Everything else is obsolete - Retro Fighter Brawler64 Controller
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Chapters:
0:00 - It's Retro Time!
0:22 - Brawler 64 Controller introduction
2:21 - Unboxing
3:26 - Controller ergonomics
4:36 - Expansions slot explanation
5:56 - Shells!
6:20 - Controller impressions with Goldeneye
8:45 - Controller impressions with Diddy Kong Racing
12:11 - Testing out the controller to a PC
12:44 - Final thoughts
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"IT'S RETRO TIME!!!" *speaker explodes*
"I don't know...." ~quietly and softly speaks~
🤣
Same energy as....
WE INTERRUPT THIS VIDEO WITH IFIXiiiiiiT!!!!
By jayztwocents
NGL, Anthony is the most like me. Riley is my spirit animal, but Anthony is my clone. Or I'm his clone? I don't know.
that made me split my mug in half ._.'
That intro got me laughing and excited for the episode at the same time!
It made me smile when he did that
When Anthony says its RETRO TIME, You just sit down peacefully and vibe to his voice
Don’t need him to say “IT’S RETRO TIME” for me to do that lol
I get it he is cool and knowledgeable but every video i see of him there are tons of guys sucking him off
It did the opposite for me whereas I usually chill n vibe. This was just scary.
It helped me with a big decision. Definitely full bush
Ooorr you don't because you have a life and random posts from LTT don't dictate how you organise your time
Anthony realizing he still has almost 30 year old save, and panicking because he realizes they'll disappear any day now if he doesn't get them off of the card is really endearing. I can't imagine if I booted up my original Pokemon Red and my save was still there (wherever that cart ended up, I haven't seen it in.... well, over 20 years now)
I thought dude was like 40. That weight really isn't helping him.
For the record, Pokemon 1st gen batteries tend to still work these days, because Gen1 didn't have the clock, so they last waaayyy longer
So if you find it, it's pretty likely it'll still have your saves!
But I thought they use the same save like on the game pak.
"NOBODY WANTS TO TOUCH!!"
**Proceeds to touch it gently**
It was so joyful to see Anthony say "MY SAVES!"
Reminded me about mine lol. For PS1 and PS2 I used the PS3 memory card adapter and copied my saves to the PS3.
Timestamp 9:25
@@robertJfontaine Those are very expensive these days. You could always copy them to a usb drive with a modded ps2 using ulaunchelf.
@@mbsfaridi got mine local in box for $10 Canadian
@@robertJfontaine Fortunate :)
"Retro Time" LTT should make such channel and Anthony to be the host.
OMFG that’d be awesome. Give him his own channel!(and a raise tbh)
I’d watch the shit out of him reviewing/playing old games, or modern frankensteined ‘old’ consoles/accessories.
Still want him to host a Linux channel
@@BrowncoatInABox Both! Two Anthony channels!
Anthony Tech Tips would be too popular a TH-cam channel... They limit our exposure to Anthony to protect all other TH-cam channels...
@@fatrobin72 fair, it would probably just turn into AnthonyTube
Would genuinely love to watch Anthony play retro games while doing commentary on everything. Please make it happen and give the people what we want!
Love the atmosphere of this vid. Feels like hanging out with the boys.
Thinking of Anthony and his sister playing N64 on Christmas is the cutest thing I can think of right now.
Definitely a wholesome thing. Siblings gathered around a TV playing couch multiplayer on a physical copy of a game that they probably got for Christmas...awww.
NINTENDO 64!!!!!!!!1!
"Responsible Analog Stick"
Yeah, it's a good example for all the other little controls pads, it doesn't drink and drive or use other kinds of drugs.
dont you mean
DRIFT
8)
For several games like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, you can actually "dual-wield" two N64 controllers, effectively giving you two separate analog sticks. Not the most comfortable for button placement, but it allowed for two thumb sticks at once for a few games that benefitted from it.
