I was thinking about getting a Classic Controller for the VC games,
But it looks too small for my big hands and it looks like it may hurt my hands after playing it for extended times.

Most of my VC games are NES and N64,
I play them with an old GC controller, but the wire sucks.

The local Gamestop has a Wavebird (GC wireless controller) for $18.

should I get the Wavebird over the Classic Controller ?

The wave bird is just an awesome controller so yes go get that.

I'll go with the Wireless wavebird,
I'm surprised that your local Gamestop has a wavebird.

Honestly, I'd just stick with GameCube controllers--well-built, comfortable, and very durable.

But if you're going wireless, I'd recommend a Wavebird, since it doesn't suck up your Wii-mote's batteries like the CC does.

If you have small to medium sized hands AND have rechargeable AAA batteries, the Thrustmaster's T-Wireless owns all. 

The wavebird is the better buy, but for any games from nes, snes, genesis, etc, you should go with the classic controller.

In other words, buy the wavebird because that's a great deal and those are wonderful to own, but try to get both in the end

The WaveBird is the greatest console controller ever made!

For some N64 games, the GC controllers work really well. But for regular most other VC games (Genesis, NEO-GEO, and SNES especially) the Classic controller is the best. It's actually not uncomfortable, and is generally easy to use.

I say to go with that for the sheer fact that no VC games are optomized for use with GC controllers. They are optomized for use with the Wiimote and/or Classic Controller, however. GC controllers come with bizarre "automap" functions which place the actions in the most uncomfortable, or unreliable of places. It comes with the face buttons being a completely different set-up from the SNES/Genesis/Neo-Geo/etc, and the fact that the D-pad just sucks overall.


I'd say to get the Classic Controller. It's comfortable, it's functional, and most importantly--it's the controller they go by (along with the Wiimote) when releasing VC games.

Go buy that Wavebird before someone else does.

Wavebirds sell for + $50 on eBay, I got 4 at GameStop over several months. Some games do play better with the classic (mapping), but wavebird is the best traditional controller ever made IMHO.