ataridave Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I ordered one of these off of Ebay due to the rapid fire feature-but the joystick that's on it is a complete mess, and way too loose. It's not centered at all, and the one I got wasn't broken. You can use the d-pad that surrounds the stick, but that doesn't work real well. I have a sinking suspicion that I've also experienced what a 5200 joystick is like. If they are that loose, then forget it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 My brother once owned this gimmicky controller for his NES, which I tried on whatever games he and I had at the time. I still to this day prefer the Turbo Touch 360 for that system and for any system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I love this controller, but they are hard to find unbroken. It is the best for NES hockey; for some reason sliding it around goes with sliding on the ice, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Personally, I won't use any other controller for the NES but the Max. I love it! I always just use the ring instead of the slider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) I was a latecomer to the NES MAX. I was expecting it to be like the Neo-Geo Pocket's sublime thumbstick, but it's more like thumbwrestling with a quarter glued to a boomerang. The handles were an important innovation, and one that's still influencing the video game industry, but everything else about this controller is seriously weak. Edited July 24, 2008 by Jess Ragan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Hi guys: Oh, I love the NES Max Controller. I believe the 360 degree D-pad gives the player a upper advantage & better feel of the game then the stock NES versions. I still have a pair in my room that is always in use. Anthony... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 (edited) You should get this instead: Sweet lookin and freakin wireless: http://www.playmessiah.com/products/classi...rcade-stick.htm Wait.. reading their website, it looks like this won't work with a normal NES only theirs? Shame. Edited July 25, 2008 by yuppicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I love this controller, but they are hard to find unbroken. It is the best for NES hockey; for some reason sliding it around goes with sliding on the ice, I guess. Funny, I was about to post the same comment. I loved this controller back in the day. Especially for Ice Hockey. The rapid fire button works great for the faceoff. I haven't played with one since my original NES back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroogur Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 It's personal choice is all. I still have the Max i bought new and have since bought one for back up this controller once you get used to it is pure awesomeness wrapped in a crispity crunchy goodness shell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I love this controller, but they are hard to find unbroken. It is the best for NES hockey; for some reason sliding it around goes with sliding on the ice, I guess. Funny, I was about to post the same comment. I loved this controller back in the day. Especially for Ice Hockey. The rapid fire button works great for the faceoff. I was lucky enough to find a Max NISB a few years back. It's a great controller for games where you are always, always, always moving in one direction or another. Pretty much useless for anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 The Maxi Pad is still one of my favorite controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I still have mine from back in the day. I loved it for Contra. 30-man code + NES Max = UNSTOPPABLE FORCE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I remember my friend had this and I didn't know how to properly use it. It was so large I couldn't exactly hold it in hand or sit it on my lap comfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 You should get this instead: Sweet lookin and freakin wireless: http://www.playmessiah.com/products/classi...rcade-stick.htm Wait.. reading their website, it looks like this won't work with a normal NES only theirs? Shame. Yeah, I was thinking about getting a NES Advantage; evidently they don't weigh very much Off-topic, you've all been warned: DON'T BUY THE MESSIAH CONSOLE! I got one last year from GameCrazy, and turned it back in for store credit. If there was even a spec of dust on a cartridge, it would not work. At any rate, is the 5200 joystick as loose as the one on the NES Max? And didn't Acclaim come out with a wireless NES controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 The Max controller sucks in so many different ways. Wait.. reading their website, it looks like this won't work with a normal NES only theirs? Shame. Originally you could use them on a real NES with the wireless adapter. It seems that they don't make the adapter any more which really sucks. Especially since the controller is their only good product. I do use a NEX wired controller on my NES (and RetroDuo) though. It's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I always liked the Max - I didn't really want a joystick, just wanted turbo so the Max was perfect. The thumb thing is weird but I didn't have much complaint by using the outer ring. I didn't know they had issues with getting broken. Mine still works as far as I know, but I haven't used it in a long time. I disagree about Contra though - that's one game where I prefer the original NES pad. That game requires frequent and precise touches to the D-Pad, and for that reason I get best results with the original. The ring thing on the Max is a bit clumsy, and turbo just clusters your shots together so I don't like it for that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 As far as the Messiah controllers are concerned, they should work on a regular NES. Messiah was at the first OVGE, and they were using an original NES with the controllers (which are FREAKIN' awesome, btw.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 As far as the Messiah controllers are concerned, they should work on a regular NES. They do, like I said I use them that way. The wireless controllers do not, without a receiver module. Which is no longer available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter667 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The NES MAX. I've still got mine. I never got used to the disc either...I just push on the black surrounding ring. This thing rocks for playing Double Dragon II. How else are you going to do the hyper-knee, of the hyper-uppercut? I remember having a yellow 3d party turbo controller, where you could set your turbo level with some switches, and it had a regular D-Pad. Don't mean to hijack...but does anyone remember something to this effect? I was living overseas at the time, and it might have been a Euro only model...no idea. Turbo Touch 360... the only way to play Street Fighter II on the SNES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroogur Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The MAX was also good for River City Ransom the turbo really helped out alot and the thumb disc made it easy to maneuver slightly out of the bad guys range while staying close enough to move back in and hit them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The bad thing about the Max are the little nubbins on the back that leave imprints on your fingers. Why did they put those there? For pain? And the worst game to use the Max on? My vote goes for Punch-Out. That game requires precise D-pad action and the Max fails in that department. That actually sounds like a good contest: a six pack, NES Max controller, and Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. Go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cephallus Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I remember my friend had this and I didn't know how to properly use it. It was so large I couldn't exactly hold it in hand or sit it on my lap comfortably. You're thinking of the Advantage; the Max is a small half-moon shaped controller with a sliding controller in the center of a circular d-pad. I have to be honest: I hated the Max. I loved the Advantage, though...I guess it's probably because of so much time spent in arcades... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 The Max isn't "broken", the little cycloid for the D-pad is always loose. It was designed to slide with your thumb to press the direction you want to move in. Interesting note: The NES Max was originally designed by Bullet Proof Software (the guys that published Tetris and Faceball 2000 on the gameboy) for the famicom as the BPS Max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESGremlin Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I have 2 Max controllers, for my NES 101 Toploader and they kick dogbones ass all over the floor. I have never had any issue with the max, they are simple to repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Well, that's a tease. Simple for anyone to repair, or just people who are good at repairing stuff? I have two broken ones and have taken them apart and checked the contacts, cleaned them, and given problem areas a squirt of deoxit and they still don't work. So what are your repair secrets? I would love to get mine to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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