You say you stopped using this because you bought the ASCII pad? Have you ever actually used that thing? I ask because its an enormous piece of total crap. The worst pad I've ever owned, especially compared to a Saturn pad, which is the best pad I've ever owned. Worse than a stock DC pad. The crappiest product ASCII ever produced, IMO.
The amazing part is that the ASCII pad actually gets worse the more you use it. The D-Pad seems to be made from cheese.