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mad catz retrocon for $5
« on: February 22, 2005, 10:58:55 pm »
I just saw a deal on these controllers.

The pic is here

The deal is here

They are playstation 2 controllers that look kinda like old school nintendo controllers. Just thought I'd let ya know.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2005, 08:26:48 pm »
I picked a couple of these up today. Great looking controllers! Get the ones with the nice black finish on them.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2005, 07:08:29 pm »
Two with black finish for me as well!!! now for the xbox adapters to play all of my Emus with ;)
« Last Edit: February 25, 2005, 07:21:57 pm by delta88 »

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2005, 12:04:13 am »
Dangit, I went to my local BB, and they don't have the black face ones, only grey.  Your choice of darker grey or blue around the outside ring, though.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2005, 12:57:32 am »
yeah im gonna have to go tomorrow i think.. ive always wanted a few of those.. lawl

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2005, 03:27:21 pm »
So where are the PS2 -> USB adaptors... ;)

(from a reputable company)

Anyone use this before?
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=23&products_id=3172#reviews
« Last Edit: February 26, 2005, 04:01:24 pm by Crazy Cooter »

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2005, 05:33:11 pm »
Well I'm glad some people found my post useful.

I haven't even gotten some yet. Maybe I'll go monday.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2005, 12:35:47 am »
These OWN..

beleive it or not, i bought these for tekken, and tekken only..

and tbh, i love how there so flat.. i dont use my thumb (right side) for fighters, due to so much arcade use.. but i use my first 3 fingers instead..

and man, THEY LIGHT UP! wow, totally didnt see that comming when i powered on the ps2 with one plugged in..

Im SERIOUSLY considering going and buying 2 more..


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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2005, 07:05:49 am »
as  a warning, they're not the best controllers for people with big hands, maybe even people with medium hands.  i can't believe i paid 22 bucks.  i thought it was a deal...

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2005, 06:05:43 pm »
Well I picked up two today. still 4.99. Now I think I'm going to get a playstation to usb adapter or something of that nature. Any recommendations?

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2005, 09:42:32 pm »
i picked up 2 of them today, btw i registered because of this post :)... they only had the grey kind where I went... they seem alright, haven't used them yet but $10 for two ps2 controllers that light up seemed like a good deal to me.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2005, 10:40:00 pm »
I bought one also, for my wife.  She has smaller hands so I thought it may be good for her.  The LEDs are pretty cool.  The only thing I don't like about them is that you can't push the analog sticks as buttons like on the original Dual Shocks.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2005, 11:05:24 pm »
oh man! that sucks big time! then again none of the games I have right now use that, but i'm sure timesplitters 3 will :(

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2005, 11:10:25 pm »

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2005, 11:38:26 pm »
i have 2 of the all gray ones, i just opened them and tried it, yes you can push them down like buttons...

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #15 on: February 27, 2005, 11:55:48 pm »
they look neat when turned on and everything, but i am not very happy with the control i get from using them...they are probably great for playing stuff like megaman anniversary (if i hadn't beat it already) or something from nes or even some classic atari collection maybe, but for games like shadow of rome, it just doesn't fell right, i dunno... still can't beat it for 5 bucks...

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2005, 03:17:30 am »
they look neat when turned on and everything, but i am not very happy with the control i get from using them...they are probably great for playing stuff like megaman anniversary (if i hadn't beat it already) or something from nes or even some classic atari collection maybe, but for games like shadow of rome, it just doesn't fell right, i dunno... still can't beat it for 5 bucks...

Dpad is weird...

and the L and R buttons are very odd..

but it works.. i bought em for tekken tbh.. laf

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2005, 06:32:32 am »
I finished playing Super Mario Kart with one for two hours.  This is not a good controller for any game which requires precise movement.  The d-pad is not flexible; it is weighted toward the right/down-right corner.  The L and R buttons are small, which is ok, but they don't popup fast enough, so games that require you to use these buttons as fast as you can will be a problem.  The X Y B A buttons light up turquoise, purple, magenta, and light green.  They should have used colors which matched or matched the controller.  These are good controllers for some old games, but there's a reason they don't make them like this anymore.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2005, 10:30:43 am »
i found a ps2 NES (well ps1 emu, but works on ps2) emu that plays most of the nes games, it'll work great with those retrocons, i hope... i've posted a topic in the console forum :)

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2005, 05:19:31 pm »
Thanks for the tip, I picked up one today and I like it.  I was going to grab two, but since they were out of the black, I just went with the sliver face with dark grey outter.  Not a bad deal, but it makes me sad b/c I realize I have no friends to come over and play with me.
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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2005, 10:34:29 pm »
Yeah, I was pushing the buttons too lightly.  I got them to work now.  :-[

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2005, 12:20:19 am »
i have them sitting on a shelf... they aren't very good for shadow of rome and anything like that... i dunno... i like my ps2 controllers, but if i ever got a ps2 nes emu that works i'd use em lol

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2005, 12:37:47 am »
I went back to BB and they had two of the black face ones there, so I snagged 'em.  Now I'm trying to figure out how to crack 'em open, anybody open theirs?  I already pried the MadCatz label plate off of the back, no screws or anything hiding under there.
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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #24 on: March 18, 2005, 04:21:56 pm »
thx for the tip Pieman, scored 2 black ones. I really like the rubber cushion grip on the bottom, and i do beleive they have a nice weighted feel for being so small. 2 thumbs up for the lighted buttons as well  ;D thx again.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #25 on: March 18, 2005, 04:24:40 pm »
Something I couldn't find documented and others may like to know.

For some games you made need to be in analog mode.  To do this you you have to hold select and start down for like 2 seconds.  Do the same to go back.

If you do this in the control panel you'll see the difference.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #26 on: March 18, 2005, 04:28:51 pm »
aha i thought i noticed that too, when i held them down just dinkin around here. Now its confirmed hehe  :)
Best $10 I've spent on any type of inputs in a long while.

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Re: mad catz retrocon for $5
« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2005, 12:16:51 am »
Mine said how to turn analog on/off in the papers that came with it.(Sometimes I feel like reading stupid crap like that)

Oh I just ordered a playstation to usb adapter so now I'll be able to play some nes with it. There aren't any good nes emulators for ps2 so I figured I'd just use the old laptop. hopefully it will work out well for me.