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When I was younger I always used to catch about 5-10 minutes of Sonic the Hedghog cartoon before going to school.
I am so surprised that that freakin blue Hedgehog and all of his cartoon / comics / other crap wasnt made by Ted Turner.
Its such an environmentalists icon it rivals Captain Planet.
I mean just think of it. A blue Hedgehog and a two-tailed fox fighting a evil scientists that wants to destroy the world and use animals to power his machines. I mean it just screams Green Peace.
How you managed to like the N64 controller I'll never know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace
After using it, I wanted to find the people who designed it and beat them to death with the controller.
I've come across a lot of used controllers that have this problem. I've almost always been able to fix them by taking the controller apart and wiggling the stick mechanism around and re-seating the thumbstick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace
It wasn't that bad. It was the first of its kind, as far as I know, so there was definite room for improvement. It was certainly easy to hold on to, as long as you were holding it like a gun rather than as you would a modern controller. Those stupid c-buttons always pissed me off, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty Venture
Nintendo definitely made a huge leap with the GameCube controller, however: particularly the Wavebird. I love that thing.
I refuse to let up on my N64 hate.
Even if I didn't dislike everything about the system, I still know every other game system I own would laugh at it....especially my NES.
That's fair. And if you want to hate the N64, you go right on hating it.
Just throwing it out there that the N64 controller, awkward as it was, was a still decent launching pad towards the better controllers, and it was good enough to get some use out of what few games that were worth playing on the N64.
Is there any conclusion on who had the first analogue stick on a standard controller? Was it Sega's 3D controller or did the N64 beat it to the market?
...not talking strictly analogue sticks here...the Vectrex and 5200 had them long before...
I've always read that Nintendo gets the credit for developing the first analog-stick-usin' controller.
I'd also give them props for making the first game system to replicate what it is like to have bad vision and not wear your glasses.
:ok: TOTAL JAWUSUMNESS.
They get bonus props for doing so right after coming out with the first game system to damage your vision. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Rusty Venture
It certainly wasn't the first with an analogue stick Atari and Vectrex and I believe the Arcadia whatever it was all had fully analogue controllers, but I'm skeptical just because I'm not clear when the Saturn 3D controller actually came out....But its very clear that they were both being developed at the same time and no doubt independently of each other...
You will now. I mainly play driving games, and for proper control of the cars, I feel the Nintendo 64 controller works best because of how I can hold the analog stick(I wrap my index finger and thumb around it). But if there's one thing I hate about the controller is this: the analog stick loosening up. Worst part is that I was given a controller(translucent purple) with an EXTREMELY loose analog stick, and I can't fix it(I will put up a thread for those that can help me out).Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty Venture
Surprisingly I never had a problem with the N64 controller. Looked weird as hell at the time but worked for almost everything. Golden Eye and Starfox 64 in particular.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace
The Saturn analog controller came out slightly before the N64 was launched.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tanegashima
I knew it!!
Hail Sega!
I've yet to see this Saturn controller. Was the stick a stupid little twig like the N64's, or was it more like the Dreamcast's?