# USB Game Controller with SNES-like Layout
## Overview
This is a generic USB game controller which provides a two-handed gaming experience for retro gaming, or really any game you want to use a handheld rather than keyboard controller! Use it with your Raspberry Pi or desktop computer while playing emulated games, or as a controller to your CNC machine. It appears as a gamepad device (not a keyboard or mouse) which most games recognize.
The controller functions include a D-Pad, 2 Shoulder buttons, 2 Menu (Select / Start) and 4 Action (Classic X,Y,A,B) Buttons. It's powered through a USB-A Type connector.
This guide will demonstrate how to use CircuitPython and Arduino to read data from the controller and determine when buttons have been pressed.
## Parts
### USB Game Controller with SNES-like Layout
[USB Game Controller with SNES-like Layout](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6285)
This is a generic USB game controller, which plugs into to provide a two-handed gaming experience for retro gaming, or really any game you want to use a handheld rather than keyboard controller! Use it with your Raspberry Pi or desktop computer while playing emulated games, or as a...
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### Adafruit Fruit Jam - Mini RP2350 Computer
[Adafruit Fruit Jam - Mini RP2350 Computer](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200)
We were catching up on a recent [hackaday hackchat with eben upton](https://hackaday.io/event/202122-raspberry-pi-hack-chat-with-eben-upton) and learned some fun facts: such as the DVI hack for the RP2040 was inspired by
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### Adafruit Metro RP2350
[Adafruit Metro RP2350](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6003)
Choo! Choo! This is the RP2350 Metro Line, making all station stops at "Dual Cortex M33 mountain", "528K RAM round-about" and "16 Megabytes of Flash town". This train is piled high with hardware that complements the Raspberry Pi RP2350 chip to make it an excellent...
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### Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Type A Host
[Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Type A Host](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5723)
You're probably really used to microcontroller boards with USB, but what about a dev board with two? Two is more than one, so that makes it twice as good! And the **Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Host** is ** ** definitely double-the-fun of our other Feather...
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### Adafruit CH334F Mini 2-Port USB Hub Breakout
[Adafruit CH334F Mini 2-Port USB Hub Breakout](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5999)
Sometimes, you've got something with a USB host, like an embedded Linux board, and you want to connect more than one thing. Or maybe you want to turn something like a keyboard into a multi-device USB peripheral. The **Adafruit CH334F Mini 2-Port USB Hub...**
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### USB Type A Jack Breakout Cable with Premium Female Jumpers
[USB Type A Jack Breakout Cable with Premium Female Jumpers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4449)
If you'd like to connect a USB-host-capable chip to your USB peripheral, this cable will make the task very simple. **There is no converter chip in this cable!** It's basically a plain USB cable that's cut in half and with jumper sockets on the power and data...
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### USB Type A to Type C Cable - approx 1 meter / 3 ft long
[USB Type A to Type C Cable - approx 1 meter / 3 ft long](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4474)
As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit. This **USB Type A to Type C** cable will help you with the transition to USB C, even if you're still totin' around a USB Type A hub, computer or laptop.
USB C is the latest industry-standard connector for...
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- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/usb-game-controller-with-snes-like-layout/circuitpython.md)
## Primary Products
### USB Game Controller with SNES-like Layout
[USB Game Controller with SNES-like Layout](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6285)
This is a generic USB game controller, which plugs into to provide a two-handed gaming experience for retro gaming, or really any game you want to use a handheld rather than keyboard controller! Use it with your Raspberry Pi or desktop computer while playing emulated games, or as a...
In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6285)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/6285/guides)
## Featured Products
### Adafruit Fruit Jam - Mini RP2350 Computer
[Adafruit Fruit Jam - Mini RP2350 Computer](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200)
We were catching up on a recent [hackaday hackchat with eben upton](https://hackaday.io/event/202122-raspberry-pi-hack-chat-with-eben-upton) and learned some fun facts: such as the DVI hack for the RP2040 was inspired by
Out of Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6200)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/6200/guides)
### Adafruit Metro RP2350
[Adafruit Metro RP2350](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6003)
Choo! Choo! This is the RP2350 Metro Line, making all station stops at "Dual Cortex M33 mountain", "528K RAM round-about" and "16 Megabytes of Flash town". This train is piled high with hardware that complements the Raspberry Pi RP2350 chip to make it an excellent...
In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6003)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/6003/guides)
### Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Type A Host
[Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Type A Host](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5723)
You're probably really used to microcontroller boards with USB, but what about a dev board with two? Two is more than one, so that makes it twice as good! And the **Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Host** is ** ** definitely double-the-fun of our other Feather...
In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5723)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5723/guides)
### Adafruit CH334F Mini 2-Port USB Hub Breakout
[Adafruit CH334F Mini 2-Port USB Hub Breakout](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5999)
Sometimes, you've got something with a USB host, like an embedded Linux board, and you want to connect more than one thing. Or maybe you want to turn something like a keyboard into a multi-device USB peripheral. The **Adafruit CH334F Mini 2-Port USB Hub...**
In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5999)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5999/guides)
### USB Type A Jack Breakout Cable with Premium Female Jumpers
[USB Type A Jack Breakout Cable with Premium Female Jumpers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4449)
If you'd like to connect a USB-host-capable chip to your USB peripheral, this cable will make the task very simple. **There is no converter chip in this cable!** It's basically a plain USB cable that's cut in half and with jumper sockets on the power and data...
In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4449)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4449/guides)
### USB Type A to Type C Cable - approx 1 meter / 3 ft long
[USB Type A to Type C Cable - approx 1 meter / 3 ft long](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4474)
As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit. This **USB Type A to Type C** cable will help you with the transition to USB C, even if you're still totin' around a USB Type A hub, computer or laptop.
USB C is the latest industry-standard connector for...
In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4474)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4474/guides)
## Related Guides
- [Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Type A Host](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-rp2040-with-usb-type-a-host.md)
- [Adafruit CH334F Mini USB Hub Breakouts](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ch334f-mini-4-port-usb-hub-breakout.md)
- [Adafruit Metro RP2350](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-metro-rp2350.md)
- [Adafruit Fruit Jam](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-fruit-jam.md)
- [CircuitPython USB VID/PID Reporter](https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-usb-vid-pid-reporter.md)
- [Using a Keyboard with USB Host](https://learn.adafruit.com/using-a-keyboard-with-usb-host.md)
- [DOOM Keeb](https://learn.adafruit.com/doom-keeb.md)
- [Plotting Offline Data - JSONL to CSV files, filters and graphs](https://learn.adafruit.com/plotting-offline-data-jsonl-to-csv-files-filters-and-graphs.md)
- [Using a Mouse with USB Host](https://learn.adafruit.com/using-a-mouse-with-usb-host.md)
- [Breakout Game on the Metro RP2350 and Fruit Jam](https://learn.adafruit.com/breakout-game-on-metro-rp2350-and-fruit-jam.md)
- [CircuitPython Text Editor On The Go](https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-text-editor-on-the-go.md)
- [Case for Feather RP2040 USB Host](https://learn.adafruit.com/case-for-feather-rp2040-usb-host.md)
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