The Life & Death of Mad Catz [LGR Tech Tales]

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This episode covers the story of Mad Catz, the company behind everyone's least-favorite controllers and surprisingly good arcade sticks. Join me in LGR Tech Tales, looking at stories of technological inspiration, failure, and everything in-between!
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@LGR 6 лет назад

Update: Mad Catz is back from the dead! Well, they're back in the sense that the brand was acquired by a manufacturing firm in China that used to build certain Mad Catz devices. They've also been restructured under new management than the old Mad Catz completely and that is probably for the best. Doesn't seem like they're doing fight sticks anymore either, at least not yet. www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-01-04-mad-catz-returns-under-new-management

@imaysin97 6 лет назад

Lazy Game Reviews just about to tell you the same, thanks for keeping up...😉😉

@ChowYunThin 6 лет назад

Damn, with the quickness LGR!

@Mr__Joe 6 лет назад

Cool!

@ComandanteJ 6 лет назад

I'm really glad... yeah, most mad catz things i own are crappy, but they are part of my childhood and i could never have played coop Halo without their cheap-ass controller.

@imemyself2820 6 лет назад

The Life and Death of MadCatz - then came their Resurrection! Very much like the storyline in many videogames. Very poetic, if I may say so :)

@ratshitstrap8622 6 лет назад

I like how when a company goes from being absolute crap to starting to make good products, they go bankrupt.

@Sion4000 6 лет назад

ISHERWOOD75 they're never able to shake off the stigma from their earlier products.

@JoelRiter 5 лет назад

Well, you also have to remember that back in the late 80s going into the 90s, many of us gamers were kids. We had no money of our own. Even if your parents were awesome enough to not get you engaged in the console wars (I was lucky to have a SNES Genesis and PC, I was actually kinda poor... But how that came about was another story), the reality is, the OEM peripherals could still be expensive. So, parents would end up getting the cheaper 3rd party açcessories. Mainly because of the expense and not knowing better. Come the 6th gen or so, many of us had our own jobs at last. So many of us would just buy OEM, since we knew better. Mad Catz had to go niche because of this. Hell, I have a 4 year old now who is starting to play vidya. You think I want to use a 3rd party controller for her, my wife, or myself? It literally came down to a huge change in who was actually purchasing the products.

@PillsforSleep 5 лет назад

That 360 avatar is fucking me up

@spankthemonkey3437 4 года назад

ISHERWOOD75 they had a bad reputation in 99 with me. I got a steering wheel for Gran Turismo 1. It sucked, it was too sensitive. You turn the wheel a little i turned all the way no way to correct your steering

@demonicentity4u481 4 года назад

@@PillsforSleep I started crying

@1cme1 6 лет назад

i feel like every kid had the experience of being in the game store with your mom to buy a new controller, and you want the OEM one, but your mom sees the mad catz and says you have to get it instead because its cheaper. no kid ever intentionally bought these things, we just endured them.

@JUSXTREME96 6 лет назад

Guts yep

@SgtTwilight 6 лет назад

Pretty much..

@SoundFantasy 6 лет назад

Yeah they suck. The annoying friend would always get the mad catz controller during a 4 player smash tournament

@CheesyCore 5 лет назад

although the more expensive line, the R.A.T was one of the better bluetooth mice out there

@RageUnchained 5 лет назад

So true

@yeyeyeye8342 4 года назад

as a impoverished child with siblings the affordability was a godsend, if they were any more expensive we would have never been able to play together

@MaoRatto 20 дней назад

PS2 Gaming in the 2000's for me as well.

@CertifiedNEETClassic 6 лет назад

"Cash-in on the Ouya." *Oh no.*

@vamwolf 5 лет назад

Oh yeah!!!!! Kool aid man

@noraexplora3268 5 лет назад

OUYA was pretty neat ngl

@AtrociousAK47 5 лет назад

Soulja game console?

@ElTwOJaY 5 лет назад

Game filip is where it's at

@nobodys_winds6580 4 года назад

@@ElTwOJaY perfect for children with no necks!

@TheMelonFarmers123 7 лет назад

You know where you stand at your friends house if they give you a mad catz controller

@unrulyhamster4898 6 лет назад

this!! right fucking here! is the first thing i think of when i hear mad catz..

@chrisreynolds6391 6 лет назад

It's only polite to give your guest the good controller.

@yutosi2109 6 лет назад

I always used madcatz controller as first,my brother used the original controller for the game cube i don't want him to feel ashame.

@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube 5 лет назад

On port 4, trying to make the best of a double-thick one-prong N64 pad.

@danielandre2192 5 лет назад

So true but get a Mad Catz or generic but if it was me I’ll be play on your own not playing with no f-up controller 😂

@ozzie_goat 7 лет назад

Here bro, here's your controller.

@nussysnake 7 лет назад

*Hands him the clear green one with the off-centered analog stick*

@LouBoogaloo 7 лет назад

throws that shit on the ground and goes home

@kzzspf1 7 лет назад

We kept one just like that. We'd give it to 1st time Smash Brothers players on N64. Good times.

