The best emulation controller?

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Let's just say for instance that I have full collections of ROM's for NES, SMS, Genesis, SNES, GBA, N64 and PSX on my PC. What would be the best USB controller to use for them? Or would I be looking at buying a few different ones?

Where would be the best place to look for them be, other than eBay?

Cheers,
Omecle

Edit: In fact, scratch PSX, I can convert them to EBOOT's and play them on my PSP.

[XxSephirothxX]

I would try to hunt down a Sega Saturn USB controller, because it's the best ever for old stuff. There was a batch of them on Ebay a month or two ago. You might be able to find one if you go lookin'.

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Do you mean this?

How would that go for N64 emulation? Because that has like, heaps of buttons (C-buttoms as well as joystick).

Edit: Would it be easier to just buy an Xbox360 controller?

[Shoeberto]

play-asia has some really good PS2/PS1 -> USB converters that I'd recommend. For N64 stuff you'd just need to rebind in a way similar to how OoT was updated in the GC port (second analog stick being the C buttons, L/R on L1/R1 and z on R2)
Well, this is assuming you have a working PS1/2 controller. If you don't then a 360 controller might be just as straightforward.

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Oh sweet, I have a spare PS2 controller. I never thought about getting a USB adapter for it. Thanks!

[MadeOfApples]

I use a Logitech USB controller. It looks exactly like a PS2 controller and I use it for all my emulators except N64 (Which it doesn't work all that well with).

I paid $30 for the pair at circuit city about two years ago. Should probably look in to it...

I think the PS1/2->USB will be better with the N64. Let me know.

[hammythomas]

FCE Ultra is an open-source, portable NES/Famicom emulator based on Bero's FCE source code. It has excellent sound emulation and support for a wide variety of in-cart expansion hardware.CPU timing is good.Several VS Unisystem games are supported well.

[Mirage]

Nice. Too bad this thread was about controllers, not emulators.

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and also one and a half years old.

[Rantz]

Thanks for trying to help, hammythomas. This thread is very old though and the original topic seems to have already been resolved.