They are typically used by fighting game fans, but can be used for emulation as well. Some of them are made to be duplicates of console controllers which may be useful when emulating consoles controllers with non standard layouts like the N64 controller.Īrcade sticks mimic arcade controls. However their build quality may not be as good as Logitech. There are also cheaper gamepads made by various other companies. Logitech Gamepad F710 Uses wireless 2.4 GHz.Logitech Gamepad F310 Cheaper wired one.Their layout is similar to PlayStation DualShock. Logitech also makes good gamepads that plug directly into the USB port on your computer. For wireless, you will need a wireless adapter to use a wireless controller on a PC. However, the poor D-pad means it is lackluster when it comes to emulating older consoles.įor the wired 360 controller simply is plug in, install the drivers, and play. The 360 controller does offer good ergonomics and many prefer its analog stick layout -though there are a lot who feel otherwise- over other controllers. The Dual Shock 4 also requires a wrapper to get full functionality on PC, like DS4 to Xinput or SCP Driver Package. See the DualShock 3#Troubleshooting page if you run into problems.

On Linux, QtSixA is available, but if you run into problems try xboxdrv. In Windows, an external program needs to be installed to use DS3 controllers.

The Dual Shock 3 requires special software to work on a pc. It also has 10-bit precision analog sticks, pressure sensitive buttons, and it can be used wired or wirelessly with a Bluetooth adapter. The DualShock 3 has a very good d-pad, which is something that's hard to find nowadays.

RaphNet For making your own NES/SNES controller adapters, can also be purchased pre-made.

RetroUSB Good adapters, not the best prices.

4-play An all in one solution and the most complete adapter you can buy.

Had lots of driver problems, mostly corrected.

Mayflash adapters work well and are relatively cheap.

Here are some different adapters that'll let you use those controllers on your PC: The best way to emulate a console is by using the actual controller for that console.

Snes emulators that uses controllers