@ChaosHusky 7 лет назад

Agh, a brony! Can i smash your head in with one of those arcade sticks? :D jk

@Rasselgeiss 7 лет назад

Blowtorch the Robot Man when i played smash with my niece at her house I would take the madcatz controller because it was cool looking.

@bunsenb 5 лет назад

my mad cats ps2 memory card hasnt let me down in 17 years and i always thought it looked cooler the the standard ones

@chriswilkin3192 5 лет назад

Bunsen I remember that memory card, the see through blue one

@ultraretro8651 5 лет назад

I get a new madcatz memory card for ps1 month ago)

@juniorzoramac 5 лет назад

Fer sherr

@erikw792 4 года назад

Same here. My very first PS2 memory card was the Mad Catz Blue 8mb. It was along time before I ever owned a first party memory card. Never had a problem with my 3rd party cards. I heard bad things about the ones that exceed 1st party storage limits.

@SSJ2Aydan 4 года назад

Same but instead of PS2 it was GameCube

@OfficeHanchoBoxing 4 года назад

The Mad catz Speaker mic for the original Xbox was actually the longest working mic I had for that gen and next gen console. one very underrated product they put out.

@nr-dx4zz 2 года назад

Agreed that thing was a beast

@personguy6517 7 лет назад

seeing that mad catz GameCube controller brought back some unholy memories

@JimmyDPooper 7 лет назад

Mad Catz is dead? That's oddly kind of sad. I mean, I always hated their controllers and accessories, but they just seem like a huge part of my childhood.

@LegalizeTheNuclearBomb 7 лет назад

that's what I was thinking, it was always in the background.

@eliel1815shadow 7 лет назад

.... i was wondering if that would be a good idea to make a poop on....

@LegalizeTheNuclearBomb 7 лет назад

a what?

@Strangely_Sexy 7 лет назад

Yeah, the older controllers were nice... And then they went to shit.

@GreenChillZone 7 лет назад

It's another sad reminder of the decline of local multiplayer.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003 4 года назад

LOL I couldn't stop laughing at the player 2 comments, it is so true. Giving your friend the crappy controller was all part of the home-field advantage lol.

@ronaldblagg7298 Год назад

What's funny is that a Mad Catz PS2 controller was and still is used in our house. It's lasted since the early 2000's.

@JayHarring 7 лет назад

Great vid. This is the only channel (ive seen) that actually went into the history and reason for the bankruptcy of mad cats instead of showing a list of wacky controllers they made.

@LGR 7 лет назад

Thanks! It is precisely because of those lists that I wanted to make this episode. Nothing wrong with a vapid list every so often of course, but there are more fascinating aspects to their story than just "lulz the player 2 controller."

@Thoringer 7 лет назад

Couldn't have said it better! It is also the best vid I've seen on this channel so far. Earned my "Sub" now. One thing not mentioned is that they were far behind in creating the Star Citizen controllers - that just vanished into thin air and even Cloud Imperium Games allegedly never heard from Saitek (then still under Mad Catz) how they are coming along. CIG still hopes that Logitech follows through with the production.

@Pineappleparty 7 лет назад

JayHarring The Gaming historian Is a good Chanel

@alexmoriarty7265 7 лет назад

JayHarring also how he mentioned they did have good products like the street fighter fight pads

@DiversedBegal22 7 лет назад

JayHarring superpad 64 was the best

@Karma20XX 7 лет назад

Mad Catz controllers weren't great but it's kind of sad that they are gone. I think they went wrong by relying on Rockband so heavily. Never put all your eggs in one basket.

@robertt9342 7 лет назад

Karma well what likely got them in that position was them not focusing enough on a product/product line.

@Nicti987 7 лет назад

They did have some legit mobile controllers, and their mini controllers were great for toddlers...ish. I wasn't one to tell quality of a product when I used an OG PlayStation mini controller from them

@supergrizzidentity 7 лет назад

Robert T Yeah, they probably got into debt because they made way too many products. The Rat gaming mice were awesome. Honestly, as a consumer I thought that they were primarily focusing on enthusiast PC stuff for the past few years. I feel like they could still be around if that was their plan.

@pinkdragon6136 7 лет назад

Omg yeah, I have the MMo7, I don't even use it yet, waiting for a new pc build to hook it up. This really does bum me out, some of my favorite products were by mad catz =/ I literally just found out about the MMO and Rat series mice last year... My heart feels heavy.

@SageYT7709 7 лет назад

Karma They made some dope fightsticks tho. The TE2 is good af

@theindooroutdoorsman 5 лет назад

$80 Switch controllers... Mad Catz isn't the hero we deserve, but they're the hero we need.

@JonnyfromElma 4 года назад

Look up 8bitdo SN30 ProPlus

@geezus7833 4 года назад

RaiseTheSail were those around back in the days??

