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Much as we all love the standard gamepad, there's tons more controller styles out there, and people continue to make new ones. This thread is for discussing non-standard game controllers. Inspired by this one, a new knob controller for the Genesis:

I'm really in the market for a good spinner for MiSTer. Arknoid isn't good without a spinner. Centipede and the like. Zaxxon. There are so many great games on there that just don't work well with a directional controller. Thanks for the share!

Here's the current gold standard in retro gaming:

https://www.icode.com/product/icode-arc ... ontroller/

They have been out of stock for ages, so seeing them doing preorder batches is awesome.

Gold standard indeed! That's arcade stick money! Have you used one of them? How's the tactility?

It's nice and 'heavy.' If that makes sense. Feels very 'cabinet' versus light and plasticy. A lot of them just feel like mid range volume knobs. The icode has that arcade heft to it. Which is totally just a tactile thing. But overall, they are very well made. I used one on a MAME machine a few...jesus...a DECADE ago?!! Almost.

Man, that's tempting. Thankfully I have other gadgets I want more, but it's going to stick in my brain until I cave or something cheaper comes out.

Or get a really wild hair and decide to make your own. Hehe.

Soldering is the most dangerous thing I could learn. Not because of the risk of fire or injury, but because of the risk to my project queue

Someone's made an adapter for using the Wii U Gamepad with PCs!