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    Classic Game Room reviews the AsciiWare AsciiPad for the SNES, a 3rd party aftermarket controller for the Super Nintendo with autofire, turbo fire and slow motion features!
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  • @caffeineadvocate
    @caffeineadvocate Před 9 lety +24

    This has been my favorite controller, third party or otherwise, for a long time. If you own an SNES---you need this controller.

  • @aldi404
    @aldi404 Před 9 lety +10

    Got this one for my SNES back in the day and it still works

  • @anymoose
    @anymoose Před 9 lety +32

    I always thought it was adorable the "slow mo" = "pausing and unpausing real fast"
    TECHNOLOGY

    • @robotwo
      @robotwo Před 9 lety +3

      Anonymous
      But hey. It worked as long as the pause button didn't bring up a menu or had a delayed animation or something :P

    • @dan_loup
      @dan_loup Před 9 lety +2

      Anonymous It's the best you can do without cracking the console open and hijacking the CPU halt line etc..

    • @BensOnTheRadio
      @BensOnTheRadio Před 9 lety +1

      Anonymous It was the worst when the game had a pause sound effect.

    • @juhoturunen
      @juhoturunen Před 9 lety

      Anonymous I had the NES Advantage and the slow mo basically never worked. In megaman, nope. And many other games: Just nope.

    • @DopeSmoke916
      @DopeSmoke916 Před 8 lety

      +ProtecSirius I have one too out of all my games it only works on my original copy metrics not the remake

  • @TheWisestWizards
    @TheWisestWizards Před 9 lety +8

    I got the ASCIIPAD back when it came out and I never used a regular SNES controller again. Even got a second one to hook up for multiplayer. This was the best of the best.

    • @ChampIDC
      @ChampIDC Před 9 lety +1

      I had basically the same experience, except one was mine, and one was my brother's. Couldn't have asked for a better controller.

    • @nsignific
      @nsignific Před 9 lety +1

      TheWisestWizards I still have this pad and it's still the best (for me).

    • @Domspun
      @Domspun Před 8 lety +1

      +TheWisestWizards Me too! We had a few, I do not remember how many I had, I think 3 or maybe 4, but they all wore out, played too much! Best controller for SNES. I should try to find them and fix them.

    • @Domspun
      @Domspun Před 8 lety +2

      +TheWisestWizards UPDATE: my brother was moving and gave me a box with cables and some of our old SNES games. Guess what was also in the box? TWO ASCIIPADs!! That's the kind of find I like, what a nice surprise. If I remember correctly, it's the two last good one, 2 others were worned out.

  • @colesgunz2
    @colesgunz2 Před 9 lety

    Cool review I've seen these around. A lot of very bizarre controllers. Can't wait for your Contra 3 review. Amazing game

  • @GameCaveJason
    @GameCaveJason Před 9 lety

    Had the same pad as a kid and still use it to this day... after some cleaning this controler was back to new. This is, was, and forever will be one of if not the best controllers I have ever owned.

  • @theodorerelic2718
    @theodorerelic2718 Před 9 lety

    I found mine at a Radio Shack outlet store that used to be near Columbus OH 20 years ago. Still using it to this day, and that says loads about the quality of the product.

  • @ShinSennju
    @ShinSennju Před 9 lety

    Props on the bit of Tropico 4 music you sneaked in. Great soundtrack on that game.

  • @rocsoriano2994
    @rocsoriano2994 Před 9 lety

    I remember seeing this controller off and on as a kid. I think I might have played with one once. Nice to see a review about it. =)

  • @PotbellyPunch
    @PotbellyPunch Před 9 lety +3

    The manufacturers for the official super Nintendo controllers were ASCII and hori. That's why this pad is so good and why its basically an official snes controller that has a better shape and more features. I love these pads.

  • @TornadoADV
    @TornadoADV Před 9 lety

    I actually had this controller growing up, it was awesome for Super Contra, as demonstrated in the vid!

  • @jameshetfieldserbia
    @jameshetfieldserbia Před 9 lety

    that Tropico 4 music in the background.. I love you Mark :)

  • @prostratic
    @prostratic Před 8 lety

    Something about Mark just brightens up my day.

  • @RikMcCloud
    @RikMcCloud Před 9 lety

    Some of the best transitions ever :D

  • @gedaman
    @gedaman Před 9 lety

    I used to have this controller. It was excellent. Back then slow motion was a real thing you could use because pausing the game didn't bring up a menu usually. The turbo rapid fire button configurations were good too.

