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In a fit of wanting to ask a strange question, I'm curious as to what everyone's favorite video game controller is and why they like that one. Everything is applicable (except a PC keyboard and mouse (sorry, rom nuts) -_-).

I perfer the Nintendo Gamecube controller because 1) It's what I'm most used to and 2) It has more buttons than most controllers (except the X-Box contoller, which... I guess I just don't like. I'd perfer the 360 controller to the original though).

i liked the dream cast controller becuase of the screen in it with minigames that can be saved on it and played. also the wii controller has got to be the best with the motion sensers and the infered sight for shooting games.

i dont like the xbox or the 360 controller becuase its to big and really awcward to play with.

also the ps3 controller is good for several reasons. one is becuase they cept it the same design as the other ps consolles so we are use to playing with them and its easy for you to reach buttons quickly unlike the xbox

No, shdwlink, you are not making a fetish thread...I mean, oh, my favorite controller? In some aspects, the feel of an SNES button is really nostalgic and nice, and the controller itself isn't so bad. I don't choose the Xbox at all, the buttons are cool, they're not bad, and it looks pretty sleek, but they just hurt when you play DDR or button mash...PS2 I noticed some sticky sap-like thing from the analogs sometimes when I stick it out on the sun...Ew...and Gamecube, my analogs just keep on malfunctioning. I suppose SNES.

SNES IS AWESOME! it has Kirby Super Star.

Imma have to go with Kirby on this one... the SNES is my fav. I get an orgasmic feeling every time those buttons are pressed :O.o:.... its a sick controller :^_^':

Sega Genesis Controller is epic fun. It's got a nice curve to it and sleek black awesomeness  8) 6 buttons are more than enough and even it's 3 button brothers and sisters have got it going on

One word.
WIIIIIIIIIII!!!

Quote from: Diokatsu on August 31, 2008, 01:33:19 am
Sega Genesis Controller is epic fun. It's got a nice curve to it and sleek black awesomeness  8) 6 buttons are more than enough and even it's 3 button brothers and sisters have got it going on

Example: ShowHide

(https://www.cliffracer.com/store/images/gen-officialsegapad1.jpg)

Only thing, I smell that the buttons there don't look very comfortable to use. But then again, Sega people stick to their preference, as I'm never going to be used to a C button, or a Z button...And a Turbo/Slow...Mind boggling. I still want to know what material is made for that controller and the nice feel of it.

Quote from: Starrodkirby86 on August 31, 2008, 02:02:21 pm

Quote from: Diokatsu on August 31, 2008, 01:33:19 am
Sega Genesis Controller is epic fun. It's got a nice curve to it and sleek black awesomeness  8) 6 buttons are more than enough and even it's 3 button brothers and sisters have got it going on

Example: ShowHide

(https://www.cliffracer.com/store/images/gen-officialsegapad1.jpg)

Only thing, I smell that the buttons there don't look very comfortable to use. But then again, Sega people stick to their preference, as I'm never going to be used to a C button, or a Z button...And a Turbo/Slow...Mind boggling. I still want to know what material is made for that controller and the nice feel of it.

Shdwlink, Starrodk86 was wrong.  You have created a fetish thread.  XD

@Starrod:

The controller is just glossy black plastic. The buttons though are quite accessable, more so than a X-box controllers I would say. You rarely need more than 4 buttons but the extra never hurt. It's palm sized so its comfortable as well., Too bad sega fails at systems *sigh*

I can't really choose a favorite, in all honesty it depends on the game type.

For older controllers and games, I am loving the SNES controller, thus why I still have my SNES and I play Kirby's Dreamland 3 on it a lot (WHERE THE FUCK DID MY SUPER STAR GO TO?!).  Plus, I like playing Legend of Zelda and Super Mario World using an SNES controller than most others.

For RPGs and many other kinds of games, I like the versatile Playstaion Controller.  I say playstation because all have retained the same feel, the exception be the PS3's modified L2 and R2 buttons, but it isn't too bad, in fact it could be considered an improvement.

For a lot of First Person Shooters that are based on Death Match mode, I like the trusty Big Duke.  For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the original controller for the XBox.  I prefer the Duke because it has a much more natural feel for playing FPS games for me, and that my hands are fairly large, so I can opperate the entire controller with little to no problems.

I play DDR, so Dance Pad, nuff said.  My prefered dance pad:  Must be metal with the back bar, and should be either bolted or weighed to the ground, because I abuse the bar sometimes and I don't wanna land of my face after playing TLoM because I leaned on the bar...

An overall favorite though is tough, but I'd have to make it a tie between the PS and SNES controllers.

i agree with that first bit apart from the xbox controller becuase i just not like it.

Of course the DDR pad is the most preferred, but how many people have Cobalt Fluxes at their house?  :^_^': A good alternative is the Red Octane, with the foam pad foundation at the bottom. For the bar, a good substitute would be a chair around the same height or a couch. That's the home version though, on the arcade, it's always going to be a given with the metallic pads, just hope that the arcade machine isn't pounded up from little tykes not knowing how to play...-_-;

trust me it takes alot to break them machines.

every controller has there good and bad points and i dont really have a favorate.

but if we are on about arcade machines then the worst is house of the dead 4 guns becuase they are always faulty. and really hard to fix becuase there are so many bits inside that could cuase problems.

