Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with positive sentiment. Learn more.
This controller deviates significantly from its advertised autofire rate.
¶ General Information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Common Name | KMD Wireless Pro Controller with Turbo |
| Model | NS-1144 |
| Manufacturer | Kool Brands, LLC |
| Wireless? |  Yes |
| Leaderboard Legal? | Yes |
| Sentiment Power |  |
¶ Recommendation
Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with positive sentiment:
2022: This controller feels very close to the Switch Pro Controller. The build quality and feel is slightly cheaper, but it's very good for the price point.
¶ Programmability At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Turbo? | Yes |
| Turbo Button Remappable? |  No |
| How to activate? | Separate turbo button, change modes by holding the turbo button and tilting the right stick up and down |
| Custom Button Mapping? | No |
| Advertised Fire Rate (Hz) | 5, 12, or 20 |
| Turbo Time to Live (TTL) |  Long |
| All Turboed Buttons on Same Duty Cycle? | No |
| Adjustable Stick Deadzone? | No |
Turbo: turbo functionality takes a long time to activate
¶ Detailed Turbo Information
| Mode | Actual Hz | Distance under leaderboard cap |
|---|---|---|
| Wired (5Hz) | 6.3 | -6.7 |
 Wired (12Hz) |
12.5 | -0.5 |
| Wired (20Hz) | 21.5 | Above cap |
| Wireless (5Hz) | 2.9 | -10.1 |
| Wireless (12Hz) | 6.1 | -6.9 |
| Wireless (20Hz) |
12.2 | -0.8 |
preferred modes for Dread speedrunning
Turbo: turbo speed is significantly lower than the leaderboard cap
¶ Turbo Gold Skip
| Mode | 0 Lock? | 1 Lock? | 2 Lock? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wired (5Hz) | No |
No |
No |
| Wired (12Hz) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wired (20Hz) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wireless (5Hz) | No |
No |
No |
| Wireless (12Hz) | No |
No |
No |
| Wireless (20Hz) |
No |
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 | TBD |
¶ Stick Assessment
- Hardware: solid feel, rotates smoothly, accurate despite bad stick circularity
- Firmware: digital notches, stick circularity is overly squarish (anecdotal)
¶ Buttons At a Glance
| Question | Answer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Paddles? | No |
||
| Back Paddle Turboable? | N/A | ||
| Y Button Shape | Convex | ||
| Trigger Type | Digital | ||
| Actuation force (g) | Not measured | ||
¶ Button Assessment
- Hardware: grip is ergonomic, d-pad feels great and doesn't misinput
- Firmware: no reported issues
¶ Positive Sentiment
The D-Pad is better than the Pro Controller one, as it does not take false diagonals with the tiniest bit of pressure off center.
Sticks don't jitter nearly as bad as the 8BitDo Pro 2. Overall, the aiming accuracy feels way better than the 8BitDo.
¶ Negative Sentiment
Sticks have wide digital notches and a squarish stick circularity.
Wireless mode significantly lowers the turbo speed, sometimes by more than half.
