Logitech Precision Gamepad

Not since the 1992 Gravis Gamepad have I used such a solid controller. As in one that actually works without any extra frills. The Logitech Precision has many more buttons and a USB interface. So, in addition to the D-pad on the left and the four-button cluster on the right there are also two buttons in the middle that can be configured as "select" and "start" buttons. Above the D-pad and the button cluster are two extra buttons on top for extra options. They're like the extra buttons on a SNES gamepad but there are more of them. The only problem is remember what to use the buttons for. But, since this is a fully digital controller, all buttons can be programmed for whatever you like. It all depends on the game support. When compared to Micro$quish's budget SideWinder controller this one is by far superior and doesn't suffer from the design drawback of rotating the D-pad where if you press down your on-screen character does move down and not diagonal. The price is very good as well. For oldskool gaming, such as NES and Doom gaming, it gets the job done. Highly recommended!

Exactly what I wanted -- a D-pad to play SNES games with. It works perfectly for that purpose, and has a couple extra buttons to use for whatever. Rapid fire? Macros? Up to you. Anyway, it was what I wanted, and performs well.

Worked for about 4 days, then broke. Won't work anymore. Contacted Logitech, since I'd registered the thing there. No help from them. So if you buy this, you're screwed. Waste of money.

Good enough to save my macbook pro keyboard from being smashed, the ergonomics of the control is what i dont like, after a while it will make your hands tired by holding the control, other than that, it works fine, for the price it is ok.

The controller was cheap and worked perfectly, but beware this simple controller has too few buttons to satisfy certain games' mapping requirements. LEGO Batman, for example, is a game that accepts a limited number of controls when the input device is a keyboard (according to the READ ME, a keyboard cannot access subtle movement features like "tiptoe"). Connect this particular gamepad and LEGO Batman recognizes it properly by name, yet frustratingly, demands 19 inputs/buttons be assigned in order to continue, which is impossible since the model has only 10 buttons and the D-pad. Again the READ ME suggests a "dual analog gamepad" for the best experience, but really, in the case of Logitech's basic controller you'll have zero experience using it with LEGO Batman. Yes I know if you're tenacious enough scouring the Interwebz you might have luck running a clever hack that can aid in mapping the controls, but these mostly seem to be game-specific and who knows what else you might get along with it. My advice is to keep the money you were going to spend on this, toss in a little more, and get the best controller (hint: starts with an X and ends with a 360) you can afford.