I love Anthony. He's so down to earth and nerdy but he's himself, he never forces cheesy marketing down our throats and he gives genuine advice that can help poor people save money and still enjoy high tech. He's not uppity like some of the other folks and he's 100% genuine. I can see why everyone likes Anthony.
N64 controller that can be operated with 2 hands
Nintendo: Wait, that's illegal
Wow SO funny
*th-cam.com/video/NxfV0vxqiuM/w-d-xo.html* ,,
lol
Wow. So salty these replies are. Mmm.
@@AryaCashOut ikr
Anthony just hinted at a RetroTINK 5x Pro review, yes!
Stonks
Good. Mike chi deserves the business
I vaguely remember having a rumble pak/memory pak combo unit, I think it was made by a company called performance, had a toggle switch on it where you selected either save/rumble and another for low rumble/high rumble when prompted to on screen. It was a big, heavy chunk of plastic, but an awesome accessory back in the day.
Love the retro stuff. Mostly because Anthony has some real deep first hand knowledge about the consoles and accessories he is talking about. Definitely hope to see more stuff in this vein sometime.
I want a show called "Antonyms" where Anthony just does Anthony - with older/different tech.
the n64 controller was actually smart
3d wasnt proven yet, so they hid a snes controller in there. so if SM64 flopped they could just go back to 2d
Woah. That is smart actually
Whoa, that makes so much sense
Typical Nintendo, they don't want to commit to new tech.
How does this have anything to do with the utterly idiotic and bad ergonomics...
@@suyashsngh250 if you hold it with prongs 2 and 3, it's a perfectly fine controller for the time. if you hold it with prongs 1 and 3, it's a SNES controller
you gotta remember this was the first big 3d console
Not sure if Anthony noticed this but the time when the N64 reset itself is when he plug in the wireless adapter with the memory pack connected. The time when the N64 didn't reset itself is when he plug in the wireless adapter without the memory pack. This means the memory pack is the cause of the reset, either by design to read the saves or faulty capacitor from the power draw.
I am always up for more retro content, it is those very pieces of hardware that helped shape me into the guy I am today. That and Anthony is the perfect fit for it. More Please.
"So it just goes straight in like that, and it, like, stands up... like, it plugs in vertically" - Anthony Young, 2021
Y
Sometimes you need to unplug and replug it in and out for maximum effect.
Also Anthony: "mmmmm, foreplay....".
Don't get these controllers wet, or you could Short Circuit the components.
Interesting enough, I was brought here from another ShortCircuit episode for the Scope RX Gaming Keyboard, that you could actually get wet.
@@jad43701 *Jono not Anthony, but yes.
Get out
badum-tschhh!
Ayyyyy
Just to clarify here, Diddy Kong Racing didn't use the memory pak for save games.
As the big warning screen shows (and like Mario Kart 64), the only thing the memory pak was used for was to save ghost data in Time Trial.
The actual save games were on the cartridge itself via an EEPROM chip, so there isn't even a CR2032 in there.
While Diddy Kong Racing does support memory cards, the saves for the main progress in Adventure mode are actually stored on the game cartridge. The memory card is used to store ghosts for time trials.
That’s a thing with a lot of n64 games, only few of them actually required a memory card (mainly big ones)
the whole video: smooth and hd
the plastic of the controller: we're in the 20's now, film grain time
I noticed that also, that was weird.
It's not film grain, the whole video is noisy, that is what you can see in the whole video if you have good eyes for it.
I think a tee-shirt of "RETRO TIME" with a still of Anthony blowing through those boxes would be an INSTANT CLASSIC.
shut up and take my money!! 🤣🤑
The upgraded stick is definitely handy even/particularly vs the OEM N64 sticks.
They were known to wear out, especially if you played any of those games that required you to spin the stick around rapidly as a QTE.
Also, there was a third party rumble pack with a pass-through for controller pack, but it had a switch on it to switch between which was active.
