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what would you say the absolute worst controller styling of all time is? how about the best?
Personally I had more trouble adapting to and got more hand cramps from the n64 controller than anything else. for example, i can play snes for hours with no problem. but n64 was nothing but trouble for me, could never get a comfortable grip.
as for the best i think gamecube may have my favorite button set up, and i also like the feel on the ps2 dualshock.
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"8-bit_or_no_bit" wrote:what would you say the absolute worst controller styling of all time is? how about the best?
Personally I had more trouble adapting to and got more hand cramps from the n64 controller than anything else. for example, i can play snes for hours with no problem. but n64 was nothing but trouble for me, could never get a comfortable grip.
as for the best i think gamecube may have my favorite button set up, and i also like the feel on the ps2 dualshock.
-Loc Well, I haven't used all of the controllers, but I do admit I like the PS2 controller. I admit the N64 controller is a bit off, but I don't recall getting a lot of cramps from it. I did get cramps from SNES and NES controllers, but then, they were good for their time... I'm not sure what I'd declare as the worst... -- Derek
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The worst controller of all time has to go to....Drum roll here....The first Xbox controller. The controller was so thick you would strain your hands using it...lol. Thank god they came out with a smaller Xbox controller.
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For me, the worst controller would be the N64. The control stick wore out way to fast, and it was just big and awkward. The Gamecube controller is my favorite. Its very comfortable with a control stick that is very springy, and it lasts.
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It would be a toss up for me between the PS controller and the GameCube controller. That styling seems to be very convenient, and is being emulated quite often for PC controllers. I guess if works...
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Oops, sorry. The worst is definately the clunky XBox controller. Just to darn big.
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I don't really like the GC controller, the D-pad is FAR too small to be of any use, and it's just designed for small hands over all. As for the xbox controller being the worst, I think the redesigned controller-s is one of the better ones out there right now, solidly built, (and easily modified to work on a PC :)) I really don't know what I would deem the best... I would have said the Playstation controller up until about a year ago, but it's become somewhat clunky to me as well... maybe the SNES controller? but not the official Nintendo one, I had a third party one that was thicker, with turbo and slow, it fit nicely into the hands, I found the official one to be too thin.
 
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I'll mention another really bad controller. Please don't hate me people. The NES top-loader controller. That was the smallest controller that I have ever tried to use. Very cramp-istic.
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wasn't the top loader shipped with the dogbone controller?
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"NES-Luke" wrote:wasn't the top loader shipped with the dogbone controller? Yep! And it was the most uncomfortable thing that I have ever experienced. That is, unless, you count the time that I peed my pants when I first saw Metal Gear Solid!
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I've never used a dogbone, but I'd like to get one, they seem a lot better than the originals... I can relate about the pants peeing, except it was MGS2.
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I'm not a big fan of the DC controller because it's big, and doesn't fit right in my hands. Although I like the DC as a console, the controller is just unfomfortable.
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I LOVE the dogbone controllers. I honestly can't stand the old boxy controllers now. Just not ergonomic. I'm gonna go against the grain and say one of my favorite controllers of all time is the 64 controller. I think it worked really well for first person shooters, and I think a lot of Goldeneye's success can be attributed to how well the controller worked for it. I like the SNES controller allright, I like the Gamecube controller, the Dreamcast had a good controller... I think the only controllers I'm not to keen on are pre-dual shock PS1 controllers, though Dual Shock is definitely at the bottom of my list, first-gen XBox was awful, and even the newer S ones are a little big and have a weird button layout, but you can get used to them.
 
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I like the SNES controllers. Good and simple.
X-Box controllers suck. :x Way too big.
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"manuel" wrote:I like the SNES controllers. Good and simple.
X-Box controllers suck. :x Way too big. do I just have giant hands or something? I find the Xbox S fits perfectly, the button layout sucks though.
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Perhaps you have big hands.
I have very small hands, that's why it's too big for me. And as you say, the layout's terrible.
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in my opinion worst controller was first xbox, best controller was snes but i love the new xbox controller too
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I don't know the new XBox controller. How is it different? (I hope smaller!)
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"manuel" wrote:I don't know the new XBox controller. How is it different? (I hope smaller!) New Xbox controller: http://www.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/xboxcontroller-s.htmold xbox controller clone http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/controlpadpro.htmcouldn't find the real xbox one, but that clone has the same button layout, and is modeled after the old one.
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IMO the new one also *seems* to be difficult to handle.
I didn't try it yet, so I won't say anything negative about it.
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