Orignal super snes controllers sealed 3.99!

[cowguy]

I recently found these on eBayhttp://tinyurl.com/2naxaf!  It's a great deal, AND THEIR SEALED STILL!!! Any ways they work fine and look good and everything.  recommend picking 1 or 2 up for emulation, real fast shipping too.

[Howard_Casto]

That's great!  Are you sure they are official controllers though and not just bootlegs?  I don't recall there being such a creepy pic of mario on the box.

[thennomeking]

Yeah I dont remember there being Mario RPG art on the controller box.  But if they are official I will gladly send them money.

[cowguy]

Their official, I received mine 4 days ago.  These were the newer releases that came with the mini snes.  Heres a picture of a mini snes http://www.33eighty3.com/images/MiniSNES.gif
as you can tell the box looks the same for the controller pretty much.

[SlammedNiss]

I  bought one, and when compared to my other SNES controller, it seems like inferior quality. Also, if you look in THIS PIC, see how the top of the controller says "Super Nintendo". The one that guy is selling (that you just bough) just says "Nintendo" on it. When I actually confronted the seller abou it, he instantly refunded my money, shipping and all.

HERE is some more info on the seemingly "bootleg" dogbone controller.

[hypernova]

I  bought one, and when compared to my other SNES controller, it seems like inferior quality. Also, if you look in THIS PIC, see how the top of the controller says "Super Nintendo". The one that guy is selling (that you just bough) just says "Nintendo" on it. When I actually confronted the seller abou it, he instantly refunded my money, shipping and all.

HERE is some more info on the seemingly "bootleg" dogbone controller.

Just generic info...no pics available or explicit information to compare.

I liked this post:

I saw a guy at one of those generic "swap meets" you know the ones that have computers and car stereos for "just 10 bucks!!!" and other crap that is so cheap you will never use, anyways he had like 100 SEALED Super Mario Worlds at his little crap table. He wanted like 30 bucks a piece for them and would not budge on the price, otherwise I would have picked up a few for trades.

Apparently this guy's never heard of resealing.

[SlammedNiss]

Just generic info...no pics available or explicit information to compare.

I had the two controllers, side by side for myself to compare. Is THIS any better?

However, also be wary of new in box SNES controllers. Be sure the controller is in fact an original Nintendo controller and not a cheap copy being sold as an original Nintendo accessory. The Yobo Group distributes SNES controller in a "Mario box." The original SNES replacement controller was sold in a black box with gray stripes. The "Mario box" controllers have a box similar to the 1997 mini Super Nintendo with a picture of Mario and Yoshi on the front. The "Mario box" controllers have the external appearance on the box and controller of being replacement controllers for the 1997 mini Super Nintendo, which has a Nintendo logo top and center on its controller. However, the model number for the controller is that of the 1991 controller, instead of the 1997 controller, the extension cord is 60% shorter, and the "Mario box" controller is much lighter and made of cheaper materials. Upon opening these controllers, the internal circuit board is missing the standard Nintendo copyright markings present in all other Nintendo controllers.

These "Mario box" controllers can be purchased for very little money from sellers who are not trying to pass them off as the original controllers and thus receive the higher market price for original, new in box, replacement SNES controllers.

[hypernova]

Ahh.   Indeed it is!

[NiteWalker]

They are definitely official. Near the end of the SNES's cycle the redesigned controllers were released when the smaller SNES was released. All of the 3rd party snes controllers I've seen had no logo at all on them. These are the real deal.

[KenToad]

They are definitely official. Near the end of the SNES's cycle the redesigned controllers were released when the smaller SNES was released. All of the 3rd party snes controllers I've seen had no logo at all on them. These are the real deal.

I thought the links showed that these were not real.   

[SlammedNiss]

They are definitely official. Near the end of the SNES's cycle the redesigned controllers were released when the smaller SNES was released. All of the 3rd party snes controllers I've seen had no logo at all on them. These are the real deal.

thats the same line of BS that the sellers' of these fake controllers use. If you don't believe me, do a SEARCH ON MINI SNES's on Ebay, and look at the controller that comes packaged with the system. The official controller has "Super Nintendo" printed on the top. The fake controllers just have "Nintendo" embossed, not printed. As stated before, I've held each one, side by side, and can tell you they are not the same. The fake ones feel lighter and inferior to the official ones.

Here is a perfect example, auction # 130115495274, of the mini SNES with an official controller.

[horseboy]

That auction really tells you nothing since it isn't boxed, but this auction confirms that you are indeed correct. The box clearly shows the standard SNES pad.

[NiteWalker]

I distinctly remember nintendo redesigning the controller when they redesigned the SNES as the mini. A bootleg manufacturer wouldn't spend the extra money to have the nintendo logo embossed on the controller.

As stated, look at the box of the mini snes; the controller shown is clearly the one with the embossing.

The snes was and still is my favorite gaming system. I owned quite a few and know about the bootleg controllers.

EDIT to add that I also remember ebgames and walmart selling the mario box controllers. The box was redesigned to coincide with the release of the new snes mini and also the release of super mario rpg.

[SlammedNiss]

I distinctly remember nintendo redesigning the controller when they redesigned the SNES as the mini. A bootleg manufacturer wouldn't spend the extra money to have the nintendo logo embossed on the controller.

As stated, look at the box of the mini snes; the controller shown is clearly the one with the embossing.

Well, after I looked through a few more of the auctions, I do see that the embossed controller is shown on the box. So, I accept defeat on that particular part.

You say that a manuf. wouldn't spend the extra money to have Nintendo embossed on the controller? Why wouldn't they? They want people to buy their product, and they want people to think they are buying an original. Nearly everything these days is bootlegged. From shoes and purses, to modchips and DVD's. The bootleg manuf. goes to great lengths to make their product look just like an original. I'm not saying these controllers being sold are bootlegs, but they are boxed, brand new, and cheap., and as the saying goes, "if it's too good to be true..."

Like I've already mentioned, I've held both types of controllers in my hand at the same time. One obviously felt lighter, cheaper, and had a shorter cord. Perhaps Nintendo was trying to cut costs on materials, so they cheaped out on a few things. Perhaps not.

[horseboy]

It looked like the other controller to me. Weird. Bootleggers would rip me off.

[NiteWalker]

I have one of the originals as well as one of the embossed controllers packed away in my closet. I'll dig those out and see what's what. I never bothered to see if the wire on one was longer. I have opened a few up and they had the nintendo logo on the pcb though. I may order one of the ones at the top of this thread to see if they are bootlegged.

[cowguy]

Im kinda confused.  Are these bootlegs or not?