What controllers do you use?

[FizzMan]

Personally have had a decent time with the Razer Raion because of it's Sega Saturn 6 button layout and the arcade 8 button microswitch D Pad.

Have a Razer Wolverine Ultimate but the Dpad is complete AS.S.SS

Anyone else have personal favs?

Was interested in buying a OG Sega Saturn Controller and the Neo Geo CD Controller.

[Hoppin]

Personally I use 8Bitdo SN30 Pro+ Black edition.

The best Dpad and overall ergonomics I've come across and it reads as Xbox360 controller on PC, so just plug and play, no hassle with any games so far. Not sure how the Dpad compares to the controllers you mentioned as I last played Sega as a kid, but the Sega saturn and Neo geo Dpads remind me of X360 Dpad, which personally I'm not a fan of (round Dpad), although the odds are they work better than the X360. I noticed that in Spelunky, it was easy to accidentally have the Dpad slightly tilted to the right or left when trying to look down and you don't really want any accidental moves in this game :)

I used to use X360 controller exclusively on PC. Then I discovered Spelunky where precision really matters and I also had to hold down the R2 99% of the time. And since the ergonomics weren't really there, I noticed my finger started to get fatigue. I tried the SN30 Pro+ I had bought as one of the controllers for Nintendo Switch and the difference was like night and day.
Even though I swore in the name of X360 controllers before this one, I'm never going back. No pun intended :D

P.S. Wow the price of that Razer controller, 150€ is a lot for a bad Dpad and a few leds :D

P.P.S. Playstation controllers might be worth taking a look at too. As far as I know, their Dpads are good too.

TL;DR - Check out 8Bitdo SN30 Pro+

[Frost]

I have a PS3 controller that I plugged into my PC.

[Sabboth]

I got the PS5 Dualsense and it's a pretty nice controller, I'm diggin in. No rumble yet though. :(

[Skunk]

I use a PlayStation 2 controller with an adapter. It's nothing fancy, but it's been reliable for well over a decade.

[abi]

i use a wireless wii u pro controller rebound as a generic xinput controller
it works well but no analog triggers, not like a game like spelunky needs them

[pervycreeper]

DS4 working nicely. Prefer it vastly compared to the XBox one controller. Interested if there's a better option

[Bone]

Have an Xbox 1 controller for some games, but prefer keyboard for spelunky

[deadsnare]

At the moment I am using a Japanese Sega Saturn pad (equivalent to later USA models) outfit with 8bitdo's Mod Kit, turning it into a bluetooth controller compatible with Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and XBox. It registers as an XBox 360 controller on PC and works really well for Spelunky and other 2D games. The large rocker-style d-pad allows for precision control as well as speed. I use the right trigger for running, which even after hours of play does not fatigue my finger. For about 30 bucks total, I recommend it.

[a blind sniper]

Originally posted by a loaf of bread:

i use a wireless wii u pro controller rebound as a generic xinput controller
it works well but no analog triggers, not like a game like spelunky needs them

Do you use x360ce? I've been trying to get it to work with my old-ass Logitech Dual Action controller, but Spelunky 2 refuses to recognize it as input.

[Bluevoss]

Keyboard. That's how I played Spelunky (early version and first remake)

[JonathanR]

I was on the PS4 controller when I started, but I switched to the PS5 controller about a week ago.

The PS4 controller is good for the most part, but micro USB sucks ass and the design of the controller is pants on head dumb and actually makes the controller lean on the USB connector when you sit it down on a flat surface, so the cables wear out quickly. The PS5 controller is *very expensive* but they fixed the stupid placement of the USB connector *and* upgraded to USB C, so the fact that I'll save about 30 dollars a year on replacement USB cables makes it worth the extra 20-40 dollars.

[a blind sniper]

Originally posted by a blind sniper:

Originally posted by a loaf of bread:

i use a wireless wii u pro controller rebound as a generic xinput controller
it works well but no analog triggers, not like a game like spelunky needs them

Do you use x360ce? I've been trying to get it to work with my old-ass Logitech Dual Action controller, but Spelunky 2 refuses to recognize it as input.

Solved it! went to Steam --> Settings --> Controller --> General Controller Settings and then enabled "Generic Gamepad Support".

Now Spelunky 2 recognizes my 2004 controller as a modern XBOX controller. It works!

[cacotigon]

Switch Pro Controller - Steam has built-in support options for it. It's even better than the Xbox One controller which I used to use until I found that the A button sometimes doesn't register if pressed at certain angles. Died enough times to eventually look it up and yep it's apparently a moderately common issue with Xbox One controllers .

[0Dd1]

8Bitdo SN30 Pro

[JBHunt17]

Wii Classic Controller Pro (connected with an 8Bitdo Gbros adapter).

Top notch D-pad, perfect button layout, and very ergonomic.