Horipad Mini 64 Controller Review (Ep. 19 - Suggestion #1)

I have bought a few of these Hori Pads and I have put them to the test. This is my review of their performance and the quality of the product. Is it worth the purchase?

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Horipad
• Mini
• Review
• Nintendo
• 64
• N64
• Controller
• Joystick

[Dimitri0809]

Would of been better if Nintendo had just made the gamecube controller the standard controller for the N64 and continue it on to the next gen.

[lithium017]

@Dimitri0809 Interestingly, Nintendo wanted to make sure they had a back up plan in case 3D gaming failed and therefore kept the D-pad and the left handle of the N64 controller. 3D gaming worked (NOT the virtual boy :P) and Nintendo did not look back

[MrSalmon88]

this is fucking awesome i want one....im sure it will be $

[lithium017]

@MrSalmon88 They are pretty expensive but you should be able to find one for around $40 USD

[atonewithnature]

Hi I was wondering does the hori pad n64 controller work with all the n64 USB adapters? I live in USA I wana make sure before I buy one of the hori n64 controller

[lithium017]

@atonewithnature Great question and sorry I did not answer it in my review. In short, the Hori Mini Pad does NOT work with all adapters-you need specific ones. I know that the Bliss-box will work and the Raphnet technologies (search them in google) do work. Hope this helps!

[UnlabelledX]

bought one of these a few days ago. was getting worried if it wouldn't work with PAL, as one of the sellers said NTSC japan only, its probably too late to go back now, but can any one confirm these work with PAL n64s?

[kamikaz330]

@Sajun88 same with me and most games even require you to play with the stupid joystick you can't even play with de D-Pad! seriously worst joystick in the world..

[Sajun88]

The quality of the N64 controller has kept me from ever really enjoying the console itself. Stomached my way through a few games like Banjo Kazooie, but hardly ever play the system simply because every one of my controllers has issues with the joystick. =(

[doomfan12345]

@lithium017 It'd be cool if it had two thumb sticks

[GoFastMcWeasel]

it's cause generally Asian people have smaller hands.

[F0nkyNinja]

The Joystick on the Hori pad is from the prototype Gamecube controller.

[slipknothim13]

why are those hori pads so expensive? i want one cuz they look super comfortable to play with compared to the regular controller but they're all $60-70 on ebay. :|