The Padless Project is a passion project with the goal of designing and manufacturing fully-compatible retro controllers that use reliable, modern hardware. It is a project that aims to put an end to the days of ruined games, unpredictable controllers, and bottomless frustration. Our goal from the start has been to not only level the Esports playing field with a perfectly functional and consistent controller, but to redefine the retro gaming experience on the whole.
We believe everyone deserves to play their favorite games free from the interruptions that faulty controllers cause. Padless frees the player of all limits—with a Padless, your skill ceiling is no longer set by your controller, and you'll feel directly wired into the game like never before.
Testimonials from top competitors in the Classic Tetris® community.
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Blue Scuti
First to Beat Tetris® · 6× CTM Masters Event Winner
"I swap out the pads, most of the time this fixes it but sometimes I end up switching shells, and maybe motherboards. Have had a few times where I could shake the controller and get 30hz inputs."
Sidnev
CTM Masters Event Winner · CTWC Finalist
"Double flips were usually just cooked pads and could just replace them with any rotation pads no modification needed... Usually replacement is needed because they are just too worn out."
Giovanni
CTWC DAS Winner · CTM DAS Masters Winner
"Throughout my career, I have experienced all kinds of controller faults. In fact, I have a whole ritual for addressing controller troubles: check if it's in my head, look for anything broken, clean the motherboard, swap pads..."
The visionary responsible for the Padless controller, Ava's love for problem-solving, her background as a maker, and her lifelong appreciation for quality gaming peripherals saw her designing and selling the very first Padless controllers. Making the controller was the easy part—after spending thousands of hours working through countless iterations, she noticed how much attention Padless had attracted, and began the hard work of building a premium brand around her invention.
A lifelong fan of gaming and methodical planner, Katie's arrival to the team finally let Padless transform from a passion project into a proper company. As the second full-time member of the team, she is responsible for manufacturing and shipping all of our controllers, on top of managing the essential organizational work that keeps the business moving forward.
Project Founder
A competitive retro gamer for over half a decade, Ben's dream of an NES controller powered by modern hardware and his engineering mind were the place from which the Padless Project was born. Nearly two years later, he still contributes to the now-company with his expertise in electrical engineering.
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