@JonnyfromElma 4 года назад

@@geezus7833 the newest one just came out about month ago, but 8bitdo has been making controllers for switch for a couple years now

@TheSefirosu200x 4 года назад

Jeez, I thought $60 for a new DualShock 4 was too much! The DS4 that came with my PS4 is the only one I have, and seeing as how it's not doing so hot, I really need a new one. Which I can't afford. Still, I can't be too mad about the price. If I had created such a masterpiece, such a perfect controller, I'd probably charge a lot for it, too.

@williamsanborn9195 3 года назад

The only reason why I remember Mad Catz is because I have a GameCube memory card from them that I've had for a little over 15 years. It doesn't have my original save data for a lot of my games anymore, but the fact that I still have my childhood memory card from them speaks volumes to me. When I heard they were going out of business, I was sad.

@TheSlackassCrew 7 лет назад

R.I.P 2nd player

@acidpurewarrior 7 лет назад

TheSlackassCrew not if its a PowerA

@tylerhorton6747 7 лет назад

Yeah they got replaced five year olds cunts on PS network and Xbox live lol

@Iivaitte 7 лет назад

I had many of those gameboy abominations, they saved me so often kids today don't know the struggle of needing to change batteries and find good lighting.

@tamaraadams1072 7 лет назад

I had to sit at the top of the stairs for the lighting haha

@devinwg6777 7 лет назад

Iivaitte I'm 19 and I still have my GBA so I know what's it is like.

@goufr3540 7 лет назад

Had several of those on my old GB Color, largely the external light and battery pack.

@nathankennedy8704 7 лет назад

Lorenzo Iannarilli the OG game boy isn't even that bad as far as lighting. The gameboy color and especially the Game Boy Advance were terrible though.

@dr.velious5411 7 лет назад

ikr, try playing Boktai, at any time either you've gone blind from glare, or you're gettting fucked over because you're not close enough to sunlight, it can be mitigated with a GBA SP and a blacklight, but damn, the GB(C) were even worse, I remember vaguely the hell of trying to find proper lighting to play Pokemon/Rolans Curse II. Also I'm pretty sure, you literally cannot play Hey You Pikachu without a mic, I had to plug in a generic garbage PC mic to the adapter to get anywhere.

@ryanespinoza7297 5 лет назад

I still remember my Mad Catz memory card for GameCube. It lasted the longest of them all

@Zeeruss 7 лет назад

I STILL have that Magic Gate PS2 memory card plugged into my PS2. Works great and I got it the day I got my PS2.

@mikemarks6136 7 лет назад

Strei Bullet me too I got myne as my 12th birthday present it was my first ps2

@crookycumbles 7 лет назад

Mad Catz revolutionized the arcade stick market, if it weren't for them affordable high end arcade sticks wouldn't be available now.

@esnethen5915 5 лет назад

Dang, I totally would've bought a controller that would zap me every time I took damage in a video game. That sounds freaking cool.

@chihirovx1774 3 года назад

dark souls

@functionatthejunction 3 года назад

It would only be a matter of time til some dum dum put the electrodes on their head or their genitals and BOOM lawsuit.

@JK-gm6kk 2 года назад

My friend had a cattle prod, that he would break out after we got good and drunk, circa 2004. So you could say I endured this IRL. Good times

@archer5319 4 года назад

When I needed a new controller and my mom didn’t want to pay full price, Mad Catz was there..

@ivan59380 7 лет назад

you should do more tech tales. they are interesting and you learn a lot from them.

@LGR 7 лет назад

There are many more: ru-vid.com/group/PLbBZM9aUMsjEVZPCDMl-lXOx50rSBNFQC

@RealLuckless 7 лет назад

Yes, but some of us have watched all of them already, and still want more... Great content, thank you for making them, and keep up the good work.

@jruonti 7 лет назад

I cant even imagine the efffort these need for research so I guess thats one reason they are not so common,. They are great tho!

@Crlarl 7 лет назад

He is doing more. This is evident because he has been making more.

@paulrippcord506 7 лет назад

Their Original Xbox controllers were insanely good. Especially their wireless micro-controller, it was smaller than the S-controller and moved the black and white buttons to the shoulders.

@99Pickles11 7 лет назад

Paul Rippcord agreed

@OfficialFedHater 7 лет назад

Paul Rippcord Nothing was better than the Duke. I loved that fat piece of lard.

@SuperFrodo95 7 лет назад

Actually, that sounds really good. There's nothing more infuriating than having the aircraft yaw controls in GTA on the black and white buttons. Let's just say that that particularly ergonomic deficiency was worked around with some creative helicopter piloting.

@iamnatman 7 лет назад

Agreed. The wireless xbox controller they did was amazing, and actually held up pretty well given their reputation for meh quality.

@jpxyUA 7 лет назад

PS2 wireless controllers were also good, at least the one I have (transparent one with rubber grips on sides)

@subliminal128 4 года назад

When you didn’t bring your own controller to your homies you knew you were getting the mad catz.

