Your favorite console controller

[MetaFox]

Heh, the jaguar pads are nothing compared to the Intellivision controllers. Egad, those things are terrible.

Unless of course you count the RCA studio 2 - the controllers are on the system itself - how's that for uncomfortable?

[guymelef]

hey metafox was the rca studio bigger or smaller than the atari lynx. the lynx was pretty bulky and weighed a ton compared to other handhelds, and your hands were far apart

[MetaFox]

[quote author=guymelef link=board=off;num=1086480973;start=0#11 date=06/07/04 at 06:46:20] hey metafox was the rca studio bigger or smaller than the atari lynx. the lynx was pretty bulky and weighed a ton compared to other handhelds, and your hands were far apart[/quote]Heh, the RCA Studio 2 is a console, not a handheld - so it's bigger than the Lynx.

But, I agree - the Lynx was quite the uncomfortable handheld.

[Martin]

curt_grymala: OT: Your avatar is just horrible to look at, that red colour makes me want to rip my eyes out.

My favorite controller must be the Xbox Controller S, followed by the N64 controller. I was never a big fan of the PS1/PS2 controller. Hmm...what else...I guess the good old NES controller deserves to be on the list as well. 8)

[curt_grymala]

[quote author=Martin link=board=off;num=1086480973;start=0#13 date=06/07/04 at 23:45:00]curt_grymala: OT: Your avatar is just horrible to look at, that red colour makes me want to rip my eyes out. [/quote]

Yeah - I've been meaning to do something about that. Let me go fix it.

[Christuserloeser]

[quote author=Martin link=board=off;num=1086480973;start=0#13 date=06/07/04 at 23:45:00]I guess the good old NES controller deserves to be on the list as well. Â*8)[/quote]

Oh, yes! Maybe the highest quality a controller ever had - and the first joypad - not joystick - ever! Anyone ever broke one of them? Or will the last ...like forever? ;D I believe my ones are 13 years old now.

Chris

[guymelef]

sometimes the buttons woud wear out a bit. but when this happens I usually just open up the joypad and shim it with some paper or broken guitar picks. this only works with some joystick though.

[curt_grymala]

For that matter - has anyone ever broken an official Sega Genesis controller? That thing was made out of plastic that was probably half-an-inch thick.

[Christuserloeser]

Their weak point are the buttons. They used to wear off very fast. Not comparable to the SNES or NES controllers - They really seem to last forever
... at least the European ones!


Chris

[souLLy]

yeah the genesis buttons were crap. mine stopped working virtually 5 minutes after buying it. nintendo pads appear to be the most solid.