Slim gamepad with circlepads instead of analog?

[Xuphor]

I know some people do not like the 3DS's circlepads, but I'm looking for a gamepad that's at least PC compatible (PS3 compatible would be a nice bonus) that has circlepads instead of analog sticks. The problem is that "circlepad" is apparently a Nintendo trademark, and I don't know the proper term for that.

Does anyone know of a PC-compatible (USB or bluetooth, wired or wireless, don't care) gamepad like this? Even if it's meant for Android/iPhones or the like, if it works with PC, it'll work for me.

EDIT: Forgot to define "slim" in the title. Basically, I mean flat-style, like the original NES controller, but with 2 circlepads, and button arrangement similar to 360/ps3/wii-u pro controller arrangements.

EDIT 2: The circlepads HAVE to be analog-sensed, they can't act like a 2nd and 3rd d-pad.

 

[TyBlood13]

hmm, nothing really comes to mind for other products like that.
Of course if your competent with solder you could probably mod a PS3 controller and replace its analog sticks with replacement 3DS Circle Pads (which are about $10 USD on eBay). Would be a cool project to undertake if I thought it was worth doing for my needs (I'm fine with both styles of analog sticks)

 

[Xuphor]

hmm, nothing really comes to mind for other products like that.
Of course if your competent with solder you could probably mod a PS3 controller and replace its analog sticks with replacement 3DS Circle Pads (which are about $10 USD on eBay). Would be a cool project to undertake if I thought it was worth doing for my needs (I'm fine with both styles of analog sticks)

I've thought of that, but I can't find any info if I were to do that if it would actually work. Different coding and the like. If it would be compatible, I'd love doing something like that, tbh.

 

[Necron]

Probably replacing the plastic parts would do, not the entire analog.

 

[bobmcjr]

Sounds like you want something like this: http://gbax.com/cgi-bin/lateststock.pl?games
I won one somewhere and it works nicely as a hid gamepad as well as a mouse (plus the battery lasts fricken ages). I really can't use it much for my phone as I only have the iphone 4(s) holders, but that isn't a problem on pc. Also, check here occasionally: http://gbax.com/cgi-bin/lateststock.pl?icp2

 

[Xuphor]

Sounds like you want something like this: http://gbax.com/cgi-bin/lateststock.pl?games
I won one somewhere and it works nicely as a hid gamepad as well as a mouse (plus the battery lasts fricken ages). I really can't use it much for my phone as I only have the iphone 4(s) holders, but that isn't a problem on pc. Also, check here occasionally: http://gbax.com/cgi-bin/lateststock.pl?icp2

Kind of, but I have my limits as far as price vs appearance...No freaking way would I pay that much for something that hideous looking.
....also, it's missing the L2/R2 (PS3) LT/RT (360) buttons, so it wouldn't even work for my PC games.

 

[bobmcjr]

Kind of, but I have my limits as far as price vs appearance...No freaking way would I pay that much for something that hideous looking.
....also, it's missing the L2/R2 (PS3) LT/RT (360) buttons, so it wouldn't even work for my PC games.

Then wait for the icontrolpad 2... it should have 4 triggers. Also, I really don't see why a gamepad has to be shinyshiny. It's a gamepad, you aren't going to be staring at it the entire time (one should hope).

 

[Xuphor]

Then wait for the icontrolpad 2... it should have 4 triggers. Also, I really don't see why a gamepad has to be shinyshiny. It's a gamepad, you aren't going to be staring at it the entire time (one should hope).

It doesn't need to be shinyshiny. I use the RockCandy controller for a 360 gamepad, and it's pretty freaking ugly. About as ugly as that thing. The difference? It was $15, or about £9. I'm not paying £30 (~$46) for it, money is VERY tight for me. I'm going to have to trade in my Wii system just to get ANY controller.

EDIT: Just found a whole stockyard worth of $20 (~£12) Android controllers like this on Dealextreme.....

 

[BlackWizzard17]

I like the 3ds circle pad. My thumb fits right on it.
I feel like the psp after a while strains my hand and the vita is to small for me and it leaves a lot of space between my palm and the vita its self.

 

[Xuphor]

I like the 3ds circle pad. My thumb fits right on it.
I feel like the psp after a while strains my hand and the vita is to small for me and it leaves a lot of space between my palm and the vita its self.

Way to be entirely off-topic, but it's the same case for me, my thumb fits it perfectly, hence why I'd like a full PC/PS3 gamepad like that.

More off-topic: When the Wii-U announced it's tablet gamepad thing was dropping the circlepads and using regular analog thumbsticks instead, I was saddened by that news.

 

[Chary]

Agh. I just saw something near exact what you are looking for, the other day. I think it was meant for android devices, but I don't really remember much of it, other than it had those flat circle pads.

 

[bobmcjr]

I assume you were talking about something like this: http://dx.com/p/ipega-pg-9017-wirel...-ipad-iphone-smartphone-android-ios-pc-172963
I don't doubt they work and there probably is a 4 trigger button version available.

 

[Xuphor]

I assume you were talking about something like this: http://dx.com/p/ipega-pg-9017-wirel...-ipad-iphone-smartphone-android-ios-pc-172963
I don't doubt they work and there probably is a 4 trigger button version available.

Not the exact one I was thinking, but yea, similar, and it's price/appearance ratio is just fine.

Overall though, it looks like I'll need to find Android stuff for this.

 

[PolloDiablo]

you want something like the gamestick controller?

 

[bobmcjr]

That would do, but it needs to have 2 rows of trigger buttons (L1/L2/R1/R2)