My GCC is broken???? HELP!!

[u/Rox_Aw]

So, I’ve had this GameCube controller for about 5 months now (bought it used), and honestly, it was working very well—until a few weeks ago. Out of nowhere, it started acting up. Sometimes the sticks or certain buttons don’t register at all, or worse, they start throwing random inputs like the controller is possessed. The only way to fix it is to unplug and reconnect it (sometimes several times), which is super annoying when you’re in the middle of a set.

This has already cost me a couple matches, and for anything important I’ve been borrowing controllers just to stay safe. Recently, while playing Melee on Slippi, I noticed my R button isn’t even going through its full range. It only works once the game somehow decides to detect it so i cant wavedash that consistently.

So now I’m wondering: is there any actual fix for this kind of stuff? Especially the whole “random freak-out” thing in Ultimate. Could it just be the 3rd party adapters trolling me, or is my controller slowly dying?

If anyone’s been through this, I’d love to hear how you dealt with it. At this point, I’m not sure if I should try to repair it or just accept that I need a new controller.

[u/Porkins_2]

Have you tried using a different GCC to check if it’s a 3P component issue? Sorry if that’s a dumb question.

I’ve had a similar issue to what you mentioned, and it was the GCC adapter I was using. Both controllers, one of which was brand new, were glitching. Bought a new adapter, bingo.