I need to get a 6 button pc engine but I need help choosing. So far I found three different models. Here's my pros and cons of each one so far, if you can add some first person experience that would be great since I can only go by how they look. AVENUE PAD 6 pros: Looks the most like a regular pad Official pad (at least I think it is) Easy to find can be had for cheap if patient cons: Looks uncomfortable It doesn't look like all buttons have turbo switches Ugly color scheme Hori FIGHTING COMMANDER pros: Looks like a snes controller and I love the way those feel All button have turbo switches Looks pretty nice not too expensive cons: Won't feel like a pc engine pad Button I and VI share the same turbo switch Won't match my pce duor not easy to find Duo RX pad pros: Looks like a PC-FX controller and those feel real nice and are comfortable All buttons have a turbo switch Official pad Would match my Duo R cons: Hard too find Can be expensive Yellows easily/hard to find a non-yellowed one So what do you guys think. Which should I choose? Are there any more pads I missed?
IMO you can trash the DUO RX pad. to bulky and the d-pad is a torture. altough some peeps swear on it. the hori fighting commanderPC and the AVE 6 button are both great pads IMO. it just depends of which d-pad you prefer more. the one from the existing PCE pads or the SFC one. the hori pad has only one disadvantage, because the most left turbo switch V could be in your way whilst using it for fighting games like SFII. but if you don't mind, you still can rasp 'em down to flat level with a file ;-)
I love my DuoRX pad. I think the reason they're so expensive is because most were sold with the systems. I've never seen a boxed, standalone RX pad for sale. -hl718
http://cgi.ebay.com/PCE-PC-Engine-Game-Controller-Arcade-Pad-6-NEC-Japan_W0QQitemZ120508889566QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091221?IMSfp=TL091221174003r12742 There you go. (http://www.sokutsu.com/article.php3?id_article=28) A6 for me. Just feels right compared to the other two. There are a few multi platform 6 button sticks too, not tried any myself though. http://www6.airnet.ne.jp/wataru/pce/pce_pad.htm
That Fighting Stick PC looks really nice. So far I bought the Ave. Pad 6 and the Hori FIGHTING COMMANDER just waiting for them to arrive. I will try to get the RX version just so I can compare all three.
You could make you own 6 Button PC Engine joystick or pad with 3 74LS157 and a 74LS163 chips and a load of pull up resistors. So you could modify a Saturn pad...
