Originally Posted by infinityBCRT

Okay guys, with the re-release of MK1 on 360/PS3 I have a sudden urge to get a couple of these pads, especially for when I have friends over who used to play MK1 on genesis with me and are used to this style of game pad. They've complained in the past about using PS3 or 360 pads for MK9 so I figure this would be perfect.

So whats my best option right now to get some form of an authentic Saturn controller working on the 360 or PS3? I see that the official USB Saturn pads are just not available on ebay these days.

(my brother on the other hand, complains that he needs a keyboard to play MK as we used to play the hell out of MK on our PC as it had the superior versions-- but that's another project for another thread :) )

I don't know where you can get the genuine articles these days, but if you do buy a pad and want to verify whether it's the real deal or a knock-off, I have pictures you can compare to uploaded here:

http://www.sixfortyfive.com/saturnpad/

Has pictures of an official PS2 Saturn pad, USB Saturn pad, and original white JP Saturn pad. All of the parts except for the shoulder buttons and Start+Back buttons are virtually identical between models and can be swapped between them if needed. So if you do get a knock off USB pad with low-quality buttons / d-pad, you should still be able to buy an old Saturn pad and swap the parts if it has a good PCB.

A USB Saturn pad can be used on a PS3 as-is. An original Saturn pad can be used with a Saturn->USB converter. I've used a PC Joybox 3-in-1 for that purpose in the past and it has worked fine. That particular converter has effectively no lag (range is in the nanoseconds; I've tested it). On a 360, your options are more limited. I use a PS2 Saturn pad connected via an eTokki PS2->360 converter, but the PS2 Saturn pad is legitimately rare and expensive these days. Rarely ever shows up on eBay and always goes for triple-digit prices whenever it does. If you can find a good SAT->PSX converter, you could presumably daisy-chain the two converters together to use an original Saturn controller.