A few months back, I found and purchased a second USB video game controller to replace the broken generic Xbox one that I bought from Walmart a few years prior. I had already purchased a Microsoft-branded controller for that console (but for the intention of computer usage). I had seen pictures of it and I was intrigued towards purchasing one, however, being the indecisive consumer that I am, I held off for a few months after I initially found it.
Well, one day, Mom decided she had to order some stuff from Amazon anyway, and asked me if I wanted anything while she was ordering, as she always does. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to ask about the controller, so I went ahead and pulled up the webpage that I had bookmarked and she went ahead and added the item to her checkout list. I also managed to pay her for it when the opportunity arose, and after a couple of days, it arrived in the mail (I love how fast items ship to Ohio!).
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| The iBuffalo USB SNES controller |
So Mom and I open the box it shipped in, and she pulls her items out, and I pull out the box the controller comes in. I then proceed to grab scissors (because all shipping boxes are taped shut) and I open the controller's box, and the moment of truth arrives: I plug the controller into either my desktop or laptop (I eventually did both) and it works PERFECTLY! I then fire up the Super Nintendo emulator and configure the controller to the emulator itself, and all is right with the world. I have since taken the controller (as well as the Microsoft-branded Xbox 360 controller with me to Colorado, and both of them work without any hiccups (although the SNES controller feels more comfortable).
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| A side-by-side comparison of the same controller and Xbox 360 controller. |
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