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« on: November 19, 2014, 06:21:13 PM »

Best: Gamecube for 3D, Super NES for 2D.  Both are easy choices.  Super comfortable and the buttons just feel and function perfectly.  I literally can't play a 2D game if I could use a SNES controller but I'm not.  The Gamecube has the best joystick on any console ever and the unique layout is ingenious. 

Worst: Xbox 360.  Obviously made by people who have no clue what they are doing.  The layout is just a recreation of the first Xbox controller, which got it's cues from the Dreamcast, so that's fine, but everything is stiff and rubbery and just blows.  The D-pad is also the single worst I can think of.

Discuss, nerds. 
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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2014, 06:26:12 PM »

I'll always be partial to the Playstation controller. That was a classic.
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« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2014, 06:30:40 PM »

Best: Gamecube
Worst: Xbox 360. N64 also get's an honorable mention, but only on the few games that require using both the L and Z buttons. It's fine otherwise.
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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2014, 01:13:32 AM »

Best: Saturn for 2D, N64 for 3D (formerly the Cube,but my hands got big)

Worst: Atari 5200
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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2014, 02:04:32 AM »

Best: SNES. PS1 comes close, but SNES is just too beautifully simple.

Worst: The Atari Jaguar. Played it once at some guy's video game store. Jesus Christ, who the hell designed this?
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« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2014, 04:28:56 AM »

Best: SNES. PS1 comes close, but SNES is just too beautifully simple.

Worst: The Atari Jaguar. Played it once at some guy's video game store. Jesus Christ, who the hell designed this?

Almost as bad as the Colecovision.

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« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2014, 04:38:11 AM »

Best-N64
Worst-that's tougher.  My first thought was the stick and button Atari 2600 controller, but it's simple and effective (and durable).  So I'm going to go with the paddles for the Atari 2600.  One side or the other always seemed to be "shaky" and most of the games designed for them sucked.
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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2014, 10:36:31 AM »

Checked out of games a long time ago, but I loved the basic NES controller - easy to hold, the arrow keys were fluid, and God, they could take a beating, lol. I think the SNES controller was great too, yeah. It was the "dog bone" design, I think.

Worst? Don't know. You remember the NES Advantage? It was really cool, but very awkward. I'd try to sit with it in my lap and it would always move around. But it was cool on style alone.
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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2014, 12:17:10 PM »

Checked out of games a long time ago, but I loved the basic NES controller - easy to hold, the arrow keys were fluid, and God, they could take a beating, lol. I think the SNES controller was great too, yeah. It was the "dog bone" design, I think.

Worst? Don't know. You remember the NES Advantage? It was really cool, but very awkward. I'd try to sit with it in my lap and it would always move around. But it was cool on style alone.

Yea man.  I had the worst temper when I was a kid.  I used to slam that things around like nobody's business.  They could survive a nuclear Armageddon, and the cockroaches would be taking up video games.
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2014, 01:04:27 PM »

Checked out of games a long time ago, but I loved the basic NES controller - easy to hold, the arrow keys were fluid, and God, they could take a beating, lol. I think the SNES controller was great too, yeah. It was the "dog bone" design, I think.

Worst? Don't know. You remember the NES Advantage? It was really cool, but very awkward. I'd try to sit with it in my lap and it would always move around. But it was cool on style alone.

Yea man.  I had the worst temper when I was a kid.  I used to slam that things around like nobody's business.  They could survive a nuclear Armageddon, and the cockroaches would be taking up video games.

My choice is the gamecube controller, the worst is probably the big clunky version of the Xbox original controller.

The Gamecube was built like a tank. I don't think it would break if I slammed it against a tree.
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« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2014, 01:06:36 PM »

The Jaguar was excellent for games like Doom, and the D-Pad was good,...but then again, my hands are big and most controllers cramp them up (like the PlayStation controllers)
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« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2014, 01:14:24 PM »

The Jaguar was excellent for games like Doom, and the D-Pad was good,...but then again, my hands are big and most controllers cramp them up (like the PlayStation controllers)

Was it?  It was advertised as a 64-bit system but lacked a joystick, inexplicably had no shoulder buttons, and only 3 action buttons.  I know it had that keypad, but anybody would have to look down at it to select the options on the overlay. 
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« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2014, 01:40:16 PM »

"Yo you wanna play Quarterback Club?"
"Yeah"
"Alright, I call 49ers, here's the controller



you want a soda?"
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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2014, 03:11:33 PM »

Best: GameCube, PS4


Worst: Original Xbox "Duke" felt like a bowling ball with buttons.
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« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2014, 03:14:36 PM »

Am I the only one here that doesn't think the GC controller is the best thing ever. SomecallmeJohnny nearly worships the thing
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« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2014, 05:56:33 PM »

RCA Studio II
It had a built-in keypad controller for both player A and player B.
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« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2014, 06:08:46 PM »

Atari joystick, the Sega Megadrive/Genesis pad and the never beaten Playstation One pad.
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« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2014, 12:26:20 AM »

Am I the only one here that doesn't think the GC controller is the best thing ever. SomecallmeJohnny nearly worships the thing

Yes, HP. 

I'm tickled that the Gamecube is making a big retro comeback.  It's become quite popular to collect for.  I bought a GC the day it came out (waited outside Target for hours) and built an incredible collection at one point.  I'll always maintain it was better than the PS2 and infinitely better than the worthless Xbox.  I sold off a lot of those games in my college years at times I was a student desperate for cash, but if I remember correctly this was it:

The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend Of Zelda: Collector's Edition
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time/Master Quest
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Resident Evil Zero
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Resident Evil 4
Skies Of Arcadia Legends
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Ikaruga
Animal Crossing
Pikmin
Timesplitters 2
NHL Hitz 2002
Super Mario Sunshine
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones
Luigi's Mansion
SSX Tricky
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Phantasy Star Online Episodes I and II
Super Monkey Ball
Super Monkey Ball 2
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Sonic Mega Collection
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Soul Calibur II
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

...excuse the reminiscing.  It was a pretty sweet collection, though.  Only 15 or so remain : (
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« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2014, 12:31:03 AM »

You could make a case for the NES controller as one of the worst, in retrospect. There's a reason why no one else tried corners instead of ergonomic curves after it: it can become uncomfortable to hold after a while. The SNES controller was significantly better, albeit preserving the useless Select button that controllers would soon do away with forever.
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« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2014, 02:10:20 AM »

The GameCube even has the best click-clack sounds when you use it.
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« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2014, 09:15:36 AM »

Oh the GC has fantastic games, but I'm saying that its controller is overrated
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« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2014, 03:18:39 PM »

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« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2014, 03:37:54 PM »


I've always wanted to use that thing just to get an idea for it's disfunctionality.
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« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2014, 03:56:09 PM »


I've always wanted to use that thing just to get an idea for it's disfunctionality.

I was probably like 6 the last time I played it, I have to ask my parents where they ever got that from.
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« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2014, 04:01:19 PM »

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