Video about the history of N64 stick replacements: https://youtu.be/yzq1IXt79SQ
The struggle is real.
Bought a used N64 a few years back, grabbed some essential games, but needed controllers.
Ordered 4, 2 had bad sticks. Returned those for 2 more, one had a bad stick. Returned that and finally had a full set.
If we actually played like we did back in the day, I'd have needed to replace them all at least twice by now.
We were so rough with them as kids. If I didn't have a blister on my palm after playing Mario Party 2, something went wrong.
I really like the N64 NSO controller. Unfortunately it has potentiometer based sticks. Would really love a drop in replacement to be compatible with those controllers as well.
Having high quality parts is one part of the equation. The other part is having good firmware with accurate deadzones. It is impossible to do precision tricks on off brand controllers without adapters.
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