@TotalAnimeFreak456 5 лет назад

Mad Catz was a huge part of my gaming life as a child. I still have two GameCube memory cards and and RCA switcher for my TV, and they all work just as well as they did when my parents got them 15 years ago.

@kennan10101 7 лет назад

LGR uploads: good day LGR uploads a video about something that you clearly remember from childhood: great day

@proCaylak 7 лет назад

It's a relief seeing one more episode of Tech Tales. Also, it's sad to see that Mad Catz went bankrupt. Last but not least, 1987 doesn't feel like 30 years ago to me, wow!

@dooplon5083 7 лет назад

ProfesyonelCaylak Sounds like ne and the early 2000s

@jesuszamora6949 7 лет назад

ProfesyonelCaylak Makes ya feel old, doesn't it?

@proCaylak 7 лет назад

Jesus Zamora pretty much, considering I'm 21 and a friend calls me as "old f***" xD

@jesuszamora6949 7 лет назад

ProfesyonelCaylak Haha, imagine how I feel. I'm 39! This company's entire existence came and went in my lifetime.

@levicassidy9312 7 лет назад

i was born in 1987 haha........ dam i will be 30 this year....... now i feel old hahaha

@movingparts6270 6 лет назад

Can you really say you had a Gameboy, if you didn't also have a Madcatz screen light and magnifier.

@CptCPT-dl9lh 5 лет назад

Yes.

@jetalwarturtles6702 5 лет назад

What's wild is that I had the "abomination" full GBC accessory set but none of it had madcatz branding. In fact I recognized a bunch of products that I didn't know were madcatz the whole time

@AtrociousAK47 5 лет назад

Indeed, didnt even know it existed, and i used to play the original non color, non backlit one before i got my GBA SP

@saviorself1164 4 года назад

Mad catz made those? I had one, I just didnt know that they made it. That thing was a godsend for playing gameboy past bedtime

@strawsparky33 4 года назад

I had a gbc. No backlight. No mad catz light or magnifer. It was daytime playing or no playing at all lol.

@zetacod3 2 года назад

Man I freaking LOVE LGR. I watch atleast 5 videos a day. I've almost seen every episode. Seriously. Thanks brother for the amazing videos. Love the nostalgia.

@HermitMoth 7 лет назад

The mad catz N64 controllers are as appealing as a mad cat's litter box

@moviesrobert 7 лет назад

gothmoth64 so just as appealing as normal N64 controllers then...

@KaisTheFireWarrior 5 лет назад

They worked tho

@xupr4301 4 года назад

Mine didnt even last a month lol

@ThatCuteMacaw 7 лет назад

I remember the wireless Xbox controllers, funny to say I liked them better than the Microsoft ones because my brother always pulled the wired ones out.

@Infomaniac_Moment 7 лет назад

The Wireless Xbox 360 controllers were great aswell

@KakashiOkazaki 7 лет назад

I hated that at first, was super used to the buttons being there and the change just didn't sit well with me for years. I still think the buttons being so close to your thumb are a good idea.

@prfo5554 7 лет назад

I used to have a clear one years ago that broke on me within a year of owning it, unfortunately.

@biker932012 7 лет назад

I had two mad catz wireless controllers one clear and one black, I preferred the black because it had a duplicate of the black and white buttons above the left and right trigger buttons like the left and right bumper buttons on the 360 controllers. Unfortunately I lost them in a move.

@Borednesss 7 лет назад

Related to wireless and Mad Catz, I had issues with my Gamecube not powering on correctly and called the Nintendo hotline to troubleshoot. It ended up being the Mad Catz controller I had (Actually featured at 5:13) called the micro or something. But the technical support lady told me that the wireless Wavebird controllers were not licensed by Nintendo and recommended to not use them either.. even though they were designed and sold by Nintendo. Never bought Mad Catz again though

@Arismory 7 лет назад

I guess their 9 lives are up

@user-ht6px9wb9x 5 лет назад

That one guy who comments on random videos ooooooooohhhhhhh!!!!!!snap!!!

@PANZERFAUST90 4 года назад

their* for fuck's sake...

@JarodMoonchild1975 4 года назад

@@PANZERFAUST90 Couldn't have said it better myself, lol. People's ability to spell is dying, it seems... 😂😂😂

@PANZERFAUST90 4 года назад

@@JarodMoonchild1975 Public schools are shit.

@JarodMoonchild1975 4 года назад

@@PANZERFAUST90 Hey now, I went to public school, and I turned out alright. But if you don't have a brain to begin with, school's not gonna help, anyway. I'm bad at math, though. But that's kinda like dyslexia, just with numbers. I mean, I can do basic stuff, and I'm pretty decent with that. But then I reach a certain level of math, and then my brain just goes "Nope", lol. 😂😂😂

@movingparts6270 6 лет назад

My Mad Catz Gamecube controller was actually pretty good.

@FI5TY4OUR 4 года назад

the one with the nubs/ lines on the handle right ? i still have mine. fantastic for playong mortal kombat with.

