Review on 🎮 Veanic 2-Pack Replacement SNES Gamepad Controllers - Compatible with 7 Pin Connector by Jose Morrison

I bought these because my only original SNES controller finally stopped working about a month ago leaving me with an (admittedly high quality) aftermarket controller and myself not looking to spend a lot of money on controllers that I don't use more than a few times a week or so. These controllers aren't as outstanding as you'd probably expect given the price of two of them, and for those looking for even decent quality controllers to replace their originals, I'll probably skip this one. Here's a list of key differences I noticed between these and the original SNES controller I still have: The build quality is pretty poor (the controller "feels" cheap). The cable is about 2/3 thicker than the original SNES controller cable. The connector does not have the chamfer/necking that the originals had where the wire enters, allowing the wire to move without the plastic of the connector cutting into the cable jacket. The combination of cable and connector design means that the cable requires extra care to ensure it doesn't break with regular use, and even then it's likely to self-destruct anyway. The controller itself isn't bulky, but the texture on the plastic gives it a better grip than the original SNES controllers. The color stock is a nice touch, I wish the original controllers had the same color scheme. The home, select, and main buttons are about twice the size of the originals. It's not necessarily bad, it's just different. In fact, the left and right triggers feel pretty good. I'd say they feel better than the original SNES controllers, at least as far as button presses go. Maybe my SNES controller just felt particularly bad. The D-Pad is deceptively difficult to use, as the "clap" doesn't usually register ANY button press: you have to press a little harder than you're used to when playing with the original SNES controllers. The attached images show the differences between the two connectors and cables and in particular what happens to this controller's cable after prolonged use. The light gray connector pictured is NOT technically from these controllers but looks and feels the same and is also from a cheap set of two spare SNES controllers I bought ahead of time four or five years ago. The dark gray plug is of course the original one, it's a bit more solid in design and has a tapered hole where the cable goes in so the plug doesn't damage the cable over time (after all, this controller is the original that came with the console, and although for over 30 years, hasn't had the slightest bit of cord damage from a plug and only finally gave up about a month ago after a cat gnawed through the cord (me and my younger version got mad when I kept losing at Super Mario Kart) .