Hardware Basstop & Extremerate

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Going to be making all shell/button combos. I'll probably post them up here as I do, or on IG. In case people wanted to get them but weren't sure what they would look like together. Click picture for full size.

 

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Looking good! I like the white with red buttons.

Only joycon cases I'm interested in are d-pad atm but good luck

Extremerate is supposed to come out with dpad versions by the end of this month, not sure if that is still happening though.
 

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Ugh I'm about to buy basstop d-pad shell but am interested in ExtremeRate if they are significantly more grippy (and they produce a dpad version.) I use joycons while exercising so something with more friction to counteract the sweat would be very welcome. Any thoughts on how the texture of this compares to the Basstop?
 

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Is extremerate doing their own version of atomic purple, or am I wishing for too much?

Love the black buttons with the inset letters. I might have to order a shell kit from them just to toss those on mine. Reminds me of a GBC.
 

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Ugh I'm about to buy basstop d-pad shell but am interested in ExtremeRate if they are significantly more grippy (and they produce a dpad version.) I use joycons while exercising so something with more friction to counteract the sweat would be very welcome. Any thoughts on how the texture of this compares to the Basstop?
I have the chameleon purple/blue joy-cons, which are glossy and cannot comment on the feel of the matte ones, but I did get a matte red back cover/housing, and it has much more grip than Nintendo's matte when gripped. The joy-cons also came with spare screws and a complete set of springs for the triggers, which was a godsend when I accidentally launched one across the room.

When it comes to quality, the extremerate ones are FAR superior, fitting flush with Nintendo's screw and mounting holes, while the BassTop joy-cons have very large tolerances with their manufacturing. The white BassTop joy-cons are a different color than the BassTop rear housing, but they are shown the same in the advertisement images!!! BassTop's rear housing has cheaply-applied Nintendo-like labeling, while the extremerate housing I received is completely untouched aside from the layer of paint applied. The BassTop Lettering (ABXY) are a thin, uncoated layer of white paint that comes of within a few hours of use; the extremerate letters are etched into the plastic about 0.5mm deep, meaning the labels are not going anywhere.


The only (possible) issue with the extremerate back that I have is that the posts for the rear housing screws are still white plastic, but that is not an issue once completely assembled, since it isn't visible, but I know some OCD people that it would bother to no end.
 
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Well its almost the end of may, noticed the Extremerate website finally listed some new products... just more shell designs with the standard split d-pad. Looks like I have to go with Basstop for now in spite of you making the Extremerate sound pretty good, I really want that d-pad in the end.
 

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Well its almost the end of may, noticed the Extremerate website finally listed some new products... just more shell designs with the standard split d-pad. Looks like I have to go with Basstop for now in spite of you making the Extremerate sound pretty good, I really want that d-pad in the end.

Been using my Basstop shell casing on both console and joy con's for a couple of months now and been very happy with the quality of them... I too decided to go with the D-pad version

Here's a very quick video I made if you'd like to see

 

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I have been using a pair eXtreme-rate joy-con shells for a couple of months now, specifically one with a d-pad. I'm not too much of a fan of the d-pad's shape. I'm not interested in changing the current shell I have but I've seen the BassTop d-pad shells and I was curious if the d-pad from the BassTop shell fits in the eXtreme-rate ones so I can have the same look but have a different d-pad.
 
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