A Smash Bros Gamecube Adapter PSA

[Hairless Mammoth]

...from a guy in Ninja Turtles PJs. (Don't judge)

During my typical internet browsing insomnia, I just found out that Amazon (US) received a new shipment of those hard to find (at reasonable prices) GC adapters, and they are currently priced at $30. I guess they found some stuck in the mess from that dockworker strike. I just thought I'd let anyone cheap and patient like me know these things are close to there original MSRP.

Another good side effect is the knockoffs are also down in price. I was thinking about getting a Mayflash one, since it's now $15, has official drivers to work with PCs, too, and has surprisingly good reviews for something that is a quick knockoff. Then again, I feel safer with Nintendo's build quality and found some third party drivers that work with most adapters including the official one.

Should I get the knockoff, or the real deal? Has anyone here used a knockoff adapter and liked it? I did read one review on the Mayflash that said it has input lag, but only in online matches. (The reviewer also said he tested online with a pro controller and didn't notice any lag.)

 

[Maximum Bert]

I have only bought and used the play asia GC adptor so can only speak about that. In my admittedly limited testing of it I found it to work perfectly well and I did not experience any noticeable lag like I have with certain adaptors in the past.

Note I have not rigorously tested it so it is possible there is some lag it is just that if there is I have not noticed it while playing smash which was offline with a friend last time I used it.

 

[Hairless Mammoth]

And they're sold out, with third party sellers back up to $52. I was about to order one, walked away for a few minutes and came back to find the new price smiling at me. I'm going with the Mayflash, before it goes back up to $30+. I'm still going to find it funny if we start tripping over used official adapters in Gamestops and second hand shops, when Smash fever dies down.

I have only bought and used the play asia GC adptor so can only speak about that. In my admittedly limited testing of it I found it to work perfectly well and I did not experience any noticeable lag like I have with certain adaptors in the past.

Note I have not rigorously tested it so it is possible there is some lag it is just that if there is I have not noticed it while playing smash which was offline with a friend last time I used it.

Thanks for the input. If you can't notice lag, it should be more than worth it for playing with friends locally. I did read one review that said the connectors are kind of cheap, so you may want to baby yours. I'll see what mine is like for lag and quality when it arrives.

 

[MajorTomServo]

I got the Mayflash one months ago, and it works flawlessly for Wii U and PC. Plus, I get to feel like I'm teaching Nintendo a lesson. If you're not gonna make enough to meet demand, someone else will.

The only downside was the heart attack it gave me when I left it plugged in to my PC while rebooting it. For some reason, my computer tried to boot the OS from the adapter, instead of my hard drive. I unplugged it and reset my PC, and that worked fine.