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Buffalo iBuffalo Classic USB Gamepad for PC BSGP815GY

Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.2
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
135
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
14
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Review Analysis - 121 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Gaming
 56
games, snes, retropie, controllers, works perfectly
+91%
-9%
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" ...  This works great & is no my go-to controller for Hyperpie gaming!  ...  "
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" ...  What good is a game unless you have good controller response?  ...  "
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" ...  Makes gaming a lot easier since all the in game instructions correlate with the actual controller.  ...  "
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" ...  Good controller, works like I'd expect it to.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this controller for RetroPie it is everything I could ever want in a controller. ... Feels and responds just like the original SNES controller.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great on my PC to play retro games from game consoles ... Atari 2600, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Genesis, and Atari 800 PC.  ...  "
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" ...  No problems even after hours of game play it still just keeps going!  ...  "
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" ...  Highest quality generic SNES controller available on Amazon.  ...  "
Controls
 20
turbo, button, feel, responsive, press
+75%
-25%
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" ...  Feels solid, buttons are responsive.  ...  "
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" ...  No flimsy buttons or squeaking of the plastic when you are in the middle of a game. ... Buttons are sturdy and responsive.  ...  "
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" ...  The extra buttons are a nice touch too.  ...  "
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" ...  Feels nice and enables me to make precision control.  ...  "
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" ...  Buttons aren't exactly world class but for the price, these are a no brainier.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought two controls and they both work great.  ...  "
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" ...  I can press the buttons faster myself.  ...  "
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" ...  It just works, these buttons feel great, the d pad feels great.  ...  "
Build Quality
 16
solid, build quality, controller, built, sturdy
+81%
-19%
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" ...  Feels solid, has a long cable and didn't need any drivers when I plugged it in.  ...  "
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" ...  Worked perfect with Retro Pie and has solid build construction.  ...  "
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" ...  Built pretty similar to the originals in quality.  ...  "
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" ...  +Good build quality.  ...  "
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" ...  Dpad is still very sturdy and usable. ... The rest of the controller build quality is identical to snes and as such will last.  ...  "
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" ...  Nice clicky buttons and solid feeling plastic.  ...  "
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" ...  Super well built and feels just like the real thing.  ...  "
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" ...  I've dropped it on my hard floors a few times already and no damage.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 15
pc, works great, windows 10, windows, retropie
+80%
-20%
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" ...  Plays extremely reliable on my PC.  ...  "
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" ...  Using on a raspberry Pi 3b with retropie.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great with PC, Android and Raspberry Pi.  ...  "
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" ...  Works perfect with raspberry pi 3  ...  "
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" ...  Works great with Raspberry Pi Arcade  ...  "
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" ...  Hooked up to my raspberry pi zero and works good.  ...  "
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" ...  The controller also works great with a Raspberry PI set up as an emulation station.  ...  "
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" ...  Most people use this for their Raspberry Pi, but I use this for my Windows PC and it works flawlessly.  ...  "
Ports
 11
controller, raspberry pi, usb controllers, tried, snes style usb
+91%
-9%
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" ...  Most reliable SNES style usb controller I have used.  ...  "
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" ...  It's pretty much the go-to controller for emulators unless you use a REAL controller with an adapter.  ...  "
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" ...  Get USB Cable Extensions.  ...  "
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" ...  Works perfect with raspberry pi 3  ...  "
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" ...  A simple USB extender would solve this problem though.  ...  "
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" ...  Picked up a cheap pack of USB extension cables and it works great!  ...  "
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" ...  Worked right out of the package with my RetroPie based on Raspberry Pi 3.  ...  "
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" ...  Plug-n-play, Windows recognizes it almost immediately.  ...  "
Comfort
 11
feels, hands, snes, pad, controller
+91%
-9%
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" ...  Not the exact feel of the original, but as close as you're gonna get.  ...  "
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" ...  It uses a custom silicon pad which prevents it from feeling mushy.  ...  "
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" ...  A little light in the hands compared to the original SNES.  ...  "
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" ...  The Dpad isn't as firm but it's actually to the benefit of the gameplay since it doesn't ache the thumb to use it.  ...  "
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" ...  I'd say it is a massive improvement over that D Pad actually!  ...  "
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" ...  Hands down best controller I've ever used.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a very solid controller and feels good in my hands.  ...  "
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" ...  Controller works great and feels like a quality built controller in my hands.  ...  "

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