  • @mdinelle
    @mdinelle Před 9 lety

    I remember owning one of those back in the day. The only issue I had with mine was the stiffness of the shoulder buttons when it was new. In comparison, there was no need to "break in" the original SNES shoulder buttons. Nice review!

  • @WelcomToTheNextLevel
    @WelcomToTheNextLevel Před 9 lety +1

    That is my favorite pad for the SNES since the 90's. It's especially helpful in Super Metroid.

  • @MerlinRPM
    @MerlinRPM Před 9 lety +1

    This gamepad was my absolute favorite for the SNES. Extremely comfortable and the 'turbo' options/buttons were fantastic for Street Fighter II. Couldn't go back to the default controller after using this one.

  • @Monotonegent
    @Monotonegent Před 9 lety +1

    Remember finding one of those in a goodwill as a kid, then using it to get way more silver points than needed in Chrono Trigger from the drinking contest. Good time.

  • @andreapaolucci7380
    @andreapaolucci7380 Před 9 lety

    Why would you dislike this? Some people just dislike good videos for no reason. Great vid!

  • @rodrigopimentel9380
    @rodrigopimentel9380 Před 9 lety +12

    It is just the best game channel on the internet...

  • @notyoursavior78
    @notyoursavior78 Před 9 lety

    Finally Mark reviews the most common alternative to the SNES controller after all these years, Neat!

  • @digitaldarwinism
    @digitaldarwinism Před 2 měsíci

    Had one. Was my favorite controller. Want one again for my current SNES.

  • @xwolpertinger
    @xwolpertinger Před 9 lety +1

    had (and still have) this one, it was most excellent despite the fact I never used the turbos

  • @markheaton
    @markheaton Před 9 lety

    Love your channel dude

  • @SleeperHonda
    @SleeperHonda Před 9 lety

    awesome review dude!

  • @Renovatio2
    @Renovatio2 Před 9 lety

    It's gotten to the stage with Classicgameroom where I just hit like once the video starts. Sad but in hindsight I've never been wrong yet. Keep it coming.

  • @buenogoodlive
    @buenogoodlive Před 9 lety

    Super clean transitions haha nice

  • @rbmwiv
    @rbmwiv Před 5 lety

    I love this controller. I have had one since my snes was new. Luckily there's an adapter for my snes retro. Awesome. That completed the snes.

  • @8ByteBrian
    @8ByteBrian Před 9 lety

    great controller & great review

  • @SixFootTurkey_
    @SixFootTurkey_ Před 9 lety +1

    Love those transitions around 3:00

  • @TonyFrancis
    @TonyFrancis Před 9 lety

    I had this controller and swapped the colored buttons with the stock controller's purple/lavender buttons. It was the best controller I ever owned.

  • @redzeo4173
    @redzeo4173 Před 9 lety

    I got one of these at a garge sale a while back and it is a damn fine controller. Whenever friends and myself play some multiplayer snes they get the stock controller :P

  • @nnse1
    @nnse1 Před 9 lety

    I had this controller. One of my favorite ones.

  • @adamstephens8957
    @adamstephens8957 Před 9 lety

    That looks so cool :') awesome video as always
    By the way, is that music from Tropico 4? o:

  • @mb31
    @mb31 Před 9 lety

    That Tropico 4 music! loved it

  • @r0b0m1r0
    @r0b0m1r0 Před 9 lety

    Love it! Got mine in a lot of broken or untested controllers. Asciiware 4900, works perfect. Waiting for my super hori commander to arrive from Japan. Hope it's just as intergalactic!-)

  • @DGTelevsionNetwork
    @DGTelevsionNetwork Před 9 lety

    Gotta love the Tropico 4 music. Also, I'm about 15 minutes away from Springfield, imagine that!

  • @randmiller88
    @randmiller88 Před 9 lety

    Sweet, I had one of these back in the day. Great controller!

  • @Shadowfied
    @Shadowfied Před 9 lety

    Awesome controller. Love this thing. I actually tried hooking this up to my PS3 with my Arduino a few weeks ago to play some Tetris, it works perfectly and so does the turbo buttons (not that you'd have any use for them in Tetris.......)

  • @grim675
    @grim675 Před 9 lety

    I had one of these and man was it BOSS!

  • @jtomally9681
    @jtomally9681 Před 9 lety

    This is the best SNES controller to have. I still have one. It's great for the FC Twin for NES games too.

  • @VNReader
    @VNReader Před 9 lety

    I completely forgot I even had this controller growing up.
    It was great.

  • @andrependleton7242
    @andrependleton7242 Před 9 lety

    I've still got one of those controllers!And thanks to that controller,it made playing the megaman x series a lot easier.Not to mention making spider-man and venom Maximum carnage a breeze to play with the rapid function.This controller was just as fun to use as a game genie!

