My USB controller is shot. Any suggestions on which brand SNES USB controllers are best at taking the usual beatings that Super Metroid runs require? ;)
If you want a SNES-style controller, 8bitdo is probably the most common third-party brand. Several people also use USB adapters to use original SNES controllers or SNES Classic controllers on emulator.
If you're willing to try other controller styles, personally I use a Logitech F310. I really like the dpad for running SM, and the controller is also very good for playing modern games that use joysticks. It only costs $20 brand new, and I just replaced mine after two years of pretty hard abuse doing runs with it, and before that I had one that lasted about ten years of casual gaming.
Thanks for the input.
Is this the one you were talking about??
Can vouch for 8bitdo, I've only used them and they're very good. Currently have 3 that I rotate around