Picture: Damien McFerran / Nintendo LifeFor some inexplicable purpose, Nintendo is not giving us completely different colored Pleasure-Con for the Swap 2 – not less than not but, anyway.
Certain, now we have the marginally completely different Gentle Purple and Gentle Inexperienced set, however the plastic on the bodywork is identical color as the usual Pleasure-Con that ship with the console – and a far cry from the bizarre color combos we bought with the unique Swap.
Thank goodness, then, for GameTraderZero.com. You will be conversant in this firm in the event you’re a long-time reader of the positioning, as we have lined its superb work up to now – from Professional Controller mods to utterly upgraded Swap Lites. The agency additionally does an exquisite line of modded Recreation Boys, too.
GameTraderZero has now turned its consideration to the Swap 2 Pleasure-Con, and was variety sufficient to ship us a pair of its newest aftermarket marvels – a set impressed by one of many firm’s “absolute favorite handhelds”, the legendary Famitsu Version Recreation Boy Gentle (detailed on this this video by The Retro Future).
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Launched completely in Japan, this model of the Recreation Boy boasted an electroluminescent show for enjoying at the hours of darkness, and, in its Famitsu Version guise, is extremely collectable (I sadly do not personal that exact version, however I do have the equally pretty Tezuka Osamu World Store model).
As you’ll be able to see, the primary distinction with these customized Pleasure-Con is that GameTraderZero has swapped out the unique shell for a clear one that allows you to see all the beautiful parts inside. The white buttons mimic these of the aforementioned Famitsu Version Recreation Boy Gentle, whereas the pink and blue accents on the underside of the analogue sticks have been swapped out for clear alternate options for a “constant” total look, in keeping with the corporate.
One other huge change is the inclusion of a correct D-pad on the left-hand Pleasure-Con – one thing I dearly want Nintendo had carried out with its OEM controller. This improves the expertise of taking part in retro video games on the Swap 2 immeasurably, though the pad remains to be situated a little bit too low on the controller, which may trigger slight hand cramp over time.
Below the hood, GameTraderZero has changed the usual analogue sticks with ‘Tunnel Magnetoresistance’ (TMR) upgrades, which means stick drift should not be a difficulty.
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This bodes properly for the longevity of those controllers, however I discovered the left-hand analogue stick felt considerably stiffer than regular. This will properly enhance over time, but it surely’s value noting that you simply won’t get the very same really feel as on the unique Swap 2 Pleasure-Con (heck, you may even choose it).
There’s one remaining secret included in these Pleasure-Con, which is yet one more tribute to the Recreation Boy Gentle. The participant LEDs have been switched to blue as “a delicate nod to the electroluminescent display on the unique Recreation Boy Gentle,” says GameTraderZero.
These do not come low cost – actually, they’re round twice the value of the official Nintendo Pleasure-Con (costs differ relying on the end) – however these TMR sticks alone may make these a smart long-term funding, and I personally choose the ‘correct’ D-pad featured right here, too.
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Picture: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life
Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media’s websites from an editorial perspective. He is additionally the editor of Time Extension, the community’s latest website, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming’s previous glories.
