Retro Link GameCube Style USB Wired Controller
- Play on any PC or Mac with a USB port
- All buttons can be configured
- Relive the classic GameCube experience on today’s games!
Always dreamed of using your GameCube controller with your favorite PC game? Now you can! This Retro link USB controller plugs into any PC or Mac with a USB port, giving you that classic GameCube feel. Whether you’re about to go toe to toe with Koopa or racking up frags on the hottest PC multi-player, now you can go old school with every weapon in your arsenal
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 Works With Dolphin– After Configuration (Read for Instructions),
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Works great on my Windows computer. At first it didn’t work when running one of my gamecube games (too lazy to dig up my gamecube and hook it up to the TV), but I managed to dig up some instructions for working with dolphin emulator– thanks to skid on the forums.
"1. Change the Device in the top left hand corner to Keyboard.
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The buttons are just fine and feel good enough without being too loose or …, By
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I recently bought this controller last week specifically to play Gamecube Emulator games on Dolphin.
The controller itself reminds me of the original in every way. The buttons are just fine and feel good enough without being too loose or cheap. The only negative thing I have is that it doesn’t come in my favorite GC controller color Orange. The Indigo color is my 2nd favorite because that was the color of my GC console when I owned one back in the day. Not a big deal but FYI to the MFG, if you build it (Orange), I will immediately purchase a 2nd. J/S The top review for this controller posted the list of steps in order to configure to Dolphin. It helps some but it took me an hour to actually figure out how to map each button. Here is the list that I configured to make the controller work perfectly. 1. Top Left Corner: Change the output to USB GENERIC CONTROLLER. Hit Refresh to make it pop up if it is blank. Button Configuration: Keyboard #Keys = Gamecube Buttons Main Analog Stick (Grey) C-STICK (Yellow) D-PAD (GREY) (N,S,E,W is the Compass reference) You should check each button on the controller as they will highlight in RED if they are correct on the screen. Once everything is mapped correctly you’ll need to save the configuration on the top RIGHT corner. Name the configuration whatever you want and now you have it saved. So far the games that I have played with the controller that work perfectly on Dolphin are (Hulk Ultimate Destruction, SSBM, Super Mario Sunshine, Batman Vengeance, Luigi’s Mansion, Judge Dredd vs. Death, Metroid Prime)
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I have just purchased one of these controllers to use with Dolphin.
My experience: – plug ‘n’ play works decently, but it’s worth installing the drivers that come on the mini-disc, as it adds rumble functionality (I’m using Win 7) overall: not perfect, but seems manageable. Vast improvement over playing with the keyboard. Super Mario Sunshine is a bit uncomfortable because it relies on the L,R-analog buttons. |
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Works With Dolphin– After Configuration (Read for Instructions),
“1. Change the Device in the top left hand corner to Keyboard.
2. For each of the buttons and controls, right click on the gray button
3. In the pop up, change Device to the USB gamepad
4. Click Detect
5. Press the gamepad button
6. Press Select
7. Make sure that the control appears in the lower text box. Press Set.
8. Press OK
9. Repeat from step 2 for each button and control
10. Type in a profile name in the top right hand corner
11. Press Save
12. Enable Background input
13. Press OK
14. Start the game “
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The controller itself reminds me of the original in every way. The buttons are just fine and feel good enough without being too loose or cheap.
The only negative thing I have is that it doesn’t come in my favorite GC controller color Orange. The Indigo color is my 2nd favorite because that was the color of my GC console when I owned one back in the day.
Not a big deal but FYI to the MFG, if you build it (Orange), I will immediately purchase a 2nd. J/S
The top review for this controller posted the list of steps in order to configure to Dolphin. It helps some but it took me an hour to actually figure out how to map each button. Here is the list that I configured to make the controller work perfectly.
1. Top Left Corner: Change the output to USB GENERIC CONTROLLER. Hit Refresh to make it pop up if it is blank.
2. Under each column listed, right click the button and choose the correct option.
Button Configuration: Keyboard #Keys = Gamecube Buttons
Key 0 = Y
Key 1 = X
Key 2 = A
Key 3 = B
Key 4 = L
Key 5 = R
Key 6 = Z
Key 9 = START
Main Analog Stick (Grey)
UP = Axis Y-
DOWN = Axis Y+
LEFT = Axis X-
RIGHT = Axis X+
C-STICK (Yellow)
UP = Axis Zr-
DOWN = Axis Zr+
LEFT = Axis Z-
RIGHT = Axis Z+
D-PAD (GREY) (N,S,E,W is the Compass reference)
UP = Hat 0 N
DOWN = Hat 0 S
LEFT = Hat 0 W
RIGHT = *You guessed it* Hat 0 E
You should check each button on the controller as they will highlight in RED if they are correct on the screen. Once everything is mapped correctly you’ll need to save the configuration on the top RIGHT corner. Name the configuration whatever you want and now you have it saved.
So far the games that I have played with the controller that work perfectly on Dolphin are (Hulk Ultimate Destruction, SSBM, Super Mario Sunshine, Batman Vengeance, Luigi’s Mansion, Judge Dredd vs. Death, Metroid Prime)
Best website to go to for ISO downloads is Emuparadise.
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My experience:
– plug ‘n’ play works decently, but it’s worth installing the drivers that come on the mini-disc, as it adds rumble functionality (I’m using Win 7)
– the L,R-analog functions *do not* work
– the Z-button feels a little weird, mine was stuck when it arrived, but works fine now
– the biggest issue is that there’s no official website for this controller, you can’t find the drivers/support online. I hope I don’t lose the mini-disc
overall: not perfect, but seems manageable. Vast improvement over playing with the keyboard. Super Mario Sunshine is a bit uncomfortable because it relies on the L,R-analog buttons.
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