EMiO Edge Gamepad for SNES Mini - Super NES

The adapter works well with clone hero which is all I needed it for, the controller isn't the worst when used with Wii but the adapter introduces too much lag for such controllers on PC.

I bought 5 different SNES controllers that were available on Amazon in May 2023. I'm a casual speedrunner of Super Metroid, so I don't need the best—but I do need buttons to be functional. From the 4.5-star or higher ratings they had (at the time I purchased them), I thought all of them would be acceptable, just different in how they feel. But man, was I wrong. 4 of the 5 controllers were utterly unusable for speedrunning. Only 1 worked. They might all be fine outside of speedrunning purposes, but there's still some things you might want to know about each. Look at the pics for a table summarizing my findings.Details:Okay, so I looked at 29 SNES gamepads/controllers listed on Amazon that could be connected via USB (or USB via adapter) 😵‍💫. Since there were so many options already, I dropped 17 that were rated four stars or lower. Of the remaining 12, 3 had a unique chassis—which means probably a unique manufacturing process—so I bought 1 of each. The remaining 9 all had the generic chassis—which you can tell by the notch to the right of the B button (see pics)—I bought 2 of these in case they might feel different.First of all, the 2 generic chassis ones felt exactly the same. They also shared 2 manufacturing details: One, there's a notch to the right of the B button. Two, the X button protrudes at a slight angle. So I didn't bother testing both—I only tested the iNNEXT. Watch out: In some listings I saw user-posted pictures that had both the notch and not—a clear indication that the seller swapped the original product.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BLYWHBH8/ - The iNNEXT and probably many other generic chassis controllers) felt the most like an original SNES controller in the hands. The worst thing about it was that the L-R buttons were so mushy they were hard to use. If you don't play a game that need use L-R heavily, you might be fine with this. In Super Metroid it's essential for movement and aiming.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0757X8WRF/ - The EMiO also had one flaw that made it unusable for me. When holding Right, the slightest—and I mean the *slightest*—pressure up, would register an Up. In Super Metroid this breaks a frequently-used movement called wall jumping. It's so bad though that even in fighting games I imagine wrong inputs might get in the way.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0798GFM6V/ - The Hyperkin felt great in hand but its high-resistance buttons wore me out quickly. And wayyy too quickly for repetitive motions in Super Metroid like chained wall jumps and arm pumping. I don't think my fingers could strong enough to get over this even if I practiced for weeks. I'd more likely have hand or finger damage. But maybe for most games where you don't have to mash or repeat things too much, this would be fine.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0757X8WRF/ - The Exelene was the only controller I tried that was fine. Its buttons were low-resistance, high-clickiness which I personally like, and nothing got in the way of my playing.The sad thing is, even the Exelene didn't feel as great as a controller that used to be available, the "Buffalo Classic USB Gamepad for PC" (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002B9XB0E/). I was last able to purchase it in 2016.Finally, in terms of latency, sometimes I thought I could tell, but I don't think I really can, playing on an emulator with an LCD screen.

I bought this to test Guitar Hero Controllers for Wii on PC and it works great. Only issue I can see is that it doesn't register the Whammy Bar like other dongles made for that. But you can't beat it for 12 bucks.I will update this list as I get other guitars to test, but for now.Guitars this works with:Les Paul [both white and Aerosmith versions]

I've been playing a lot of Phantasy Star II on the Sega Genesis Mini 2, and I got to thinking about how odd it was that the ASCII Grip line of controllers never had a Genesis version. I mean, it could arguably be the perfect take on that controller design, assuming you only wanted three action buttons and a Start button. That said, I decided to do whatever it took to get either the PlayStation or SNES versions of the ASCII Grip working on Phantasy Star II. That's where this controller...err, I mean, adapter comes in.For some reason, I was having a really hard time finding a simple SNES to USB controller adapter, but I seemed to have no problem finding PlayStation to USB controller adapters. Alas, the PlayStation adapters didn't work at all, as nothing I plugged them into could detect the button presses for the ASCII Grip (though official PlayStation controllers worked fine). As such, I had to give the SNES ASCII Pad a shot somehow, so I ended up buying this controller and adapter set, as well as Hyperkin's SNES to SNES Classic Edition controller adapter (which you can find by searching for B075RMYMNH on Amazon).I'm so glad I bought these two adapters, as they work together perfectly for adapting an SNES controller to work with anything that supports standard DirectInput controllers. Alas, this means this setup doesn't work with my Sega Genesis Mini 2, but it DOES work with my MiSTer, as well as with Windows. Here's how the buttons on an SNES controller map to DirectInput:B = 1A = 2Y = 3X = 4L = 5R = 6Select = 9Start = 10It seems to skip buttons 7 and 8, though I seem to recall a lot of DirectInput controllers mapping Select and Start to buttons 9 and 10 in some sad attempt to "standardize" DirectInput control schemes, which is funny when you consider how inconsistent DirectInput controller mappings tend to be. That said, if you pay attention to the button mapping order, then you'll notice it at least mostly follows the button layout and mapping associated with XInput, which means your controller mapping should be mostly right (in terms of layout, not in terms of button labels) for games that support both and map the buttons in order.Well, it's time I contemplate whether I really want to start over in Phantasy Star II so I can play it on MiSTer. Without save states. And doing all that level- and money-grinding. Again. Ugh.Anyway, this product works, so I do suggest picking one up, whether it's to use SNES-compatible controllers on SNES Classic Edition or (by purchasing another adapter) with devices that support DirectInput controllers.

The SNES Mini adapter to USB works well with minimal input delay. I did not buy this product for the turbo controller, so it has not been used much. Given the choice between the two, I still use the standard SNES mini controller before the turbo controller, included in this package. The price was nice and low!