Quote from: shadonking on August 31, 2008, 06:18:55 pm
trust me it takes alot to break them machines.

Not for the DDR Machines though. A stomp on those pads are like pounding nails in your coffin; it's a really painful thing and it's discouraged to do. But people do it anyway. Eventually those buttons wear out and you can't hit them anymore. This is the case for many popular arcades with teenagers that do not know how to play DDR. I already seen so many machines getting killed, I'm glad Fresno doesn't have as much as other cities.

but they are easy to repair if they do break.

i have one at work and it hasnt broke in two years.

But the staff at arcades don't ever bother to repair them. They may at other places, but usually nobody cares and it remains dead...It's a good thing yours didn't ever break; you probably took care of it very well and didn't kill it with bad dancing, you know?

N64 controller FTW. The analogue stick was awesome, way better than the one of the extra PSX controllers. >:3

Quote from: Blizzard on August 31, 2008, 08:16:09 pm
N64 controller FTW. The analogue stick was awesome, way better than the one of the extra PSX controllers. >:3

I love the N64 controller, but the problem I had was that both my N64 Controllers, the analog sticks are worn downa  bit and loose (Been playing too much Zelda, Mario, and Mariokart).

About the dance pad thing.  When I go to a friend's house knowing I'll be playing DDR and there isn't going to be a metal pad, I borrow one from a friend.  I tried the chair thing, and it was actually quite hillarious.  I used the chair and I ended up flipping over it and landing flat on my ass with the chair nailing the other guy and sending him flat on his face.  Good times...

You tell me about worn out. #_# That was about the only problem.

Only? It hurt the fingure way to much play smash bros for like 8 hours straight. The analog would dig into my thumb and hurt it!  :'( Plus playing duke nukem on it was almost impossible >:(

That's true, excessive playing could be a pain: Mario Party. #_#

Quote from: Starrodkirby86 on August 31, 2008, 04:23:57 pm
Of course the DDR pad is the most preferred, but how many people have Cobalt Fluxes at their house?  :^_^':

If anyone does, you do.

But back to the point.  I look more for functionality then feel, and who can argue with motion control! :D
Or maybe I'm just a Boom Blox addict.

Lol... isnt wii getting that motion+ stuff? So its more motionable? :huh:

Motion control has potential but it's not relized at all. No one is close to seeing what it can really do. And no one has the genius to see people want a sit down standard controller version/mode of the game as well. Motion control is like a unripe fruit. Hopefully this fruit doesn't rot upon exposure to the air once it ripens x_x

We cna always solve that problem with lemons though :V?

Quote from: Diokatsu on September 02, 2008, 02:25:58 am
We cna always solve that problem with lemons though :V?

"The Wii controller suggestively took off its jacket because it wanted to be free from Nintendo's clutches. It spoke to the Nunchuk in a seductive tone..."

Oh gosh...I don't like the sound of that...

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At least they are trying and giving an effort to make something innovative to the market. Motion control isn't optimal, but it's there, and as it is there it can still provide a help (i.e. Being healthy). If Pokol likes it, I can see reason why to. XD

Since when has Nintendo NOT been innovative?

I think the newest releases were all a bust. X-box has no blue-ray, PS3 was too damn expensive to buy and to manufacture games for, and the Wii has yet to be the awesome system it could be.

Lol what was the controller that was like a wheel or something you spin? It was like for pong or something  :haha:

You mean those knobs you turn around to move as your control stick, before the joystick became a staple in the Game Industry? If so, then that's the Magnavox Odyssey, or The Brown Box. It's one of the first consoles to be created (I'm pretty sure it is, Fairchild Channel F came later). Odyssey did have a game of PONG and such, so this must be what you are speaking about.

Lol... yeah :^_^': Knew you would know :P. I never actually played on it before but just was going to bring it up because of the classicality? of it :huh:

Just think how you would play Etch-a-Sketch game-wise. That's basically what the Odyssey is. The games were really poor though, it was mostly dots and all, only changeable with overlays (Apparently PONG is Hockey once you put a blue overlay on your TV... :roll:)


Now THIS is one of the WORST controllers ever to face on the Video Game Industry. The Atari 7800's joystick was an instant fail, as the joystick "flops" over, making commands hard to execute.

Lmao... that was the most horrible controller ever  :haha:. Never understood why the joystick was made like that  :huh: such a stupid design...

I agree. That Atari controller was terrible. #_#

/me liked that controller ;_;

There's always the one that wards off from the rest of the group, i.e. the one that thinks differently. That's a good and bad thing.

The worst brand in my opinion that manufactures controllers though is MadCatz. Anyone concur? It's not a favorite subject here, but I definitely believe MadCatz soiled these favorite controllers. :P