{"id":34337,"date":"2025-04-18T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/?p=34337"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:13:56","slug":"radpad-controller-vectrex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/radpad-controller-vectrex\/","title":{"rendered":"RadPad Controller [Vectrex]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past few years, I kept coming across the RadPad controller for the Vectrex console, but I never quite managed to place an order. Since this controller is usually offered in the Vectrex Facebook group rather than through a standard online store, it is easy to miss out on it. In 2024, I finally succeeded\u2014Oliver Radford from England sent me a unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this bit of fun doesn't come cheap: \u20ac135 is a hefty price tag for an accessory of this kind. Yet anyone who has ever looked for an original controller knows you\u2019d practically have to pawn a kidney to afford one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analog stick is significantly larger than the original. This isn't an issue for users with large hands, but for others, it might feel too big. Of course, that is a matter of personal preference\u2014much like the button layout. The buttons are arranged in a curve, which can feel unfamiliar at first, especially when a game requires the use of all four. Some players prefer a horizontal layout, but you can't please everyone. In any case, the product photos clearly show what to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"fade\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"RadPad\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-36243\" data-id=\"36243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-oben-1-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-oben-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-oben-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-oben-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">RadPad<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"RadPad - seitlich\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-36244\" data-id=\"36244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-seitlich-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-seitlich-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-seitlich-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-seitlich.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">RadPad &#8211; seitlich<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"RadPad - Stick\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-36245\" data-id=\"36245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Stick-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Stick-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Stick-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Stick.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">RadPad &#8211; Stick<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"RadPad - Buttons\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-36242\" data-id=\"36242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Knoepfe-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Knoepfe-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Knoepfe-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Knoepfe.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">RadPad &#8211; Buttons<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"RadPad - unten\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-36246\" data-id=\"36246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-unten-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-unten-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-unten-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-unten.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">RadPad &#8211; unten<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this sounds a bit critical so far - don't worry! Here come the positive aspects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Very good build quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Successful, professional design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rapid response from the joystick and buttons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Precise analog stick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excellent alternative to the original controller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pleasantly long cable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After my initial tests, I can confidently say: I prefer the RadPad to the original controller. Games are more precise to control and feel better overall. While the stick has a slightly longer travel, it doesn't feel sluggish at all \u2013 quite the opposite! I was particularly impressed by the accuracy, making the RadPad a great alternative for all Vectrex fans.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In den letzten Jahren bin ich immer wieder auf den RadPad-Controller f\u00fcr die Vectrex-Konsole gesto\u00dfen, aber es hat nie mit einer Bestellung geklappt. Da dieser \u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[494],"tags":[4843,4737],"class_list":["post-34337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vectrex","tag-englisch-verfuegbar","tag-hardware"],"modified_by":"Jungsi","wp-worthy-pixel":{"ignored":false,"public":"769994a33d6f4599b3074ec5bea1a434","server":"","url":"https:\/\/vg05.met.vgwort.de\/na\/769994a33d6f4599b3074ec5bea1a434"},"wp-worthy-type":"normal","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/RadPad-Knoepfe.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42514,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34337\/revisions\/42514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}