Got me a n64 with tons of my favorite games. The guy sold me

I use a controller with one of those GC-style replacement joysticks. It works perfectly for all of my games except for Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. Super Mario 64 has some issue where the game sometimes acts as if the joystick is being pressed upward on its own. Only slightly though, since it causes Mario's sneaking animation to play without him actually moving. It can still make navigation tedious, and has resulted in a few deaths. Anyway, enough rambling.

As for the original analogue stick, they just become loose and shitty after years of use. Pretty lame, but it's unavoidable as far as I know. An easy "fix" is to open the little plastic compartment that holds the analogue stick in place, and wrapping the underside of the stick itself in tape. It's difficult to explain, but a few seconds of googling might tell you more. Personally, I've never had any luck with this method.

Your best option would either be to replace the analogue stick, or just buy a new controller altogether.

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I avoided exchanging sticks until it was absolutely necessary when most of my controllers started dying or their sticks became too loose. Actually I enjoy a certain grade of looseness due to me playing rather casually, so the stiffness of the replacements bothered me. Apply some silicone spray and use the controller, it will come with time.

>>3686139
>Is there a way I can "fix" something up?
Use an emulator with a better controller?

>>3686748
N64 emulation is pretty shit. It runs, but the experience can be pretty far from authentic, depending on the game.

>>3686930
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/nintendo-64-vulkan-low-level-emulator-parallel-pre-alpha-release/