Thanks for the review, much appreciated! 🙂
Chiming in to say I'd absolutely LOVE more retro content from folks like Anthony who lived those days and have stories to tell along with the gear. I'm sure there's a lot of overlap of the LTT audience and RetroRGB, SSFF, etc.
2 seconds in, had to comment: Best intro ever!
Yessss!
Me: cry in advertisment
@@blenderguy3250 try TH-cam vanced mate, everything else is obsolete
@@blenderguy3250 Me: laughs with ad-blocker
@@rockraphlegal or ad blocker on safari if you are on iOS.
nah what you mean? I love the retro series! love seeing how the community has kept alive so many consoles, it's amazing what passionate fans can do
Yes, there now needs to be a Retro Time channel with Anthony as the main host. I have so many retro consoles and would love to delve back into them!
6:31 and Perfect Dark, since it uses the same engine. Rare was so cutting edge back then.
Also: Yes please, more retro stuff!
Has anyone else noticed how lately some LTT videos seem to have problems with artifacting on highly saturated colors? Like the controller here for example, the surface ends up looking really grainy and noisy at many points in the video. =/
1:28
Maybe they have HDR footage, but when they compress it for TH-cam, the HDR doesn't get translated properly and looks terrible? Perhaps any floatplane users can compare to see if they are experiencing the same issue.
Yup
yup, at first I thought I was having issues with my monitor
Seems to be an HDR to SDR conversion issue
10/10 intro. It's even better because you're usually so calm.
This is awesome! If I ever get my retro setup actually going, I'm definitely going to buy one of these. I still have my PS1 and N64, as well as my Sega Genesis, and I have a 27" CRT TV. I really should get on that.
5:06 They missed the possibility to add a button on the controller to switch between rumble (inside controller) and memory (on the dongle ) function
They might do it in a second revision
Yeah it isn't hard to do. You just have to switch off rumble detect, then swap over the 3.3v power.
Yeah, I honestly find it strange that it didn't have it, as that seems as easy as what some old Logitech controllers did with a switch to change from X-input to D-input.
Was hoping for maybe a turbo feature
Also it's totally locked to N64.. okay.. but wait its $55 not $40.
So unless you Speedrun on N64 or need a new controller bc yours borke. (understandable since basically every used N64 controllers stick sucks chungus)
Pretty obsolete product, considering you can just emulate and use whatever controller you have.
Now I just want an entire channel dedicated to "Retro Time!"
Bump
Word!
"It's retro time! "
I like the intro, keep it and add music after (maybe retro gaming 8 bit sound) and perfection.
Awesome review. I hope you get those saves backed up soon and make more of these videos.
There actually was a peripheral that allowed you to use both a memory card and a rumble pak at the same time. It was a rumble pak with a built in slot to add a memory card. And it had a switch that let you choose between rumble and save whenever you wanted.
E: It was called the TremorPak Plus. And it had two switches, one of them changed the vibration level. the downsides were that it made the controller extra bottom heavy and it used 2 batteries (but i don't remember if this was only for the rumble adjustment).
I had it and yes, batteries had the exact same function as for all other rumble paks and their copies: give the juice to the motor.
I can’t believe that modern third-party controllers can’t manage to integrate a switchable rumble pak when it was standard on a 35% cheaper copy in 1999.
The intro made me realize Anthony could probably be a pretty legit voice actor.
You guys should keep a few CRTs around for this sort of stuff. Great vid. Also would love to see more retro stuff!
This was pretty cool
Pretty wrong
I think now they have linus's face on literally everything
I obviously dont know him personally but over the years i've noticed him become very self involved. His ego is becoming too large for him and its changing his personality. Atleast that's what I see
@@andrewwupori6163 those are my exact thoughts, that’s why I stopped watching his stuff
I see the face scale as something goofy, not necessarily self aggrandizing
@@andrewwupori6163 I mean I'm pretty sure that linus doesn't order his staff to put his face everywhere it's fun goofy thing
My suspicion is Anthony hit the reset button with his *other* hand when he grabbed the console for leverage when it rebooted.
