which of these controllers is your least favorite to use? why?
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which of these controllers is your least favorite to use? why?
I must say the Gamecube controller. It is the least practical of all. Ergonomics doesn't even count on this one. Sure, it feels right, but it is the least responsive of all the ones listed. even the N64 one towers over it. Just look at the shoulder buttons and compare their "quickness" to respond as opposed to those of any gameboy advance when hooked-up while playing through a gameboy player. It just doesnt cut it. I'd add an analog stick to an original gameboy advance and a couple more action buttons and I'd be set to play any gamecube title...
...Oh wait, that's right. They have that gimmicky thingy called the Wii classic controller. Thanks. I'm set. ;)
N64. I like having every single joystick/button being reachable with two hands and not having to use a different grip for everything.
Playstation's little contraption, I've always hated it. My hands often became sore while using it, the controls often were awkward, and they just felt cheaply made.
I equally hate the Xbox controller.
Mine does not fall on this list, but I'd choose the TI 99-4a controller which is absolutely god-awful. The button is more like pushing on a cookie.
Anyway, from this list, I'd choose the N64 controller because if the damn joystick that will always break or get loose no matter what you do. Also, too many buttons for Nintendo, in my opinion; or, at least, it feels that way. The C buttons were always weird to me because I could never tell which one was up, down, left, or right so I'd have to look. Why not put a D-pad or something else there? A good D-Pad, that is, because the N64 controller's d-pad sucks. Also, the weird ways you fit your hands into this thing were weird and I don't remember any game that uses only the joystick and D-pad or only the D-pad and buttons. Why bother with the d-pad? It was never used for any game I played!
I hold it like any normal controller, I know you're suppose to hold the middle section with your left hand but I never did that. Of course I'm sure if I went back and played a N64 game now I might not find it very ergonomic but it worked for me for as a kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by SketchTurner94
Xbox needs 2 options, 1 for the S controller and one for the original. I didn't play the Xbox too much with the "Duke" but it was horrible when I had to. There's just something about it that feels so cheap, it made it difficult to get into whatever game you were playing. The S is good though and nowhere near the worst.
Gamecube controller is ugly and sucks.
Playstation controller I hate how the handles are bent downward. Atfer years of playing I have developed "playstation hands" a form of carpal tunnel syndrome.
The Saturn 3D control pad literally melts into your hands. Only about the most perfect video game controller ever made. ABC XYZ LR and a d-pad. They finally got it right.
I also like the Dreamcast controller except for the 4-button layout.
You want to talk about a sick controller? I like the Capcom soldier(SF2) pad, which was released for SNES, Genesis, and 3DO. Can't go wrong there.
I voted for the SMS pad. I like all the other controllers on the list, but the SMS pad just doesn't work very well for games that require precise movement. Whenever I play SMS games, I just use a 6-button Genesis controller and nothing else.
US Saturn controller. Not listed but it made my thumbs bleed and it's partially responsible for the hardware to fail.
Don't believe me? - Think N64 or Wii was released with this thing.
Edit: Agreed with ApolloBoy: The SMS controller didn't really work too well. Of those listed it is the worst controller.
Ugh, the Nintendo 64 controller. I mean yeah, it was revolutionary and caused everyone else to follow suit with the whole analog stick idea, but usually first isn't always best.
It's the Dreamcast controller for me. When I hold it my fingers rub up against the housing that holds the VMU's. I would have been happier if they just took a Saturn 3D pad and slapped a VMU port on it.
Gamecube is the worst.
The 64 had some crazy shit going on, but it was practically efficient. Triggers, Easy buttons to access depending on how you're holding it.
The Gamecube took what could have been an awesome evolution of that idea and fucked it.
They got a better stick w/octagon to make directions easier, They did that might right.
Then we got a stiff D-Pad too small to be functional near the bottom, out of the way. A C-Stick with no grip platform to it. They took the 4 button layout and made it ridiculous. Gaint A, tiny B, Kidney shaped X & Y placed on the right and top of the A button. No analog pressure sensitivity included in any of them.
The Triggers were giant analog finger saddles, blocking reasonable movement to the Z button, which was itself tiny, oddly shaped, and stiff.
:yuck:
At least it only had 2 handles...PROGRESS! :roll:
Why they designed that wretched N64 controller like that....I CAN NEVER TELL YOU!
No other Nintendo controller was ever designed like that or any other controller made. It is just...awkward at times.
The SNES controller isn't exactly one of my favourites either. Not awkward like the N64 one. It's just a little too small for me and it's D-pad is quite bad IMO. It isn't very clicky.
N64's biggest problem was wearing out analog sticks, and even so, it's not unacceptable in many cases. (my most worn out one still works reasonably well, being most worn horizontally -about 30-45 degrees of waggle)
I do wish more games supported alternate D-pad controls though, some games should also have had somewhat more flexible control schemes. (true for most consoles though)
At least 3rd party pads have more durable sticks.
The A and B buttons are some of the best for button mashing ever made IMO: I can get every action command/combo for Super Mario RPG easily without resorting to mashing with my index finger. (sometimes do for similar SNES or GC games)
GC is OK, I like the triggers (best analog triggers on a console to date IMO) and the shape, more comfortable to grip than the N64, surprising for someone like me with large hands (10" span). The buttons on the N64 were better (IMO a and b should have been like on the N64 and X and Y either the same or like larger C buttons or such -like the GC's B button perhaps)
The C stick was undersized but worked OK, probably better than the undersized Dpad.
I tend to get sorer thumbs with the GC than the N64, but more cramping in my fists from gripping the N64 controller.
For Xbox, I really like the duke (big hands) and rather dislike the S controller, though I can see how it is more practical for small hands. 9could have been better designed -GC does a better job with this)
I haven't held one in a long time, but I remember liking the Saturn 3D pad a LOT, given the buttons and D-pad being similar to the 6-button and JP saturn pad, I'd say it's probably got an edge over the DC controller. (DC was OK though)
I remember the SMS pad being comfortable and working well, but supposedly the D-pads wear out.
NES was fine too, though not perfect, I think I liked the dogbone one less other than the D-pad. (definitely prefer the Genesis controller)
Can't comment on the TG-16.
I really dislike stock Sony controllers, I get sore thumbs quickest of pretty much any console (especially with the D pad) and it's uncomfortable to grip. I think the early dual analog controller released to the west might have been better (longer handles and slightly different sticks), but I've not ever used one.
At least the similar logitech and thrustmaster derivatives are a lot more comfortable.
I'm going to go with this one.
Master System is by farrrr the worst!
is took the nes concept and gave it the sharpest angles, akward buttons and OH GOD, GOD THE D-PAD! it felt like playing the console with a dried out sandwich.