Just a fun aside for ya.
I got a N64 controller, 3rd party, a couple months ago. I was brutally disappointed to find out that the controller only has 10 inputs plus joy stick. The N64 controller has 14 inputs plus joystick. Essentially, the d-pad and joystick shared inputs, pretty much making it useless for a number of games.
Two weeks ago, my SNES controller finally broke; a button keeps getting jammed, so can't really use it anymore. So, I went up to the pawn shop, looking for an Xbox controller. Well, apparently and Xbox controller needs a USB adapter to work, so I went with this unmarked, presumably microsoft generic xbox controller.
Got home... and then start playing, to find out it only has 14 inputs. So, I could use for N64. But, here's the thing. The inputs of the d-pad shared inputs with the left joystick, and the x/y/a/b shared inputs with the right joystick (with the R3/L3 buttons having devoted inputs). As you imagine, I was confused and livid. But, at least I could get to work for SNES and runs.
Skip to earlier... I'm playing a game and randomly push the Xbox button in the middle, which turned the P1 light on. All the sudden, the game I was playing stopped working.
Turns out... for whatever reason, the Xbox button seems to actually turn on all the inputs on the controller (my computer recognizes it as a completely different controller all the sudden).
So, long story short, I had bad luck with controllers then caught a lucky break. Also, check to see how many inputs a controller has before you order online.