@samhouston1288 4 года назад

The clear/see through ones? It's been years since I've used mine, but I don't remember ever disliking it. From what I remember, it was pretty good.

@SmeddyTooBestChannel 7 лет назад

R.I.P. Madcatz. Never again will we play Madden with our weird second-removed cousins during spring break with one of your controllers.

@Hardrockfan21 7 лет назад

I remember having an original Xbox Mad Catz controller I used to play with. It had shorter triggers than the standard. Making split screen Slayer on Halo 2 unfair for others >:)

@sitizenkanemusic 7 лет назад

Amen dude. I had the same controller you described. The action worked pretty good until the controller started falling apart. The sticks would lose responsiveness and the dead zone will grow bigger and bigger.

@notasian7620 7 лет назад

Hardrockfan21 yeah i used the clear green one with a macro it was pretty amazing for halo 2

@Zulf85 7 лет назад

Hardrockfan21 I had their PS1/2 controllers as a kid. the shape was different but I recall no problems - which they gave me the kind of advantage yours did lol

@CiscoZZZ-cs7ep 6 лет назад

I have an of Xbox controller from mad catz it's see through white with yellow. I Like it cuz it's big like the Duke but doesn't have the buttons like in a weird position. It's cool

@yushatak 6 лет назад

Oh is *THAT* why I liked my unofficial Xbox controller so much for Halo 2... I kinda feel mean now, rofl. I even placed decently in a tournament on release night for Halo 2 using that thing..

@eggwhites4983 5 лет назад

I actually loved my mad catz controllers, my brother and I would use them even when we had the original ones. I guess we just liked how they lit up and had a pretty intense rumble feature. Like it would make my hands go numb from how hard it would shake.

@amanoj318 6 лет назад

Always so well-researched with a huge amount of great information. Thanks, man, for always doing such a phenomenal job on everything you do. :)

@jamiecranton 7 лет назад

I have a Mad Catz gaming mouse mat i love it

@neikoo7785 7 лет назад

Try R.A.T 8 with that, fucking awesome mouse i really love it

@paramupadhyay987 7 лет назад

I have it too, its bloody awesome

@JunkTardis 7 лет назад

My fiancee and I both have RAT3 mice too! Only mouse I'll use

@Graystripe000 7 лет назад

I went through two Mad Catz M.M.O. T.E.'s over the course of two years. Loved them, but the scroll wheels were shit and the top row of macros on both of them broke. I'm keeping the empty shell of one of them as a personal reminder of how awesome it was to get my first gaming mouse. Next for me; the Swiftpoint Z.

@paramupadhyay987 7 лет назад

Just pick up a rat 8 if you can still find one, they are amazing and the scroll wheels are super satisfying.

@Bacxaber 7 лет назад

Say what you want about their off-brand controllers and such, the Mad Catz memory card is legendary.

@Bacxaber 7 лет назад

Grey gamecube memory card.

@lucianodebenedictis6014 7 лет назад

it had double capacity at half the price

@robintst 7 лет назад

Their PS2 memory cards were also a boon to people who had just got the system because there was a shortage of the official Sony ones for a good while at the time. We didn't care who made it as long as it worked right and that's one of Mad Catz's few stellar products of the time.

@CommodoreFan64 7 лет назад

Agreed I've had the same MadCatz GameCube memory card since late 04 that still works, and recently found another at a Goodwill that has data on it from 06 that still works, while I had an official Nintendo GameCube memory card crap out on me in less then 7 months back in 04.

@personguy6517 7 лет назад

yeah the mad catz ps2 memory card was one of their best products

@swissonrye802 4 года назад

my old mad catz n64 controller was the only thing to stand the hardcore abuse i put it through during 1000's of hours of super smash bros. and still works to this day

@rpvisual6192 4 года назад

The mini mad cats GameCube controller will still make you win any game of smash period

@haphazardninja 7 лет назад

Great content. Thanks for the work.

@LGR 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@mentalhealthnetwork 7 лет назад

Once you buy Mad Catz, you always go back . . . to someone else.

@plasticflower 7 лет назад

I have the SF4 arcade stick and think it's a good product. Although since Mad Catz is now gone, you're right in that I'll have to go to someone else next. :)

@kingyeayea397 7 лет назад

Mystery Media Group lol

@mentalhealthnetwork 7 лет назад

That was one of the few quality products they made. Most of their stuff failed as soon as you took it out of the box, or fell apart relatively soon after coming out of the box. (I'm looking at you wireless ps2 controller)

@phatboi202 7 лет назад

their saitek flight sticks were actually good though...

@PrinceDavid 7 лет назад

Unless you are playing with one of their Sanwa arcade sticks. They are really solid. The mice were fantastic. They really upped their quality later in life.

@mr.skribblez4724 4 года назад

I just want to point out that LGR is a trooper to the RU-vid world by doing what he loves, what we love - in such great/nostalgic taste all without a single AD. LGR!

