Nintendo 64 Solid Gray Controller NUS-005 Official N64 OEM Tested Good Stick!
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Nintendo 64 Solid Gray Controller NUS-005 Official N64 OEM Tested Good Stick! Used - Controller has cosmetic damage. Mostly scratches and dings. One screw has a stripped head and is tough to remove. Otherwise, the Controller works well and is ready for some Smash Bros, or whatever your favorite Cartridge happens to be.
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SpecPicks scored Nintendo 64 Solid Gray Controller NUS-005 Official N64 OEM Tested… using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the controllers & gamepads category. Nintendo's controllers & gamepads lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
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