3rd Party Gamecube Controllers

Well i got a wii and ive been meaning to try out some gamecube games like SSBM. I've been looking on ebay for games and controllers and often see something like this

has anyone tried these controllers before? for every system i've owned so far i've had a 3rd party controller and they usually end up going bad after a while with either loose buttons or some piece falls off or somethin so im generally weary of 3rd party products.

any information would be nice, thx

just buy first party official controllers from nintendo.  i bought a mad catz gc before, worked for a while..but after some games, the joy sticks was always out of the neutral position..so hwhen i started playing the controls would be messed and i had to reset the controller each time (x+y+start).   since they came out, ive had 2 wave birds - one fell down the stairs....but they both work likea charm.  and 2 regular nintendo controllers, niether with any problems.  sure they may be 10, 15$ more...but hey, they last!

about the controllers in ur picture, they look alot like the real gc ones...but hey thgird party = cheaper materials, lower quality in most cases....u wanna risk that? 

those look like first party controlersbut i have one thing to say,do not get a mad catz controller they are horrible and extremley touchy controlls

get the 1st party ones. those other ones arnt as good

If you're going to get a 3rd party GC pad, never use it for SSBM (I've had three analog sticks just literally snap and rendered useless). Only the official ones can withstand the abuse. ;)

EDIT: If you can't find an original GC pad, find the white ones Nintendo made for Wii. They have longer cords too.

1st party usually last longer, but the joint sticks always get messed up some how.

I bought two third party controllers. At least one of them was screwing up stick inputs, and one or both had buttons that became semi-functional. I opened up both of them to see what I could do, and I managed (though I have no idea how) to make one of them work fine except for the d-pad.

Do not buy third party GC controllers. They might be really cheap, but the quality is more than spotty.