@brandone7273 4 года назад

Hey man, I listen to/watch a lot of your videos while I'm working. I love your channel. I was a huge fan of g4techtv when I was a young teen, and with videos like this one I feel like you've really managed to pick up the torch from them. You're doing an outstanding job, please keep the videos coming.

@guardiane 7 лет назад

I still have a couple of their products...RIP Madcatz...another part of my past dead.

@Sonen10 6 лет назад

the only thing from Mad Katz I own is a white GameCube Controller. I bought it before the bankruptcy, so, well, we both have pieces of technology of a company no more.

@calciumrods1779 6 лет назад

My only x360 controller is from them...

@timhook2086 4 года назад

Yeah.... but do they work?

@veraxis9961 7 лет назад

Poor Mad Catz. They were certainly a household name, but mostly for all of the wrong reasons!

@StrykerMagnum 3 года назад

I had a GC controller and a 16x size GC memory card that both served me well, way better than they had any right to. I salute you Mad Catz, not everyone is as pleased with your products as I was, but you served me quite well, and Im thankful for that.

@cyberspectre8675 5 лет назад

4:48 I had that Dreamcast controller. It was actually quite good, and it lasted for as long as I used the console. But all the other mad catz controllers I had ALWAYS developed a heavy bias in their analog sticks, which made them useless.

@K3NnY_G 7 лет назад

Intriguing and amazingly well written as always Clint! I never get distracted or go from full-screen when I'm watching one of your Tech Tales videos, your writing really shines with these; always keeps me interested, perfect pacing.

@LGR 7 лет назад

Happy to hear it, thanks :)

@gracep2910 7 лет назад

My main memory of Mad Catz was their GCN memory card corrupting all my saves. Aaaaaargh!!!

@luvkirby4ever 5 лет назад

Same here! I had both a memory card (which corrupted much quicker than my other cards) and a purple Gamecube controller made by them that broke. My sister dropped it on the floor one day and the controller wouldn't stop vibrating when plugged in. Button inputs didn't work either after that >.

@psyberiusblack 5 лет назад

Such a bad uh memory...

@tornmien 4 года назад

because of sister.

@archer5319 4 года назад

That sucks my mad catz gcn memory card has held all my day for about 15 years guess I got lucky

@clayton8001 4 года назад

Great review! I always laughed at these controllers and always told my bro “don’t get a mad catz”

@ragnabob 4 года назад

Nice video and well put together!!!

@Vietmike 7 лет назад

This is easily becoming one of my favorite series on youtube, keep it up!

@BadcatGGEZ 7 лет назад

so i guess not all cats have nine lives.

@zyratavish 7 лет назад

Sit The Fuck Down

@jomanci 7 лет назад

Caaaaaaarlos

@autobotstarscream765 3 года назад

This cat had like 20 and it's back again! 😼

@Berttus 6 лет назад

I LOVE TECH TALES! The work you do is awesome!

@rogercheetoofficial 5 лет назад

Ah, the player 2 controllers, almost brings a tear to my eyes Mostly from remembering the agony they were to use

@ProbableKoz 7 лет назад

Wow. Had no idea they filed for bankruptcy. Working at Target in the electronics dept and afterwards as a GameStop manager their reputation definitely followed them for the 15 years I was in retail. I still have two of their Street Fighter Fightsticks. Those were rock solid.

@DriveCancelDC 6 лет назад

That's because Sanwa made the stick and buttons for the fight sticks (tournament editions / TE2 / etc), MadCatz had their own parts for the cheaper models and they were garbage.

@WarfaceAlex 7 лет назад

Woodgrain arcade controller next? get to work LGR, make it reality.

@Prisoner416 6 лет назад

3:16 I actually have that SNES controller and it's one of the BEST ones I've ever used. Kind of wish the d pad was more standard, but the buttons are super responsive, the extra l and r help, and turbo is a blessing.

@TheDarkstar826 5 лет назад

Mad catz is back but they are only focusing on PC.

@kenopsia9013 4 года назад

TheDarkstar826 fuck yeah eat it console scrubs

@dominicbofficial 4 года назад

@@kenopsia9013 wow man pc master race wow your so cool hahaha, actually no you arent. shut the fuck up and go back to reddit.

@user-gb7cl8np3p 3 года назад

@@dominicbofficial ok pc and console both have pros and cons, but shut up if you dont play on a samsung smart fridge

@ItsRawdraft2 3 года назад

@@dominicbofficial console shitter lmao

@cacomeat7385 3 года назад

@@user-gb7cl8np3p real gamers play on a smart thermostat

@pascalampere6098 7 лет назад

I have one or two madcatz gameboy camera to pc cables somewhere - that was a pretty nice product.

@CommodoreFan64 7 лет назад

Yeah their stuff was hit, or miss, like the cables, and memory cards being very well made for the price, but most of their controllers not so much so sadly.

@dailyblunts3935 7 лет назад

I feel like controllers are just harder to get right because of the moving parts, cables etc. There's so much feel to a controller, from the texture, shape and press of the buttons to the overall weight of it.

