Nintendo Gamecube Controller Super Smash Bros Black Edition

I’ve had a few issues with this order. The original controller they sent me was in terrible condition. The buttons were mushy and the L button was super sticky. Thankfully their customer service was excellent, and they sent me a better quality controller free of charge. My only complaints about the new controller would be that it was a tad dirty, the L stick is a little too loose, and the front outer shell was a bit discolored. Other than that it is a fine controller. Overall it is in acceptable quality for a used controller that is about 2 decades old.

DISCLAIMER: might be a lil misinformed but i'm trying my best As a Melee player, this controller will do you just as well as any other used official GameCube controller. Eventually, like all GameCube controllers, the potentiometers will experience PODE the longer you play with them. Used controllers may not have as much snapback as brand new controllers, so you might not get the misinputs you would get from snapback albeit with less consistent pivots. You play long enough, you might consider getting Noble/Panasonic potentiometer replacements/snapback modules, though if you're just getting into Melee, you won't need to shell out all that dough to learn the game and be good. You'll find that Emerald Blue controllers will come with either a T2 or T3 motherboard. T3 ... MoreDISCLAIMER: might be a lil misinformed but i'm trying my best As a Melee player, this controller will do you just as well as any other used official GameCube controller. Eventually, like all GameCube controllers, the potentiometers will experience PODE the longer you play with them. Used controllers may not have as much snapback as brand new controllers, so you might not get the misinputs you would get from snapback albeit with less consistent pivots. You play long enough, you might consider getting Noble/Panasonic potentiometer replacements/snapback modules, though if you're just getting into Melee, you won't need to shell out all that dough to learn the game and be good. You'll find that Emerald Blue controllers will come with either a T2 or T3 motherboard. T3 motherboards have screw-in stickboxes as opposed to being soldered on with T2 motherboards, which make it easier for you to disassemble stickboxes, replace the spring inside the stickbox, replace it with another T3 stickbox, etc. To check if the Emerald Blue controller is T3, check/ask for pictures of the back of the shell or of the controller motherboard. T3 Emerald Blues have a stamp on the back that reads CE (CE dot). T3 stickboxes have white plastic housings compared to T2 stickboxes which are metallic and gray.Some Emerald Blues like mine come with a metal piece in the trigger. It isn't guaranteed. I don't have a strong opinion about the metal piece, some like it, it doesn't make too much of a difference for me. Colored GameCube controllers will yellow when exposed to UV light (sun). This controller turns from a bright blue to a dark green, and if you like the discolored color like I do, you may find suntanned Emerald Blues when searching 'discolored', 'emerald green', etc. If you want more info. I suggest you visit gccontrollerlibrary dot com. TLDR: check pictures, ask for pics if you don't see what you're looking for, just like any official gamecube controller

I ordered this controller as well as an Orange Spice controller. Both were cleaned up very well however the A button on both controllers had very bad recoil. It was obvious the A buttons were not refurbished with new rubber. I was suprised when my 20 year old beat up controller had better recoil on the A button than these DKOldies ones. Other than that issue, every other button and joystick worked great and felt new. Except for the Z Button on the Orange Spice controller which has some response issues unless I press it harder than usual.All in all still a pretty good purchase. I'm not sure if I will order another DKOldies one again but I'm not sure familiar with how other shops controllers are