Can anyone recommend a good joycon??

Kallim · Oct 25, 2021

Hi

Nintendo joycons have issues.

Mainly connecting and drift... The pads don't have these problems. But if you want it portable the pad isn't much use.

I recently bought some cheap (nasty cheap) joycons off eBay. They have one "advantage" there not wired. No disconnection issue.

This disconnection issue actually causes retroarch to crash. If you disconnect and connect a joycon fast your switch doesn't register it but retroarch crashes.

Other than that the pads are terrible (but actually worth the money and ok for the kids)... And supprisingly the thumb sticks are the same.

If these pads were made with good quality parts etc I'd choose these over Nintendo's.

Does anyone know of such a pad?? Oh one last thing. I'd still like to be able to charge it on the switch.

AmandaRose · Oct 25, 2021

See my official GBAtemp review for the JC-20s. Been using them for a long time with zero joycon drift and I massively prefer them to the official versions. Only issue is you can't charge them on the Switch.

https://gbatemp.net/review/gioteck-jc-20.1771/

Kallim · Oct 25, 2021

AmandaRose said:
See my official GBAtemp review for the JC-20s. Been using them for a long time with zero joycon drift and I massively prefer them to the official versions. Only issue is you can't charge them on the Switch.

https://gbatemp.net/review/gioteck-jc-20.1771/

They look good for the money. Do you know if these work in lakka l4t?? I doubt any third party non wired joycon will tbh.

Janschi · Oct 25, 2021

You can fix the drift easily using some thin cardboard

BaamAlex · Oct 25, 2021

Janschi said:
You can fix the drift easily using some thin cardboard

I bought sticks from ebay (3rd party ones) and they didn't drift.

Kallim · Oct 25, 2021

Connection is a bigger issue for me. It causes retroarch to crash. I've cleaned the pins and used the installation tape trick but a Bluetooth connection would eliminate this problem.

Janschi · Oct 26, 2021

BaamAlex said:
I bought sticks from ebay (3rd party ones) and they didn't drift.

I bought some too and replaced the original ones with the ones form eBay, but even they started to drift after a year.
When I saw the video that cardboard could fix the issue, I reinstalled the original sticks and used the cardboard trick.

Kallim · Oct 26, 2021

AmandaRose said:
See my official GBAtemp review for the JC-20s. Been using them for a long time with zero joycon drift and I massively prefer them to the official versions. Only issue is you can't charge them on the Switch.

https://gbatemp.net/review/gioteck-jc-20.1771/

Thanks btw. I'm seriously considering them. Is that quote from Dr who?

AmandaRose · Oct 26, 2021

Kallim said:
Thanks btw. I'm seriously considering them. Is that quote from Dr who?

Yes I am a huge fan of Dr Who can't bloody wait for the new season starting on Sunday lol.

You should definitely get the JC-20s they are bloody awesome.

deathblade200 · Oct 26, 2021

Hori Split pad pro. Had it for a few years now with zero drift

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