  • @ramzamountain1636
    @ramzamountain1636 Před 3 lety

    have couple of them, havent used them in 20 years i think got to test them when my analogue super nt comes

  • @chotolatte
    @chotolatte Před 9 lety

    This is the controller I've used the most over the years. Mine is starting to fall apart, but it's been a great controller.

  • @XeCuTioNR
    @XeCuTioNR Před 9 lety

    Still have this gamepad for my SNES, great pad, and great build quality as well. I hope Mark gets to review the SN Programpad Controller by STD (lol) aka InterAct, another great pad for the SNES.

  • @ClexYoshi
    @ClexYoshi Před 9 lety +2

    This is my favorite third party gamepad of all time.

  • @Expa0
    @Expa0 Před 9 lety

    Nice, this is the controller I've always had.

  • @RyanMartinez
    @RyanMartinez Před 9 lety

    I used to have a couple of these. Got them for Christmas from my aunt of all people (she wasn't very knowledgable of computers much less video games). They were great! I either lost them or sold them. I can't remember the last time I saw them. Oh well. :/ But I still have my original SNES controllers. I might have sold them with my original SNES and kept the original controllers. I must have. I don't remember that though. But it would explain why I still have my original controllers.

  • @TBustah
    @TBustah Před 9 lety +2

    People who weren't familiar with the Super Famicom/PAL SNES back in the day must have been wondering, "Why does almost every 3rd party SNES controller have that same color pattern for its buttons?" XD
    They didn't really have the internet back then, if you missed the issues of "Nintendo Power" previewing the system or had never been to Asia, you really had no way of knowing.

  • @FerraristDX
    @FerraristDX Před 9 lety +1

    I love that music from Tropico at 0:33

  • @Rebelwolf4
    @Rebelwolf4 Před 3 lety

    I beat Monday Night Football on Super Nintendo as well as other Super Nintendo games using that controller! Awesome Controller!

  • @TheRealDustinNunn
    @TheRealDustinNunn Před 7 lety

    Back when I had a PS1, i owned a PS1 turbo-pad controller that helped me out against King Galaxian in Pac-Man World 1. And I had so much fun. But this controller here looks pretty cool to own if I had a Super NES console.

  • @flyingpizza2563
    @flyingpizza2563 Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome controler

  • @PerfectDarkFore
    @PerfectDarkFore Před 9 lety

    aw man! i want that dreamcast pillow!

  • @yuihirasawa8816
    @yuihirasawa8816 Před 9 lety

    Looks nice :3!

  • @Yoshi5387
    @Yoshi5387 Před 9 lety

    I really like the Super Nintendo Fighter Pad controller from Asciiware.

  • @perenti666
    @perenti666 Před 9 lety

    lol memories :D got the same controller before 20 years ago xD i loved it

  • @TorqueEffect
    @TorqueEffect Před 8 lety

    Nice, I live like 15minutes from Springfield Ohio. Though I don't recommend ever visiting Springfield, it is quite a dump in places.

  • @AgentGustavo
    @AgentGustavo Před 9 lety

    I like hardware reviews, specially if they have Axelay and Contra in them, it can't get better than that.

  • @jacksonpetryka2676
    @jacksonpetryka2676 Před 9 lety +3

    I don't have this controller, but for some reason I have the box for it. Also, where did you get a plush dreamcast

  • @kevgor138
    @kevgor138 Před 9 lety

    I bought a AsciiWare Asciipad for $2 one day. I like it but prefer the original but good for turbo if you find auto-fire useful.

  • @Neonpremesis2
    @Neonpremesis2 Před 9 lety +2

    I actually have a controller Mark reviewed for once.

  • @kuroibuta
    @kuroibuta Před 9 lety

    I was thinking about turbo controls recently when I was playing around with the brush on Splatoon. It's really hard to spam that Z button on the back and would be cool to have some kind of turbo button for it :/

  • @playitagaindad7700
    @playitagaindad7700 Před 8 lety +1

    Love mine!

  • @nuncaleite
    @nuncaleite Před 9 lety

    Cool, I had this one as a kid :-)

  • @PolakeXD
    @PolakeXD Před 7 lety

    Hi, a week ago I fished out a snes out of dumpster and there was this ASCIIWARE ASCIIPAD controller with it and I wondered how the heck does the slow motion work? I mean there is no extra data ports where it can spam commands to the snes :P

  • @OuijaFreak
    @OuijaFreak Před 9 lety +6

    I own 2 of these beauties! I love them! LOVE THEM!!!! WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASCIIFOR?

