I have many doubts, to speedrun since I am a novice. and I have a question about the control, I want to speedrun, start with easy techniques, and maybe something a little more difficult later. but I don't know which control to have. They recommended me an original Nintendo 64 controller, one called iNNEXT USB N64 Controller, or one from Xbox Series / Xbox One, or one from Xbox 360 But some are very expensive so I don't know what to do, I searched on Mercado Libre and I saw an Xbox, 360 what could it be. But I have doubts about killing myself with a control that I really don't know if it will affect me or benefit me, so if you could give me recommendations I would appreciate it
as long as your controller has enough buttons its fine. if it has notches on the stick(s) its even better.
i used to run with ps3 controller
Using an Xbox controller is just fine, plenty of emulator runners using XBox or PS controller. In fact it's highly recommended to start with one of those if you already own one of these controllers. N64 controller is mainly a gold standard because of the C-buttons and notches, which both are fundamental to the run. Thing is if you go for the N64 controller, you want to get an OEM (original) controller because the 3rd party USB ones have sticks and buttons that wear down incredibly fast. Other factor to keep in mind with N64 controller is the stick wear in general from doing Bowser throws and even if you get an OEM N64 controller, it's recommended to have a second one to swap to just for throws, whether that's a Hori, a third party like the Brawler, or a not so good OEM.