

Online play is also a fantastic addition to games that support it. But the games play just like I remembered and look better than ever thanks to the higher resolution.
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Yes, there are some frustrating issues, like the inability to remap buttons, and the higher price is hard to justify right now. And honestly? I don’t think it’s that bad. Opinion: Nintendo's emulation is good enough… for nowĪfter all the discourse surrounding the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, I decided to subscribe to the service myself. The NTSC versions are generally stable with the odd dip here and there, but nothing that will negatively affect your gameplay experience. This should be passable for most gamers and is close enough that it shouldn’t pose any real problems.įramerate isn’t too much of a concern either. The emulator adds around 32.7ms of input lag, which is effectively one frame give or take on a 30fps game. You'll just need to prepare yourself to adapt to the older controller since it has a strange design compared to modern gamepads.But what about input lag? Well, again, it’s not as bad as we first thought, though purists may take issue with the additional time the emulator takes to register your inputs. While it is incredibly difficult to get your hands on these N64 controllers right now, I did find that this retro gamepad makes it a whole lot easier to play more intensive N64 games like OoT and the upcoming Majora's Mask. Not to mention, you'll actually be able to get your hands on one for the holidays (if that's what you want) and won't need a Nintendo Switch account to do so. An extra bonus is that the shape of these knock-off controllers are more in line with modern gaming designs and will be easier to use from the get-go. You'll only have one joystick to deal with and all of the right buttons will be there. If you're on the fence due to how hard it is to get one of these, I suggest you grab a third-party N64 controller instead. The button layout and lack of a second joystick definitely make it easier to play the more intensive N64 games in the Expansion Pack. The minute they announced it I knew I was going to get one myself. N64 controller (Image credit: Rebecca Spear / iMore)įirst off, if you're a collector or someone who really, really wants the classic controller then by all means you should grab it.
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Using the Switch N64 controller was better, but still had a learning curve - or rather, a relearning curve. Not to mention, I loved that there wasn't another joystick to mess up my game by accident anymore.

The C buttons and Z button on the bottom immediately felt better to use. One of the most annoying things was that I kept instinctively reaching for the right joystick in order to move the camera, but that would just make me pull out an item.Īs I was heading into the Fire Temple as adult Link a few hours in, my N64 Switch Controller arrived. As such, I got somewhat used to using the wonky control layout, but I regularly made mistakes because it never truly meshed. To my frustration, I found that the default controls surrounding the C buttons were really wonky, but the service does not allow you to remap buttons, which is beyond frustrating.
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So, I completed the early kid portion of the game while using my Nintendo Switch Pro controller. Using the Switch N64 controller was better, but still had a learning curve.Īs an example, when I started playing OoT on the Expansion Pack, my N64 controller had not arrived yet. But honestly, these specific buttons and layout are really only helpful when it comes to more intensive games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (OoT) that take advantage of everything the controller offers. (I feel like I just betrayed my youth with that sentence). The specific buttons correspond to the classic game controls for better play, but that N64 controller design is so wonky it takes some getting used to now that I've gotten accustomed to modern controllers. N64 controller With Switch Oled (Image credit: Rebecca Spear / iMore)
