BEST GAMEPAD

CDi <--- straight up worst controllers (worst console?) known to man

got to be a lot of love for the SNES and 6-button megadrive pads out there

i gotta lotta dualshock love in my heart.

^^^ seconded - imagine trying to play a video game using a TV remote. At a place where I worked we had three CDi decks, but only one could be used at a time on average because the controllers were always going wrong. And because it used IR to talk to the console, if you stood to far away or at the wrong angle = no signal/control.

Second worst would be between the Master System controller (smaller than the NES, basically an uncomfortable sharp cornered box), and the 3DO (cheapo third party SNES controller feel).

I've not used a Wiimote, so I can't comment, but out of the others, the best would have to be either the analogue Saturn or preferably the Dreamcast (wish it had more buttons and a better D pad though).

whoops, I meant "seconded" as coming straight after cozwn's CDi post

I have to admit to liking the DualShock as well - I tend to prefer larger controllers, but the weight of the DualShock makes up for it's small size.

and also, I'd throw the Jag controller on the "worst" pile - it's like using a push button telephone.

analog saturn obv

The thing that looks like a bit fat UFO?!

Can't imagine holding this:

http://www.axess.com/twilight/console/detail/saturn_b.jpg

there are grips underneath

It's the right size for me. The Dreamcast controller has better contouring on the "wings"/grips though. But the analogue Saturn has the six buttons.
I've just grabbed an old DualShock, and I think it's appeal for me is that it doesn't have to be gripped like grim death, it can sit in the hands and be "juggled", if that makes sense, meaning less chance of hand cramp.

n64 was perfect for goldeneye but a bit cheap and nasty.

SNES was the best at the time, but I wouldn't want to use one now.

never understood the D-Pad on playstation pads.

dreamcast was straight up crazy, but worked ok.

i am thinking gamecube. build quality was awesome. shoulder buttons in particular were perfect.

http://www.thosewerethedays.de/items/joysticks/commodore_amiga_cd32_pad.jpg

I've said before, but the guy who came up with green triangle, pink square, red circle, blue X for Playstation = worth his weight in gold. I really love the Wiimote, but that's largely because it's the first really well worked out innovation in decades. But yeah, the PS1 controller is the default.

I omitted official sticks from this obv, so no snes super advantage
http://i9.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/22/76/01ff_1.JPG

or megadrive arcade power stick
http://i9.ebayimg.com/08/i/001/29/af/f11e_1.JPG

http://i13.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/2b/98/1bc6_1.JPG
^^^these still go for ££ on ebay

not best, possibly most confusing:

http://www.ntrautanen.fi/computers/other/images/mattel_intellivision.jpg

way to image tag, loser

http://www.ntrautanen.fi/computers/other/images/mattel_intellivision.jpg

personal favourite is N64. aside from the useless d-pad on the right stick. the rest of it is comfortable and fits my hands nicely. and they came in all kinds of colours! I'm a girl. I like colours.

and by right stick I mean left stick. I'm going to stop spamming this thread now, bye.

http://www.cbmhardware.de/misc/joystick/39.jpg

gamecube. perfected everything the n64 pad promised

I see your quickshot and raise you QUICKSHOT II TURBO KING OF JOYSTICKS

http://www.thosewerethedays.de/items/joysticks/quick_shot_ii_turbo_qs_111-ovp_1.jpg

AVOID all the cheap knock-offs you could buy in Dixons and especially Argos...

these were ace, gaudy colours and all
http://gamingmuseum.classicgaming.gamespy.com/cruiserlime.jpg

I had one of those too!

...for years Argos only used to sell one joystick, a crap copy of the all black Quickshot pictured upthread.
And the Cruiser was excellent, with it's spring tension adjustable by twisting the stick. There was a clear plastic version as well.

howtf does this poll close apr.1st btw, I set it to jan 28 - can a mod pls change this?

April 1st 2011

haha!!!

Oh man, the Cruiser was badass. The only way to play Sensible Soccer on the Amiga.
But, on gamepads I'm torn. I loved the N64 one; so comfy, and that analog stick was perfect, but it was so cheaply made I think they all eventually stopped responding or got a crazy drift in the dead zone leaving you to have to try and trick one of your friends to take that controller for the Goldeneye marathons.
The Dualshock is probably the only controller I can use for a long time without getting too major cramps, and although the 360 controller feels more comfortable at first, I do get cramps after an hour or so.

there is almost nothing in the gamepad world that feels as nice in hands as a fresh, brand new N64 joystick. the eventual clogs and grossies are almost worth it just for those first few months of smooth control bliss.

it's between the snes and ps1 for me, i love d-pads.

remember how the genesis controller (sorry "megadrive 3 button") would always have to jump through hoops when games were ported over from snes/arcade? i remember mapping my three most-used moves in street fighter II and only using those three (mostly just fierce punch/kick though).

N64 is the worst controller i've ever used.

i never owned one so i never got used to it, but when playing goldeneye at a friend's house i would be like "seriously? this tiny little inaccurate joystick? really?"

OG Gamecube for overall - great hand contours, a little light, great triggers and really good face button setup, it's the only one where you can actually tell the buttons individually by finger press alone and not memory. Wavebird is nice too but it's a little too big, I think. Dreamcast comes close but it's a little awkwardly shaped, especially on the back for the "handles".

For fighters, it's always the digital Saturn pad - awesome d-pad and 6 face buttons. It's an improved version of the already very good SNES/Genesis pads.

It's a generational thing for sure, but I could never totally get used to the Dual Shock and its variants. And yes, the N64 pad is just awful.

I liked the weight of the Wavebird vs. the OG Gamecube. Either one is by far the most comfortable controller for long sessions.

http://homepage2.nifty.com/shinu/pic/bleemdc02.jpg

i always forget about the VMUs! man, those were the best awful idea ever

i wonder what kind of controllers we'll be using when this poll finishes!

Mind control!

I'll concur with the Dual Shock consensus, and side with those opposing the N64 pad. Also, major props to the brilliant simplicity of the NES pad.

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http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/brain-computer-interface-1.jpg

http://www.outlawjournalism.com/images/FF_114_brain1_f.jpg

i always forget about the VMUs! man, those were the best awful idea ever

I think that just about every VMU ever 1) is missing it's end cap, 2) has a flat battery or no battery, 3) has never been removed from it's attendant controller. Also, the DC rumble pack made for an unbalanced front heavy controller.

i can never use the old joysticks, always got blisters. The worst one I bought was something called the Navigator I think, held it like a gun with a tiny control stick on the top. Looked swish, handled like a shit

cd you change the poll finishing date of BEST GAMEPAD on ILG to 28/01/2009 pls : D

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they can be deleted tho

ps2 dual shock is the alpha and omega - og gc/wavebird loses out due to having the worst analog sticks

A new poll thread could be started, a link to it posted here, and then this thread locked?

i voted snes outta nostalgia btw

Basic NES pad is forever my heart.

A new poll thread could be started, a link to it posted here, and then this thread locked?

^Clearly the best course of action^

yes, can a mod pls obilge

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