I've done the same thing, so so many times as a kid.
The last time he put it in, it didn't have the memory card in, so could be related to that?
Sounds like a pro tip!
I just keep pressing the back arrow and watching this over and over and over again and I love it!
I have a Hori pad Mini, but it’s a bit too small for my hands. This looks like the dance layout with a GameCube joystick. It looks awesome! Thanks Anthony!
This just makes me appreciate the anonymous engineer at Sony who went "Oh you want to add analog sticks? How about there and there?"
That intro scared me but it was frikin gold!
You my friend earned a new subscriber, n64 was my favorite console as a kid, memories with it are endless.
I got this back in January, almost regretted it but when it got here it works super nicely
I have the wired version of this controller and love it. It breathes new life into old N64 games. I've really been enjoying playing through old titles again with what essentially feels like a modern controller.
I literally listen to that intro over and over because it was so good
It's really crazy to me that there's so few fighting games on the N64 considering the controller had a perfect 6-button layout.
Aside from the 64 apparently being difficult to develop stuff for, the DPad isn't that great, which is really important for fighting games
It had mk trilogy and mk 4 and killer instinct all good and the d pad I’ve never had probs with personally
I just got mine a few days ago and it really is the best feeling and responding n64 controller yet
Im a simple man, I see Anthony I click.
I am also a fellow Anthony simp.
Based
Same
Who isn't an Anthony simp
@@hi-vt2wt heathens
When he said _"my saves!"_ it was genuinely the biggest cinematic heartbreak I've felt since Stark clicked his fingers
Cry about it
@@galeforce69420 shut up
Had me in the first half
I LOVE HOW YOU CAME OUT YOUR SHY SHELL AND BECAME YOURSELF but with high self esteem and with such camera pizzaz LUV ya BROSKI keep it up
Keep the retro stuff coming!!
Oh yes, that intro was amazing :D
it truly was, in a kool aid kinda way
The Tribute64 controller from retro-bit is available for pre-order shipping this Summer at the same price point and addresses some of the failings identified with the controller in this video. Adds Rumble & also has an additional USB dongle for PC/Mac/Switch. I'd love to see Short Circuit do a comparison between the two of them.
What’s better?
@@walterwhite1 Reviews are out, it seems clearly worse aside from PC/Mac dongle
I need to get a couple of those brawler64 controllers. I just got a new 4k tv that has the old AV sockets so I dug out all my old consoles. I haven't powered my old N64, xbox and PS2 in over a decade and thankfully all three consoles still work.
Intro is gold ❤
i accidentally started this at 1.5 speed and Anthony scared the fuck out of me
noice
I would like to see more of these types of videos. Makes a change from all the videos about processors and Apple. I like it when videos show affordable products I might actually buy
Awsome!
Love Retro time!
Anthony is the best.
I have some genuine N64 controllers that have had the stick replaced with an aftermarket stick designed to solve the original ones flaws while giving the same feel and its amazing.
IT'S RETRO TIIIME!!
Best intro ever.
Anthony videos are the freakin best!
I got 4 of these controllers (Grey, Blue, Green, Red) through their kickstarter campaign. Absolutely love them, and yeah, agree on the C-stick buttons but can get used to them.
great video Anthony. totally getting one
Also, just speculation but when you put the controller port "dongle" the first time you had the memory card inside the dongle and the n64 rebooted. Second time, no memory card in dongle and no n64 reboot. Power needed for memory card pushes it over the edge? I seem to remember hot plugging n64 controllers
Or he just hit the reset button by accident.
you can't hotplug n64 controllers
N64 calibrates the analog stick on bootup. Hotplug isn't 'technically' supported. But I seem to remember games like perfect dark being ok with adding more controllers for multiplayer.
If you hold the analog at an angle (or have the controller on the floor upside down doing the same) it will calibrate that as the center.
