Topic: Looking for a good brand third party gamecube controller.

I'm trying to find a good gamecube controller and the official ones are a tad more than I'm willing to spend. Most on ebay seem to be around 50 dollars or more. Yikes! I bought some generic one once and after 1 playthrough of Luigi's Mansion the stick fell apart. It was all loose and basically worthless. Any suggestions for good affordable third party controllers? Help a Gamecube fan out!

I to would like to know as I'm looking for the same thing.

Yeah I'm also on the lookout for one. I wish 8bitdo did a receiver for the gamecube.

Curious, are the modern Smash Bros. controllers backwards compatible with an actual GameCube?

I had assumed since they're designed for the same port as vintage controllers but want to know if I'm wrong.

@Wargoose the wavebird works great as a gamecube controller so I doubt 8bitdo will make one

@KingMike they are compatible

You should just bite the bullet and buy a good condition used Nintendo controller. In the UK you can get perfectly acceptable black and indigo controllers for around £20, sometimes less. Source: I've bought about 10 Nintendo GameCube controllers in the last 3 years.

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I thought about getting one of those smash bros controllers. Are they cheaper than the original ones?

@Zeldafan79 they are pricier. Best bet is getting a used Nintendo one from eBay

@Snatcher @Zeldafan79 I've preordered 2 of these. I'll report back when they arrive in September. The N64 controller by the same company, had decent reviews, so I'm hopeful.

https://gamesconnection.co.uk/products/battlergc-next-gen-gam...