  • @Coolman13355
    @Coolman13355 Před 2 lety

    I remember seeing this in game magazines.

  • @kinotic9624
    @kinotic9624 Před 9 lety

    Has Mark ever reviewed the Tropico series? I can't help but notice a lot of his review BGM is from Tropico 4.

  • @jaseaquino
    @jaseaquino Před 9 lety

    I love the plush Sega Dreamcast! :D

  • @sethschafer1036
    @sethschafer1036 Před 4 měsíci

    Magnificent controller i have 4 myself

  • @jacobhawk9311
    @jacobhawk9311 Před 3 lety

    This was the best controller I ever owned. Hands down

  • @My2Cents1
    @My2Cents1 Před 5 lety

    This controller was amazing. Easily my best SNES accessory purchase ever - and the most inexpensive. Can’t beat that combination.
    I pray to the gamer gods that some company would replicate it and re-release it for the SNES Classic Mini. So no luck :(

  • @RobertNES816
    @RobertNES816 Před 9 lety

    I keep coming across these controllers at flea markets. They seem so crappy, however I do need a good turbo controller for my SNES. I have a bunch for my NES and Genesis consoles.

  • @coolway456
    @coolway456 Před 9 lety

    is there a way to fix the up button on mine it's really iffy.

  • @mnewby82
    @mnewby82 Před 8 lety +1

    I use to have one of these

  • @UberLoaf
    @UberLoaf Před 9 lety

    But does it work on the Hyundai Super Comboy?

  • @DanceMan1995
    @DanceMan1995 Před 9 lety

    Recuerdo haber jugado con esos controles aqui en Arequipa - Peru en 1993, los usaba para jugar Final Fight para que los puñetazos sean mas rapidos.
    PD: I don`t speak english man, sorry.

  • @bland9876
    @bland9876 Před 9 lety

    The Blockbuster version of this Controller is sega six button layout even though it's still a snes controller

  • @Dizzy-xc7ev
    @Dizzy-xc7ev Před 9 lety

    Where do you get all your cool intromusics from ?

  • @Clay3613
    @Clay3613 Před 9 lety

    This is my default controller for the SNES.

  • @GaggleofDoozies
    @GaggleofDoozies Před 9 lety +8

    Uh-oh....Contra 3 review on it's way.....get a copy now while you can....they're about to go up in price by about $50.
    Glad I already got my copy.

    • @PoyoPancakes
      @PoyoPancakes Před 9 lety

      Crap. It JUST occurred to me why there about to go up. I guess I need to be looking at what other Konami games I want.

    • @Austin532
      @Austin532 Před 9 lety +1

      GaggleofDoozies Reviews don't magically make the price go up. LOL

  • @timerthybath9557
    @timerthybath9557 Před 9 lety

    Had this when i was a kid and, didn't know how the thing worked lol

  • @darkrulier
    @darkrulier Před 9 lety

    Mark sounds like he's drunk on that intro, oh wait.... maybe he was!!

  • @juniorcosta5762
    @juniorcosta5762 Před 9 lety +1

    it`s pretty good controller !!!!

  • @razorclawtiger
    @razorclawtiger Před 9 lety

    best snes controller my favorite for the console

  • @schooltrashers
    @schooltrashers Před 8 lety

    I need to get a Sega Hat!!!

  • @only257
    @only257 Před 9 lety

    Awesome 😈

  • @juhoturunen
    @juhoturunen Před 9 lety

    I love Axelay...

  • @HaakonAnderson
    @HaakonAnderson Před 9 lety

    Oh yeah!

  • @erika_fuzzbottom
    @erika_fuzzbottom Před 9 lety

    The "slow" feature actually slows down the game? How does it do that?
    Come to think of it, the Hori controller made for the Super Game Boy does the same thing. Hey, you should review that, too!

  • @willwokbir
    @willwokbir Před 9 lety

    It looks cool I was scared it would be an ASS-ciiware controlller

  • @puimeton
    @puimeton Před 9 lety

    soundtrack of tropico 4 nice

  • @therealmeowkitty
    @therealmeowkitty Před 6 lety +1

    I've seen this controller in a flea market.

  • @clutchkman
    @clutchkman Před 9 lety

    Contra 3 is hard even in slo-mo, great game though!

  • @nkfriedrich
    @nkfriedrich Před 4 lety

    What's with the Tropico music?

  • @MrScottyTay
    @MrScottyTay Před 9 lety

    tropico music? nice!

  • @ObitoSigma
    @ObitoSigma Před 9 lety

    What does Auto do? And how does Slow work?