@@agenticex You could always use L + R + Start to recenter it.
@@LeviathanLegend You can but the official devkit software libraries enumerate them at boot and requires the game to give a “No Controller” message when booting. Most games could no5 detect the controller plugged in after booting but you could just press Reset since it was a software lockout.
that monitor is so dusty. you're making my life in a dust bowl feel clean
Please do more retro stuff! I love it. I especially want one for that Dreamcast controller.
Anthony is the best. I've had a Brawler 64 for a year or so now, and I love it.
I see Anthony. I tap as fast as I can.
It would be smart to collaborate with speedrunners for this type of content. They’re the ultimate power-users and critics for this type of gear. The Hori N64 has a reputation as the king of N64 controllers thanks to that community.
I've been using Retro Fighters controllers since the first Brawler64 they made. I love them. I have the Striker DC too.
100% would want more controller vids.
"The stick feels amaaaazing" - Anthony 2021
The overhead camera used for this video is pretty "noisy" - just look at the shots with the red box.
I searched for you, and I found you.. Thank you sir - I concur
Yo I just got to say you've got this Vibe of like your friend that you just hang out with love these kind of videos keep it up.
imho the most ergonomic controller ever is the snes controller.
however for my retroarch gaming i use a wii classic controller(the modern controller that most closely resembles a snes controller) with a mayflash usb adapter.
it was immediately recognized by retroarch, and the default configuration was spot on.
the only think i think i changed was to make the home button bring the retroarch menu.....so i dont really need to touch the keyboard while playing.
That intro 👌👌🤣🤣
the intro just killed me xD
Good old times playing 007 on my local gaming store paying by the hour because only rich people had video games in Brazil back then! These days it's becoming the rule again with insane prices, shortages, taxes and currency devaluation against the dollar!
im from mexico and we did the same thing! lol
In my country, Indonesia, we also did the same thing. We played on our local gaming pub by rent by the hour by setting the timer on the TV. 🤣
Having gaming consoles at home is only a luxury that fortunate people might had back in the days in third world countries. Also these kind of business is very commonplace in my country back then before the rise of e-cafes and smartphones.
I loved my Super Pad tbh. The thumb stick was longer than the stock ones, which gave you finer control
omg I had that same Super Pad 64 back in the day. I remember how terrible it was, the joystick felt horrible, and the Z button would stick and just straight up stopped working after a while. Glad to see that 3rd party controller options have gotten way better over the years.
Love how the camera is struggling with the red, just like an old film cinema camera.
Red cameras struggle with red
That "It's Retro Time!" intro badly needs to be made into a GIF.
Please keep up the retro content Anthony!
I am a huge fan of retro bit/fighter controllers. These are incredible.
4:50 - I had a 3rd party rumble/memory card all in one! You simply flicked a small switch on the rumble pack to change from the card to the rumble.
I had that one too! It was a Tremor Pak and it was a huge L shaped accessory that stuck out of the controller and had a slot for the memory card.
@@ronsonwagner9401 Nah, mine is a huge one that was both rumble and memory card in one. Not a slot, it was the card! 4x the space of a regular card too.
@@Defensive_Wounds The Shockwave was the most common one. It also had a built in microphone, the idea being that you could put it into 'listen mode' and it would try to add rumble in games that didn't support the official pack by reacting to sound effects.
I’d love to watch (a new series called) RetroTime with Anthony!
Why can't I thumbs up this more?
Best intro I have seen this year
More retro!!! My girlfriend just got a job at a retro game store so we would love to learn more from your channel
I actually still have a rumble pack that has a passthrough for a memory pack for my N64
me too!
wow the overview camera is really struggling with this red
All of the cameras, almost like a bit rate/codec issue. Could be TH-cam compression?
@5:04 There was a rumble/memory pak made by Pelican which supported both functions without the need of unplugging or switching
Seriously best intro.. it needs and extended cut