I bought the Hori Battle Pad mainly for my Steam Deck since good options for that shape on PC are limited and that many 3rd party GameCube controllers or official adapters lack several basic features or conflict a lot with input.

It works great right out of the box. The Deck recognizes it as a Nintendo Switch controller, so the buttons map perfectly with standard A/B/X/Y layout. No complicated setup needed.

It has a responsive D-pad, clickable sticks, home button, shoulder buttons, and triggers. Plays well with both 2D and 3D games, and multiple controllers connect easily for multiplayer.

I got the wired version for zero lag, which I prefer. The Mario design looks nice too.

Only downside is the triggers are digital instead of analog but that’s personal preference, I did just fine with digital triggers.

Overall it’s one of the simplest and most reliable GameCube style controllers for the Steam Deck. Highly recommend if you want something that just works plus it’s really affordable so it’s great to pick up multiple and use it for party games.

I brought this to a computer festival for some GameCube emulation. Well I did have to install a third-party driver for a macOS 10.15. (I believe it was the Xbox 360 controller driver), once that was done, this worked like a charm.

Overall, I would say these are close to an original game game controller, but not 100% perfect. I asked people how it felt, and more experience, GameCube players said “close, but not exact”. I agree: close, but not exact. As far as I’m concerned, it’s close enough, are of good quality, it’s really nice not having to deal with batteries, or wireless controller is going to sleep all the time. I’m very happy I purchased this. I haven’t used it with the switch yet, but I’m hoping this will be perfect for GameCube games when the Switch 2 comes out.

Very comparable to the Power A brand. I couldn’t necessarily tell you, which one was which if I wasn’t looking.

I rarely leave reviews, but I had to leave one here because most of the negative reviews here are unwarranted. I almost didn't buy this controller because of them, and I'm glad I did buy it.

The main thing I want to bring up is that the Z buttons are not analog. Of course they aren't -- this is a Switch controller. The official Nintendo brand pro controller doesn't have analog Z buttons. Joycons don't have analog Z buttons. As far as I know, the Switch doesn't even accept analog signals for those buttons. Having analog buttons on this controller would be incompatible with the system and with every Switch game in existence. If you have a pro controller, go press the Z buttons on it -- this controller's Z buttons feel exactly like that.

T controller feels pretty much exactly the way I hoped it would feel. I played hundreds and hundreds of hours of GameCube as a teen. If this controller wasn't good, I would know it. That's why I was so hesitant to buy it. However, I am not disappointed. The buttons are good and responsive. The sticks both feel good. I really don't have anything to complain about.

There are only two things I would change: add rumble, and add an internal, rechargeable battery that charges with USB C exactly like the pro controller.

Conclusion:

Sadly the best controller I've tried, so I'm buying my second one now. Nintendo charges an arm and a leg for basic wired controllers, so I haven't tried their official one yet, but am going to bite the bullet and try it once I find one in store (since apparently Amazon, unsurprisingly, does jack all to guarantee that you're getting an official one). I'll update this review after I try the Nintendo version.

Pros:

- Quieter than the PowerA controllers

- The buttons align very well with their cutouts, so the buttons don't get stuck under the plastic (again, unlike PowerA)

- The joy sticks have decent anti-snapback. It's not perfect, but it's pretty good.

- The buttons feel great. This is obviously subjective, but I like them.

Cons:

- The grip is weird. Not a big deal and the grit does wear down a bit over time, but I agree it'd be better if they were just smooth.

- The trigger alignment takes some getting used to. (SSB Ultimate specific): I think it's harder to short-hop with L on this controller. I use Y anyway, so not a big deal for me, but as a heads up to people who use that.

- Longevity. This is both a pro and a con. I haven't had any controller survive as long as this one, but I just had the ZR button break on me. I've taken the controller apart and cleaned it, and also measured continuity / resistance across the two solder points for that button, as well as the resistor and such in its path. To me it seems like there may be some shielding that's cracked inside the PCB for that button since depending on the angle at which I hold the PCB while doing the testing, the resistance goes from ~1200 mOhms (what it should be) to 600. Whatever the case, it means that the button is permanently on. The video I've attached obviously shows the button doesn't work (i.e. would indicate it's permanently off), but I think that's in part due to the Switch being smart. The ZR button is always active in the PC version of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl with this controller, and when I hit the turbo button, it immediately causes my character to start grabbing in SSBU (i.e., the button is always active according to the controller).

This controller looks great. I'll give it that. What you can't see in the image, though, is that the handles have a really weird grip texture to them. It feels like you're holding grit paper. The rest of the controller is smooth, like a classic Gamecube controller. I wish it was the same on the handles, but it's not uncomfortable. Sticks click properly, the buttons all work pretty well, but I can't change the functions of the ZR and ZL buttons, so that's annoying, but tolerable The turbo button (which really shouldn't be there at all!) is right in the middle, so if you're used to a Gamecube controller, have fun with that, because I've accidentally hit it a few times-- luckily it doesn't do anything on its own, it needs to be used in conjunction with a different button, but still.