@predcon1 7 лет назад

Their third-party N64 controllers had longer-lasting analog sticks than the originals, I'll give them that.

@AddableStone13 7 лет назад

there's now 3rd party replacement joysticks for original n64 controllers, I think their made by hyperkin

@KaisTheFireWarrior 5 лет назад

True

@benjaminmaher8896 Год назад

Ok but I have had a gamecube controller from them, it has been 15 years since I got it and it hasn’t failed me ever.

@domformula1 6 лет назад

Great video. Over in the UK I’d personally never heard of MC until the PS1 steering wheel in 1996, but happened across a fair few bits and pieces since then. I hadn’t even realised they’d gone under.

@itsmemrnukki 7 лет назад

After a long week in school, I can finally relax, lay down and watch LGR. Fantastic!

@smokeydops 7 лет назад

So I won't be getting $20 Mad Catz joycons? :((

@deeskman1549 7 лет назад

smokeydops ik :(

@moviesrobert 7 лет назад

smokeydops no $30 joycon charging station that doesnt actually charge the joycons :(

@yakupsahin4710 6 лет назад

you might be able to get them now because Mad Catz are back

@Dingleberries 6 лет назад

RIP

@raabsand 6 лет назад

smokeydops you'll just have to order the generic copy directly yourself on ebay from China instead of madcats doing this, rebranding, and selling to you for more lmao

@itslikewhatever 5 лет назад

@ 3:20 I picked that Saturn pad up at a thrift store, having never heard of "High Frequency". Just assumed it was some unofficial or bootleg thing, but now I know. Thank you for teachin' me stuff, LGR!

@Skaera75b 5 лет назад

Thank you for this, Clint. I was really angry when Mad Catz closed down because the last I'd heard from Saitek (whom I love) was that they'd been taken over by them. Now, I know what went wrong for Mad Catz, I also know that Saitek is safe with Logitech. Thanks for cheering me up, dude.

@MLGRACCOON 7 лет назад

The mad cats original xbox controllers was awesome.

@traceyates1506 6 лет назад

MLGRACCOON it was the one situation where you and your brother actually fought for the Madcats controller. It was really comfortable

@vladg5216 6 лет назад

I have a couple of Mad Catz wireless xbox controllers that were made with the same tech as the wireless gamecube controllers. Considering the fact that microsoft never made a wireless controller for the original box, it's pretty cool that mad catz did it.

@salaciouscreations4323 5 лет назад

Totally agree those little pads were amazing then microsoft came out with the neo s but still not a candle to the madcatz

@crowningchristopher8273 4 года назад

Agreed. Totally comfy with the rubberized grips

@spankthemonkey3437 4 года назад

Snick Snack not every product they made was bad. Although in 99 i got one for Gran Turismo 1 and it was so sensitive i turn the wheel a little and it turned all the way took it back to Wal Mart exchanged it, same thing. I couldn't get a refund because it was Christmas present didn't have receipt lol.

@wimwiddershins 7 лет назад

Always great. Your writing and presentation skills are impressive Sir.

@LGR 7 лет назад

Thank you!

@ShoutingMeatball 4 года назад

Anyone remember how cool it was to have a wireless controller

@Jchooie 8 месяцев назад

Being a lil bro madkatz was a big part of my childhood... you will be forever missed

@TerribleTall 7 лет назад

There legacy will forever live on in secondhand stores across the world.

@CommodoreFan64 7 лет назад

Yep, you just have to finds the hidden gems in their bulk of crap like the memory cards, cables, Rat mice, and Arcade sticks are still worth picking up even 2nd hand.

@TerribleTall 7 лет назад

Rip Madcatz... They will be remembered (Not well.. But admirable)

@Fazeof1p 7 лет назад

I still have a couple of Madcatz ps2 memory cards. They still work. Younger sister had one of those gawdy looking orange ps2 controllers, pretty sure she still has it because it actually had a turbo function.

@OneBasedGod 4 года назад

What did turbo functions do.

@nathanclark2424 4 года назад

@@OneBasedGod they allow you to hold the button down to rapidly repeat a function, like jumping. Rather than tap the button repeatedly, you could just hold it down to jump continuously.

@lchambers56 4 года назад

Pretty interesting little documentary. I learned some things about Mad Katz that I didn't know before.

@dragoon1090 6 лет назад

I remember getting a gba link cable by mad catz when I was a kid. It was broken out of the box. Quality product.

@neuroflare 7 лет назад

I was definitely waiting for this one. God I hated my friends for getting Mad Cats controllers and shoving them off on me. Only controller I ever got that wasn't from the console manufacturer was a logitech wireless controller for the original xbox, that thing still works to this day, solid controller.

@Worstplayer 7 лет назад

Yeah old Logitech controllers were indestructible. Still using the Chillstream from 2007 or so as my main gamepad. It has a fan that blows the sweat off your hands, most comfortable thing ever. Would be actually a good fit for Oddware, one of few "gimmick" controllers that's actually good.

