The button layout and lack of a second joystick definitely make it easier to play the more intensive N64 games in the Expansion Pack. The minute they announced it I knew I was going to get one myself. N64 controller (Image credit: Rebecca Spear / iMore)įirst off, if you're a collector or someone who really, really wants the classic controller then by all means you should grab it. Using the Switch N64 controller was better, but still had a learning curve - or rather, a relearning curve. Not to mention, I loved that there wasn't another joystick to mess up my game by accident anymore. The C buttons and Z button on the bottom immediately felt better to use.

One of the most annoying things was that I kept instinctively reaching for the right joystick in order to move the camera, but that would just make me pull out an item.Īs I was heading into the Fire Temple as adult Link a few hours in, my N64 Switch Controller arrived.

As such, I got somewhat used to using the wonky control layout, but I regularly made mistakes because it never truly meshed. To my frustration, I found that the default controls surrounding the C buttons were really wonky, but the service does not allow you to remap buttons, which is beyond frustrating. So, I completed the early kid portion of the game while using my Nintendo Switch Pro controller. Using the Switch N64 controller was better, but still had a learning curve.Īs an example, when I started playing OoT on the Expansion Pack, my N64 controller had not arrived yet. But honestly, these specific buttons and layout are really only helpful when it comes to more intensive games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (OoT) that take advantage of everything the controller offers. (I feel like I just betrayed my youth with that sentence). The specific buttons correspond to the classic game controls for better play, but that N64 controller design is so wonky it takes some getting used to now that I've gotten accustomed to modern controllers. N64 controller With Switch Oled (Image credit: Rebecca Spear / iMore)

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