Hardware The Improved GameCube Adapter from Mayflash

[Ryukouki]

Great, I never check the portal >.<

You're missing out.

 

[SonicRings]

You're missing out.

The portal is the home page, right?

 

[Ryukouki]

The portal is the home page, right?

Yep, keep on there and check from time to time.

 

[Heran Bago]

Someone on Something Awful said other Mayflash controller adapters have some amount of input lag. Does anyone know if this is true, and has Mayflash said anything regarding input lag on this thing?

 

[andzalot55]

SHIT! The adapter is now $30!! Can someone link me to a site where the price is still $20?!

http://www.play-asia.com/gamecube-controller-adapter-for-wii-u-pc-usb-paOS-13-49-en-70-8h2n.html

 

[SonicRings]

http://www.play-asia.com/gamecube-controller-adapter-for-wii-u-pc-usb-paOS-13-49-en-70-8h2n.html

Shipping is $10 there, though, which makes the price the same! http://www.aliexpress.com/item/MayF...ler-Adapter-for-Wii-U-PC-USB/32265474473.html
That is where I was going to place my order. The shipping's $2 so it would have been $22, but today they hiked the price up to $30 + shipping for some reason. :/

 

[SonicRings]

Someone on Something Awful said other Mayflash controller adapters have some amount of input lag. Does anyone know if this is true, and has Mayflash said anything regarding input lag on this thing?

I doubt there will be any input lag on a wired adapter. It would be sad in this day an age for a wired adapter to lag, especially one that requires 2 USB ports.

 

[andzalot55]

Shipping is $10 there, though, which makes the price the same! http://www.aliexpress.com/item/MayF...ler-Adapter-for-Wii-U-PC-USB/32265474473.html
That is where I was going to place my order. The shipping's $2 so it would have been $22, but today they hiked the price up to $30 + shipping for some reason. :/

I'm sorry to say but my friend bought the last one on ebay so thats why it went from 20$ to 30$/

 

[SonicRings]

I'm sorry to say but my friend bought the last one on ebay so thats why it went from 20$ to 30$/

Last one on ebay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/281552589276
Are you sure? That listing also had them for $19.90 until they increased the price today.

 

[flamepanther]

Someone on Something Awful said other Mayflash controller adapters have some amount of input lag. Does anyone know if this is true, and has Mayflash said anything regarding input lag on this thing?

Every adaptor (even a straight-through cable extender) has some kind of lag. So yeah, it does. So does Nintendo's. For that matter, the original controller connected to an actual GameCube without an adaptor still has at least some kind of lag. The real questions are how much and do you notice it?

 

[andzalot55]

Last one on ebay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/281552589276
Are you sure? That listing also had them for $19.90 until they increased the price today.

Well when it was selling fro 19.90$.

 

[SonicRings]

Well when it was selling fro 19.90$.

Darn it.. Well unless I can find a coupon code for either playasia or aliexpress, I'll be $10 short, it seems :/
Unless someone wants to throw money at me, of course. I'll throw a few GBC/GBA games back to return the favour.

 

[andzalot55]

Darn it.. Well unless I can find a coupon code for either playasia or aliexpress, I'll be $10 short, it seems :/
Unless someone wants to throw money at me, of course.

Well if I were in your shoes, I'd still buy it cause the Nintendo adapter is going for double the price as you may of known.

 

[SonicRings]

Well if I were in your shoes, I'd still buy it cause the Nintendo adapter is going for double the price as you may of known.

I'd definitely buy this if I had an extra $10. I literally just transferred the exact amount required for the MayFlash adapter before seeing they increased the price and I'm not in a position to just add $10 to something that was already adding to my debts
To make things worse, I can't even transfer my funds back to my bank account without paying a fee.

 

[Heran Bago]

Every adaptor (even a straight-through cable extender) has some kind of lag. So yeah, it does. So does Nintendo's. For that matter, the original controller connected to an actual GameCube without an adaptor still has at least some kind of lag. The real questions are how much and do you notice it?

Yeah I guess I'm wondering how much on both
I played Melee and Brawl with wavebirds which were well known for their input lag. I have no problem with it personally but Im curious how they compare. We'll see when it's out I guess.

 

[flamepanther]

Yeah I guess I'm wondering how much on both
I played Melee and Brawl with wavebirds which were well known for their input lag. I have no problem with it personally but Im curious how they compare. We'll see when it's out I guess.

For whatever it's worth, the inevitable lag from the previous Mayflash GC/Wii adaptor that works as a Classic controller (plus the Wii remote itself) isn't noticeable to me, personally. And yet I do notice tracking lag with the Nyko Wand and I notice video lag from post-processed upscaling. So I'm thinking Mayflash's current products are fairly low latency, and I expect a wired USB adaptor to have lower latency than one that relies on Bluetooth. But that's just a guess based on my subjective experience with other products. Obviously we'd have to wait for someone to test to really know.

 

[thorasgar]

In a few days, in transit.

Soon™, In a few days™, around the corner™, by the end of the week™, imminent™ ?

 

[Ryukouki]

Soon™, In a few days™, around the corner™, by the end of the week™, imminent™ ?

The Mayflash adapter was just formally given a shipping label and processed in Hong Kong. I'll have it in a few days if DHL loves me - gonna review it, and then at the same time host the giveaway.

 

[SonicRings]

The Mayflash adapter was just formally given a shipping label and processed in Hong Kong. I'll have it in a few days if DHL loves me - gonna review it, and then at the same time host the giveaway.

Any hints as to how to enter?

 

[Ryukouki]

Any hints as to how to enter?

Laughter. That's all I'll say for right now. This contest is solely out of my own pocket, so I'll be the one who will choose the winner of the item. Of course, I'll be removing all the user names attached to each entry, so no need to worry about personal biases. But right now, the hint is laughter.