This
new BattlerGC
Pro
controller
looks
like
it
could
be
the
ultimate
GameCube
gamepad
—
one
with
drift-resistant
Hall
effect
joysticks,
hybrid
analog
/
digital
triggers,
programmable
back
buttons,
a
rechargeable
battery
with
a
USB-C
port,
and
the
ability
to
use
it
across
different
consoles
and
systems
thanks
to
Bluetooth
support.
And
of
course,
it’s
the
latest
controller
to
host
the
best
face
button
layout
ever,
and
I
will
fight
to
the
Final
Destination
defending
it!
I
do,
however,
acknowledge
the
GameCube
controller
layout
is
not
everyone’s
favorite,
so
it’s
no
surprise
there
aren’t
a
lot
of
great
modern
GameCube
controller
options
besides
the
PowerA-made
licensed
one
that
runs
on
AA
batteries,
which
is
my
current
go-to
for
docked
Switch
gaming.
Most
fans
have
official
GameCube
controllers
and
either
use
adapters
or
Bluetooth
converters
to
play
Smash
Bros.
games
on
Nintendo
consoles.
The
standard
purple
/
indigo
color.Image:
Retro
Fighters
The
Pro
version
has
programmable
back
buttons
and
has
digital
/
analog
triggers
to
work
like
the
original.Image:
Retro
Fighters
The
BattlerGC
Pro,
however,
is
an
entirely
modernized
GameCube
controller
that
comes
with
a
2.4GHz
GameCube
controller
dongle
for
the
mother
console,
Wii,
and
Wii
U
(with
a
USB-to-GameCube
adapter),
but
it
also
has
a
switch
on
the
back
to
morph
into
a
Bluetooth
controller
that
works
on
PC
or
a
Nintendo
Switch
without
a
USB
adapter.
Retro
Fighters,
the
maker
of
the
controller,
also
has
a
$44.99
non-Pro
BattlerGC
controller
that
lacks
the
back
buttons
and
does
not
have
Bluetooth
built
in.
(It
comes
with
two
dongles
to
work
on
different
consoles.)
It
also
lacks
the
Hall
effect
sticks
that
the
Pro
version
has.
The
BattlerGC
Pro
is
going
up
for
preorder
on
May
1st
at
9AM
PT
(12PM
ET)
and
will
cost
$59.99.
For
those
who
prefer
transparent
shells
over
the
classic
indigo
color,
Retro
Fighters
has
a
special
limited-edition
crystal
version
of
the
controller
—
of
which
only
2,000
will
be
made
available.
(Originally posted by Umar Shakir)
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