I wasn't sure whether to put this in tech talk or videogame talk so I chose here. I have been looking around, without much success, for a controller that I can use with my cell phone to play certain games. Ideally it would be a Snes style pad that connected through bluetooth to my android phone. Does anything like this exist? Any easy way I can do it myself?

If you have a rooted phone, they have programs whereby you can sync a wiimote. Not sure if PS3 controller has been hacked to work yet.

The wiimote is short on buttons, but yes I have seen that. I may just have to use that method, but it would not be ideal.

Google pops up multiple results for people creating one with an SNES controller and even a how-to.

Here is one:

http://hackaday.com/2010/05/10/makin...es-controller/

No need to root. This works great on my unrooted Droid X.

Also, I believe it works with the Classic Controller plugged into the WiiMote, which should provide more than enough buttons. It may require some extra configuration though.

That is a lot of chords and stuff just to have a physical controller for phone games. I was playing my PSP Go w/ a PS3 controller just the other day, so I would totally do it. But it seems like a bit of a hassle.

Well, it's one cord anyway.

I agree it's not ideal. I've never cared for the fact that the Classic Controller is dependent on the WiiMote. But it is easy and free if you already have a Wii with those controllers.

Unfortunately, it looks like the PS3 controller needs USB to pair with Bluetooth.

Yeah, it is annoying. I had to go to a friends house to sync it with my go. It is like when Sony was sitting down to design the process their first thought was "how would Nintendo do this?"