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===Original controllers===
The best way to emulate a console is by using the actual controller for that console. Here are some different adapters that'll let you use those controllers on your PC:
*[http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_videogames?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-brandtextbin=Mayflash&linkCode=ur2&node=468642 &tag=jga0bd-20 Mayflash adapters] work well and are relatively cheap.
*[http://spawnlinux.dyndns.org/Bliss-Box/ Bliss-Box] is made to order and probably the best adapters you can buy, but they don't come cheap.
*[http://www.retrousb.com/ RetroUSB], good adapters, not the best prices.
The 360 controller does offer good ergonomics and many prefer its analog stick layout -though there are a lot who feel otherwise- over other controllers. However, the poor D-pad means it's lackluster when it comes to emulating older consoles.
Wired simply is plug in, install the drivers, and play. For wireless, you will need a [http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windowsgp/product/dpB000HZFCT2/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000HZFCT2 &linkCode=as2&tag=jga0bd-20 wireless adapter] to use a wireless controller on a PC. ===Logitech USB Gamepad===Logitech also makes good gamepads that plug directly into the USB port on your computer. Their layout is similar to PlayStation DualShock. There is both a wired and wireless one. *[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VAHYQY/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003VAHYQY&linkCode=as2&tag=jga0bd-20 Logitech Gamepad F310] Cheaper wired one *[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041RR0TW/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0041RR0TW&linkCode=as2&tag=jga0bd-20 Logitech Gamepad F710] Uses wireless 2.4 GHz ===Miscellaneous USB Gamepads===There are also [http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&keywords=usb%20game%20controller&linkCode=ur2&qid=1390077755&rh=i%3Aelectronics%2Ck%3Ausb%20game%20controller&tag=jga0bd-20 cheaper gamepads] made by various other companies. However their build quality may not be as good as Logitech. Some of them are made to be duplicates of console controllers which may be useful when emulating consoles controllers with non standard layouts like the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008L3UUPS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008L3UUPS&linkCode=as2&tag=jga0bd-20 N64 controller.]
==Arcade Sticks==
