You can get the cheap pads off of egay for around $40 for 2. Official Konami pads are expensive though, so unless you really plan on play it alot, it wouldn't be worth it, especially to learn on. They range from $70 to $100 each. I haven't been able to find the Konami ones anywhere for a decent price, so I've had to stick with the ones I got off of egay. Of course, if I went to Japan, I could probably get the Konami ones for the $70 I'm willing to pay. If you want the best pad from Konami, get the DX pad. Has a foam support and the pad, but runs about $150. There's also a supposedly hard pad like those in the arcades.. but I don't think I'd want to see the price of that...