My main complaint, however, comes from the faulty analog stick. It seems like it works fine at first, until you realize that if you are holding the stick in one direction and let go, occasionally it will register as an input in the opposite direction! This is incredibly important in games like Smash Bros, where if your character unexpectedly turns around, you might miss a grab or attack and leave yourself wide open.

It's really unfortunate that this controller is bad for the one game I really got it for, because the design is really nice. I might just return it and pick up one of the PowerA controllers instead, since I really do want a GC controller with all the extra buttons to make it a viable alternative to the pro controller.

[EDIT] Upon double checking that I wasn’t misinputting or anything, I went ahead and checked the calibration on the control sticks. It’s heinous. Moving in a careful, small circle is impossible due to how it’s set up, only straight up/down/left/right work properly. On both the C-Stick and Analog Stick, that problem and the above mentioned problem of incorrect inputs are a serious issue. I attached a video showcasing both calibrations. You can see it jump to the opposite input every so often. Even for a third party controller, quality should never be this low. Also, still can’t get the ‘hold shoulder buttons while plugging in’ to work. That’s a bad design decision, and it also isn’t even really mentioned anywhere! I had to find some random reviewer on YouTube to mention this, since they chose to swap the trigger locations for some reason and instead of just having a switch or something.

This controller is slightly bigger than the original Game Cube controller. This is perfect if you have big hands like me. If you were considering the Nintendo Switch Pro controller, you should definitely get this one. Not only is it cheaper, but the quality of this controller is amazing. Because of how this joy stick is designed, it feels like there's grip to it. The buttons and control do not feel cheap at all. I prefer this controller to the original Game Cube Controller, because the top buttons on this controller will allow you to block and grab fairly fast. The Game Cube top buttons take longer to press. This controller will take you a few matches to get used to it, but you will love it. It's very ergonomic. The bottom of the controller has grip, which is made out of the controllers plastic. To me, that's the only negative about the controller, because the grip feels a bit like sand paper. You should get this controller because it is wired, which reduces input lag. Wireless controllers have input lag. The overall quality of this controller is very solid.

I bought this without realizing it doesnt use the typical gamecube connection. Keep in mind that this obviously wont work with a gamecube adapter with your Nintendo Switch

With that being said, its still a pretty good controller. Excellent for smash.

Speaking of, when trying to configure this controller with your copy of smash bros,the game will treat this as a "pro controller" since it has an additional button.

Edit: A couple more things to note is that the R/ZR buttons are swapped, which creates some confusion when playing. To fix this you simply hold the 4 shoulder buttons and it should swap them back to normal.

Also this does work for PC, I recently played DragonBall FighterZ using this controller. Its no too bad once you map the controls to your liking.

In regards to usage, its managed to hold up even with rigorous smash bros play.

For context, I break a PowerA gamecube wired switch controller in about 2 weeks. I was absolutely shocked after seeing this Hori controller last me THREE MONTHS of hard play (SSBU) and it still runs about the same as it did as day one. Absolutely unbelievable performance from this thing. If you play SSBU, and want to get a wired controller that won't break the bank, this is one of the best choices out there. It FAR outperforms PowerA by a FAT mile, both in durability and input accuracy and FAR outperforms its value for money. The buttons are crispier and respond better than PowerA as well.

One note: The Z and R buttons are switched so MAKE SURE to switch them on the settings before you play.

**update**

Been using this thing for 5 months now, still showing the same performance.

Absolutely wild how good this thing is.

I really like this controller. It feels great to hold, is super comfortable, and works with most games on PC and Nintendo switch. Doesn't have motion control or rumble though, which brings down the price I guess.

The only thing i did NOT like about it was the left stick felt uncomfortable. I found it hard to fox trot or fastfall properly, and it didn't grip my finger well, but i fixed that by sticking a piece of styrofoam to it.

It also took a while to get used to the button placement. I'd used an xbox 360 controller prior to this and the switch was tough, but after a few days i got used to it.

The octagonal stick gate is slightly tilted to the right so sometimes i flick the stick the wrong way. Practice will fix that though.

The markings on the shoulder buttons are flipped, though the positions are correct, i.e the L button is marked as zL on the controller but functions as L ant not zL.

Overall, I LOVE this controller. The design is cool, the color is the best, the triggers feel SUPER nice to press, and they have tiny travel distance unlike the OG gamecube controller.

Plus the box looks so beautiful that I'll always use it when carrying this thing around.

Good job HORI, i would recommend this to anyone.

Lo esperado funciona bien

I have tested this for 30minutes and seems to work fine.

Il joystik è arrivato nei tempi previsti nella sua custodia originale Nintendo.

Molto leggero e carino di estetica. Perfettamente funzionante.

Consiglio!

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