Game Gripper for Epic 4G

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Got my game-gripper today in the mail. Playing with it now... Games are soooo much easier now. Getting my Double Dare on as I type this

 

[|-KGB-|CaptHowdy]

Got my game-gripper today in the mail. Playing with it now... Games are soooo much easier now. Getting my Double Dare on as I type this

make sure you leave more details in the next few days

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

make sure you leave more details in the next few days

Will do. I have a non-stop flight to LA (from Florida). Will have plenty of time to wear out the buttons then

 

[HAAS599]

Won't get mine until Christmas morning. Looking forward to the Andrew review of this. Most I've read and seen on youtube have been good.

 

[dragonol2]

Got my game-gripper today in the mail. Playing with it now... Games are soooo much easier now. Getting my Double Dare on as I type this

Got mine in the mail yesterday... it is AWESOME!!! I had to change the mapping of the buttons a little bit to match with the Game Gripper layout, but once I did that I was good to go. Super Mario Kart was my first ROM that I downloaded, and it was so much easier with the Game Gripper... I will definitely co-sign on its advantages vs. just using the normal keyboard... more ROMs, here I come!

 

[Giblet]

The D pad does not have the same travel as the other buttons but it has not been problem. Gameplay has been amazing. For any gaming enthusiast its a $15 well spent. Also I ordered a set of blue buttons and the "xbox" set and the blue ones have a much better feel.

 

[excalis]

I just received my Game Gripper today, the fit isn't perfect but works well enough. I noticed that the top directional button does not align properly and do not feel the click like on the other ones. It seems like stretching it left a bit does the trick but just moves back after a bit.

The pad rocks for RPGs for sure but tried Space Megaforce (SHMUP)and worked pretty good with just a few minor response issues (not sure if it is due to the keypad or the Gripper, it will not ever beat a dedicated pad but works fine). Over all for the price it is pretty good, just needs to be tweaked or modified for a better fit.

It has a hole for the USB plug but I may just cut it and have it fit over the cable instead of it going through since it does not line up well. As mentioned on other sites/reviews, you cannot use it with a hard shell case as it is made to fit flush with the device without one. I am sure it could be modified to fit with some of the hard shells though.

Anyway, for the money it is pretty sweet and turns your Epic into a classic gaming machine! Hopefully it will fit with my Yoobao extended battery I ordered for lengthy gaming sessions.

 

[zipxavier#AC]

Did the Game Gripper work with your Yoobao battery?

 

[HAAS599]

There has been a new Dpad released for the Epic GameGripper. It costs $4 if you already bought the first version. The new Dpad is supposed to have a better rocking motion and be more like a SNES controller.


EDIT: I purchased the upgraded Dpad and it is much better.

 

[heresy_fnord]

I ordered mine today. Since it's listed on the site as V2 I assume I'm getting the newer one with the better Dpad. I ordered the "SNES" version, not because I like the SNES, but more because I just wanted colors so buttons were easy to see / map.

I'll update here after I get it and get to try it out.

 

[rollin77]

I have an Otterbox case. The gripper does not work real well (as they state on their website) with a case. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to get it to work better with the case, or should I just get rid of the case all together?