This is a Controller Research Guide recommended controller. Learn more.
Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with positive sentiment. Learn more.
¶ General Information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Common Name | FUNLAB Firefly |
| Model | FLPR009B (manual) |
| Manufacturer | FUNLAB Inc. |
| Leaderboard Legal? |  Yes |
| Connection Modes | Bluetooth Wireless, Wired USB |
| Battery Bank Capacity |  950 mAh |
| Sentiment Power |  |
this controller has been reported to have short battery life, especially if you turn the lights on
¶ Recommendation
Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with positive sentiment:
2024: Comfortable controller with great sticks, optimal turbo speed, and low-impact buttons. The digital triggers feel solid like an OEM Pro Controller. Altogether a perfect controller for Dread speedrunning.
¶ Programmability At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Turbo? | Yes |
| Companion software? |  No |
| Custom Button Mapping? | XL and XR only |
| Adjustable Stick Deadzone? | No |
| Adjustable Analog Curve? | No |
| Macro Functionality? | No |
| Can be remapped in Nintendo Switch software? | Yes |
¶ Turbo At a Glance
This controller has two turbo modes: a traditional turbo mode, and a "lightswitch" turbo mode, where pressing the button once activates the autofire for that button without needing to hold the button down. Pressing the same button again turns off the autofire. When you need to deactivate turbo for a specific button, you will have to hold
Tand press the desired button twice.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Turbo Button Remappable? | No |
| Adjustable Turbo? | Yes |
| "Sanity Check" Indicator? | No |
| How to adjust turbo speed? | Hold T, then press up or down on the right analog stick |
| How to activate turbo function? | Hold T, then press desired button |
| Is there a global turbo reset function? | hold turbo button for 5 sec. |
| Advertised Fire Rate (Hz) | 5, 12, 20 |
| Turbo Time to Live (TTL) | Short |
| All Turboed Buttons on Same Duty Cycle? | Unknown |
¶ Detailed Turbo Information
| Mode | Actual Hz | Distance under leaderboard cap |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth (slow) | 5.1 | -7.9 |
 Bluetooth (medium) |
12.5 | -0.5 |
| Bluetooth (fast) | 20.0 |
Above cap |
| Wired USB (slow) | 5.0 | -8.0 |
| Wired USB (medium) |
12.5 | -0.5 |
| Wired USB (fast) | 20.0 | Above cap |
preferred modes for Dread speedrunning
BT packet loss of more than 1Hz observed at distances as little as 4ft away from the console
¶ Turbo Gold Skip
| Mode | 0 Lock? | 1 Lock? | 2 Lock? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth (slow) | No |
No |
No |
| Bluetooth (medium) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bluetooth (fast) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wired USB (slow) | No |
No |
No |
| Wired USB (medium) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wired USB (fast) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
preferred modes for Dread speedrunning
¶ Sticks At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analog Layout Style | Switch |
| Analog Sensor | Potentiometric sensor |
| Stick Circularity Average Error (SCAE) |  0.1% |
| Advertised SCAE | Not provided |
¶ Stick Assessment
- Solid feel, rotates smoothly.
¶ Buttons At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Back Paddles? | Yes |
| Back Paddle Turboable? | Yes, unless programmed to + - LS RS. Turbo setting is shared with face button. |
| Back Paddle Assignable Buttons | All |
| Y Button Shape | Convex |
| Trigger Type | Digital |
| Actuation force (g) | 80 |
| Button Firmness | Soft |
¶ Button Assessment
- Face and shoulder buttons are of a similar quality to the official Pro Controller.
¶ Breakage Reports
Button breakages reported through anecdotal consumer use:
L/R: 1 person, 2 units
¶ Positive Sentiment
Comfortable controller with great sticks, optimal turbo speed, and low-impact buttons. The digital triggers feel solid like an OEM Pro Controller. Altogether a perfect controller for Dread speedrunning.
The only third-party Switch Pro Controller alternative I've used where the potentiometric sticks don't have digital notches.
¶ Negative Sentiment
Controller has kind of a cheap, creaky feel.
Back buttons are easy to accidentally program while playing.
The battery drains extremely quickly, especially if you play with the lights turned on.
Seems unusually susceptible to Bluetooth interference.
The controller will sometimes randomly disconnect in Wired mode.
¶ Autofire Data
This controller's turbo speed was verified using a combination of clicker testing and autofire testing using hacked Nintendo Switch consoles. Learn more.
¶ Slow (Bluetooth)
(image provided by Metroll)
¶ Medium (Bluetooth)
(image provided by Arcanox)
¶ Fast (Bluetooth)
(image provided by Metroll)
¶ Slow (Wired USB)
Coming soon
¶ Medium (Wired USB)
(image provided by Charlotte Aranea)
¶ Fast (Wired USB)
Coming soon
¶ Circle Test Video
¶ Breakages and Defects by Component
Breakages and defects reported through anecdotal consumer use:
| Part | # Units | # Players |
|---|---|---|
| Left Stick | 0 | 0 |
| Right Stick | 0 | 0 |
| A/B/X/Y | 0 | 0 |
| L/R | 2 | 1 |
| ZL/ZR | 0 | 0 |
| L3/R3 | 0 | 0 |
| +/- | 0 | 0 |
| XL/XR | 0 | 0 |
| ML/MR | 0 | 0 |
| T | 0 | 0 |
| Haptic Adjust Button | 0 | 0 |
| Backlight Adjust Button | 0 | 0 |
| LEDs | 0 | 0 |
¶ Accounts
¶ Breakage Account
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purchased | December 2023 |
| Breakage occurred | January 2024 |
| Scenario | Intervention |
|---|---|
| TBD | TBD |