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[[Image:NES Max - Controller.jpg|thumb|256x256px|The NES Max.]]
 
[[Image:NES Max - Controller.jpg|thumb|256x256px|The NES Max.]]
  
The '''NES Max''' is a video game controller for the [[NES]]. It was created by [[Nintendo]] and released in 1987 along side the [[NES Advantage]]. Instead of a traditional D-pad, the controller uses a sliding plastic disc called a cycloid. Even though the directional pad is still digital, the cycloid allows for smoother changes in direction. The NES Max also adds turbo buttons for the A and B buttons.
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The '''NES Max''' is a [[video game controller]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. It was created by [[Nintendo]] and released in 1987 along side the [[NES Advantage]]. Instead of a traditional D-pad, the controller uses a sliding plastic disc called a cycloid. Even though the directional pad is still digital, the cycloid allows for smoother changes in direction. The NES Max also adds turbo buttons for the A and B buttons.
  
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The NES Max is included in the [[Controller Font]].
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==Personal==
 
I never had an NES Max, but a friend of mine did. We would always fight over who got to use it, especially in games where the turbo helped a lot. However, because the raised surface of the cycloid hurt my thumb, I preferred to use the standard [[NES Controller]] for games that didn't benefit from turbo.
 
I never had an NES Max, but a friend of mine did. We would always fight over who got to use it, especially in games where the turbo helped a lot. However, because the raised surface of the cycloid hurt my thumb, I preferred to use the standard [[NES Controller]] for games that didn't benefit from turbo.
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
* The curved shape makes the controller more comfortable than the default rectanglar controller.
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* The curved shape makes the controller more comfortable than the default rectangular controller.
* Turbo buttons are always great to have, but the ones on the Max were particularly nice because they fired in harmony making it very easy to press A+B at the same time repeatedly (something that was much harder to do on the [[NES Advantage]]. One game this is especially useful for is [[Double Dragon II: The Revenge]] because you can perform the Spinning Cyclone and Hyper Uppercut with ease.
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* Turbo buttons are always great to have, but the ones on the Max were particularly nice because they fired in harmony making it very easy to press A+B at the same time repeatedly (something that was much harder to do on the [[NES Advantage]]. One game this is especially useful for is ''[[Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES)]]'' because it makes it so easy to perform the Spinning Cyclone and Hyper Uppercut.
 
* The controller just looks cool.
 
* The controller just looks cool.
  

Latest revision as of 18:26, 26 December 2020

The NES Max.

The NES Max is a video game controller for the NES. It was created by Nintendo and released in 1987 along side the NES Advantage. Instead of a traditional D-pad, the controller uses a sliding plastic disc called a cycloid. Even though the directional pad is still digital, the cycloid allows for smoother changes in direction. The NES Max also adds turbo buttons for the A and B buttons.

The NES Max is included in the Controller Font.

Personal

I never had an NES Max, but a friend of mine did. We would always fight over who got to use it, especially in games where the turbo helped a lot. However, because the raised surface of the cycloid hurt my thumb, I preferred to use the standard NES Controller for games that didn't benefit from turbo.

Review

Good

  • The curved shape makes the controller more comfortable than the default rectangular controller.
  • Turbo buttons are always great to have, but the ones on the Max were particularly nice because they fired in harmony making it very easy to press A+B at the same time repeatedly (something that was much harder to do on the NES Advantage. One game this is especially useful for is Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES) because it makes it so easy to perform the Spinning Cyclone and Hyper Uppercut.
  • The controller just looks cool.

Bad

  • I never found the cycloid to be very helpful. Very few games on the NES require smooth directional transitions.
  • The sharp edges of the clycloid make your thumb sore after prolonged use, a downside that has caused some people to mod the controller by replacing the cycloid with an analog nub.
  • The controller is a little small for adult hands, which is forgivable since it was made for children.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

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