@shadownavi64 7 лет назад

I have a MadCatz GameCube controller that I still use to this day :)

@nadavrot 6 лет назад

Mad Catz arcade fight sticks were great. I happen to have their TE2, which is amazing. Arcade stick manufacturers today don't offer the same type of customization they offered, so I miss them dearly.

@RussianSevereWeatherVideos 3 года назад

Thanks for introducing that lovely tune - "Twin Shine" for me LGR!

@marco_evertus 7 лет назад

just perfect, the entire video is just perfect.

@prfo5554 7 лет назад

Just mentioning the name Mad Catz brings me a wave of nostalgia.

@tinyj4520 4 года назад

I bought Mad Catz everything. I must be super lucky because they never gave me problems.

@lonelytrixter 6 лет назад

Only thing I ever used Mad Catz controllers for was the turbo function (if they had it) during a couple of game events that required a lot of button mashing. The turbo function repeated hitting the last button you pressed along with the turbo button until you cancelled it. It was useful during mini-events or certain Mario Party games.

@platinumpenguin1 7 лет назад

Towards the end of mad catz's life they had those epic ass arcade sticks with actual good quality. RIP

@n646n Год назад

They're in the video...

@snowwhite7677 7 лет назад

They had a really good PS2 controller with the 4 bumper buttons in just the right place for piloting AC's In Armored Core 3. I used it to SPANK people's asses in that game!

@toohighstrung 4 года назад

I bought tons of madcatz controllers growing up and never had any issues with them

@TehAlekzi Год назад

Recently I grabbed my PS1 to play some games, looked around for the controllers and the only one I found was the Mad Catz Dual Force 2 Pro controller. Had some flashbacks of playing with it a lot and man, it's probably the best controller I've played with in the recent years. Sure it's in need of some restoration being old and well used, but the sticks are amazing, stiff and precise with tight centering spring.

@torquetheprisoner 7 лет назад

rest in peace mad cats our freinds will be for ever in youre debt. cos as if fuck we would give our freinds the good contoler

@SoukaDeezNutz 7 лет назад

Torque the prisoner I love The Suffering.

@torquetheprisoner 7 лет назад

Sir Justin of Port Town of Parm very uder rated game

@Silamon2 7 лет назад

The sequel was pretty awful, I think thats why it kinda died out. I really liked the original suffering though.

@torquetheprisoner 7 лет назад

i liked the oridginal the best as well i

@pedrochevez2090 7 лет назад

sephirothdawn2 I remember many months before Ties That Bind came out i was nearly all the time on the games website waiting on any new game images and the like. Lets just say i was super hyped for it and i enjoyed it quite a lot actually; as much as the original suffering. Oddly the only thing that threw me off from Ties is doctor killjoys voice sounds pitched up and overall sounds off. Other than that its a great game and the original too.

@mattdyer9544 6 лет назад

I have a Mad Catz R.A.T 3 looking for an upgrade, then the company goes bankrupt, just my luck.

@Toastkeonig 6 лет назад

you can still find the drivers. I found the ones for my rat 5 after about an hour. smart-technology-programming-software.software.informer.com/ here you go for the makros

@mattdyer9544 6 лет назад

König des Toasts I prefer the the older mice he odds ones (3,5,7,8), but I may pick up a newer X or something, if not a RAT 9.

@Toastkeonig 6 лет назад

ahh now i got it. You mean hadware upgrade. I thought your software was missing. I must say the rat 5 is like the 7 but without the modular part, but man its a nice mouse.

@mattdyer9544 6 лет назад

König des Toasts yeah, drivers can be found for anything on the Internet. My setup is white, So I like the odd ones.

@Toastkeonig 6 лет назад

understandable. I just use what i have already

@scotty1time 4 года назад

The light gun for Dreamcast worked really well as I recall.

@jarrodjob 4 года назад

scotty1time I scrolled through all of the comments for this.... the house of the dead controllers were the jam. I had two of em.

@EuphoricBloodLust 4 года назад

For christmas 2016, my partner of the time bought me a Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E 7 keyboard (I'd picked it out, and covered the shipping & import duties from the US) - initially it was quite good (despite the latest drivers available at the time not being signed for Windows 10 x64), and I certainly liked the programability of it's touchscreen LCD, but after a while it tended to get rather unstable rather quickly (firmware crashes, particularly when playing certain games - most of which didn't even use any MC APIs, go figure)... Moved it to my work Win7 PC, where it lasted another year and a spit before getting unstable there too - been boxed for the last couple of months

@vDeadbolt 4 года назад

The only good thing about Madcatz were those fight sticks. They were considered one of the best sticks in the market. Now Razer has taken its place in the stick market, it isn't as one-sided as Mad Catz domination in the FGC.

@benlogicfactsshapiro Год назад

Mad Catz was the highest quality of the low quality imo. They made wireless xbox original controllers that were ok. They at LEAST gave us an option, despite not being the best.