saajan4u 79 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Hi All I'm mostly in to 80s oldsckool beatem up games.. aand not really fussed about playing modern games on my HTPC.. (p[refer console for it) I'm just in the process of seeting up game browser on my server, can anyone recommend me some decent but Cheap (LOL) easy to setup Bluetooth games controller. Thanks Saj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 While not cheap I can't recommend the Xbox360 and/or Xbox One controllers enough. If you don't need wireless you can probably get a Xbox360 USB controller cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saajan4u 79 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 don't they need a lot of farting around like mapping the buttons etc? I'd like it to be wireless as my PC he is hidden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techywarrior 688 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 You can get a wireless one but they tend to cost a lot more because you need the special receiver It depends on the emulator you are using as far as "farting around to get it to work". If the emulator supports controllers then there is nothing to do. If the emulator doesn't then you would need a program to map the buttons to keyboard keys and/or mouse movements. I use Xpadder (not free tho) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speechles 1920 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) The best is a ps3 dual shock for retro gaming... http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Controller-Dualshock-Playstation-3/dp/B00GYQAS7O/ref=sr_1_37?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1412887099&sr=1-37&keywords=six+axis This is the cheapest one I see at the moment. You need a USB to mini-usb cable to charge it (and to pair it over USB to your pc initially). Cameras usually have these already. Maybe you already have similar. GPS units also use mini-usb. This is the same controller I've bought almost a dozen of from different suppliers on amazon over the last 2 years for myself, friends and family. You can tell this style from other shoddy knock-offs. Specifically look at the buttons how the pattern on them looks. It is a very unique look. Those buttons signify the controller is an "HK wireless" one of the better ps3 fakes. The suppliers for these change like the wind. The shoddier fakes are trying to use the name "hk wireless" without the unique buttons. These are not true "hk wireless", but knock-offs of it. I suggest you not wait til this supplier sells out to grab some. On PC to configure: http://betterds3.ciebiera.net On android to configure: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dancingpixelstudios.sixaxiscontroller&hl=en You can pair four of them at once with either of these configuration apps. The 2 above are mine. Notice it is.. Front and back, identical exactly the same as the URL on amazon I gave. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Edited October 9, 2014 by speechles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceboy 2494 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I use the wireless Xbox controller, possibly more expensive but just works with everything, even Dolphin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0m3r 95 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I too use ps3 dual shock 3's. Always been my favourite an works great once configured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFX 135 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I use the wireless xbox and a usb version of the SNES, my gf wanted the old school feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny 13 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) I use the wireless Xbox controller, possibly more expensive but just works with everything, even Dolphin I've just taken the punt with one of these, should be here this weekend! Did manage to get the XBOX One controller working via USB (Windows 7) but would prefer wireless :-) Edited October 15, 2014 by manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvalor7 3 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I use CronusMax and whatever controller I want spoofed as a 360 pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgileHumor 123 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I'm using this as I only like playing NES games (other than my modern XBox One games): http://www.amazon.com/Classic-USB-NES-Controller-PC/dp/B002YVD3KM/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny 13 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I'm using this as I only like playing NES games (other than my modern XBox One games): http://www.amazon.com/Classic-USB-NES-Controller-PC/dp/B002YVD3KM/ That's pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny 13 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I've just taken the punt with one of these, should be here this weekend! So far so good :-) AMIGA, Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Gameboy Advance, N64, Megadrive/Genesis and Playstation 1 all configured and working with the controller :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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