excellent)Īll of those are better than the Playstation controller though. I agree on the GC controller though: Nintendo managed to come up with something that works very well with a wide range of hand sizes and in that respect it's definitely better than the N64 controller. If you don’t have more advanced tools, this will be pretty hard to get it exact. Then measure and cut the pieces for the sides on a slant. Hard Route (Slanted): Cut the rear piece about twice the height of the front piece.
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Too much heft is definitely NOT my problem as the Xbox Duke is near perfect in terms of ergonomic design. Sega Dreamcast Black AstroPad Performance Controller 19.90 Free shipping Sega Dreamcast ASTROPAD CONTROLLER Black by Performance P-20-007 Sponsored 19.99 24.99 Free shipping Sega Dreamcast Black AstroPad Performance Controller 7.99 + 9.85 shipping Sega Dreamcast Black AstroPad Performance Controller 16.66 + 3. Cut equal height pieces from the remaining 12x24 wood (in other words make a box). The triggers would be fine as they are if it weren't for the bulky expansion port bay bumping into my fingers. Though I think I will take another Astropad, or with this one, just add a nine pin port to connect Atari 2600 joysticks up directly to the controller itself, or put the Astropad into a base and let the controller connect to that.īut it is nice to know one way to connect an Atari 2600 joystick to a Dreamcast.The DC controllers would be fien for me, but the grips are a bit too narrow and especially the triggers are considerably too low for the layout. And then I put the Dreamcast Astropad controller and the Atari 2600 controller together.
So I worked on this, connecting the Atari 2600 stick to this D-Pad was almost wire for wire. , Performance Astropad Sega Dreamcast Controller BLUE Tested. Eventually I got to looking the D-Pad on this controller and realized that it was just a midget version of the circuit board in the 2600 controller: Compare current and historic Sega Dreamcast Controller prices (Sega Dreamcast). I was not impressed with this as a controller, but opening it up was a wealth of wires, basic pads, etc. You will receive the exact same great looking Astropad Controller that you see in the photos.
At least not as readily as this one.Ī Performance "Astropad". Astropad Controller Performance Black Sega Dreamcast Console Video Game System. But this was not useable to me (readily) for hacking. And strangely, one of the most responsive Dreamcast sticks I have found yet. Like a good game system, the Dreamcast joystick is really minimal. 234 shop reviews Sort by: Recommended Buyers are raving Multiple people gave 5-star reviews to this shop in the past 7 days. I opened up the typical Dreamcast joystick.Īnd just looked at that. 630 sales Performance Astropad Sega Dreamcast Controller Gamepad - Red 15.99 Only 1 available Add to cart Rare find this item is hard to come by. I *LOVE* Atari800DC on the Dreamcast, and use the 5200 mode for the 5200 High Score Thread contests.Īlways thought it would be cool to have a regular Atari 2600 on the Dreamcast for this though, so I started looking around.