Favorite gamepads/controllers?

[Ninjinister]

I do love the Wii U's "I can have the console in my living room but play it in bed" appeal.. but it's pretty giant and cumbersome.

I would have to go with the DualShock line as my favorite though. Even though I own all of the Xboxeseses... none of those controllers feel right to me.

[ProactiveMan]

I like the Dual Shock 4.

[Wesley]

My favourite is the GameCube controller. It feels great in my hands and I like that it can be used to play Virtual Console games on the Wii.

[AT-Man]

PS4 controller has wiped the floor with all the others so far.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

I do love the Wii U's "I can have the console in my living room but play it in bed" appeal.. but it's pretty giant and cumbersome.

I would have to go with the DualShock line as my favorite though. Even though I own all of the Xboxeseses... none of those controllers feel right to me.

Yeah, for whatever reason, playing the Wii U gamepad at length makes my hands a little numb. Just not much room for finger placement on the grips. I definitely go to the Pro Controller for extended play.

[chrisdude]

I didn't think they could improve on the DualShock, aside from concave triggers, but, lo and behold, I think the DualShock 4 feels even better in the hands. It's definitely my favorite.

The Wii U GamePad is a lot more comfortable than I expected, but, at length, it makes my hands tired.

I've never likes the Xbox's face buttons, but I have to give the Xbox One credit for its awesome Dpad. I'll be able to play Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 at my friend's place without getting pissed off.

Honorable mention for SNES, for introducing the basic button layout everyone still uses.

[Casey]

Idk why since they are horrible shaped, but I still am obsessed with the NES controller. I think SNES had the better feel obviously, but you can't beat the simplicity and beauty of an NES controller.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

I didn't think they could improve on the DualShock, aside from concave triggers, but, lo and behold, I think the DualShock 4 feels even better in the hands. It's definitely my favorite.

The Wii U GamePad is a lot more comfortable than I expected, but, at length, it makes my hands tired.

I've never likes the Xbox's face buttons, but I have to give the Xbox One credit for its awesome Dpad. I'll be able to play Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 at my friend's place without getting pissed off.

Honorable mention for SNES, for introducing the basic button layout everyone still uses.

I've tried Dualshock 4 at an electronics store for a few minutes once. I did like it, but I'd need to spend more time playing with it.

What makes me like Dualshock 2 is being able to play PS2 all day long and not have my hands hurt at the end of the day. As good as SNES controller was, it makes your hands hurt if you play for hours.

Also, what about PC gamepads such as logitech, etc? No one mentions those? I use Logitech Wireless F710. It's a pain when the batteries suddenly die midway through an online SF USFIV match, though...

[Etsyturtle2]

Originally Posted by Powder

How much less care could a care bear stress if a care bear could care less?

Unless Mr. Care bear tells us, I can't answer that question. I couldn't care less about toungue twisters and riddles.

[oldmanwinters]

One thing I hated about the SNES controller was the placement of the L trigger button. When playing a fighter like Street Fighter II, there was no way for my to time that L trigger as a part of any d-pad combo, so it pretty much eliminated the possibility of me pulling off a Fierce combo with any modicum of consistency. As weird as it sounds, given the choice between the two of them for a fighting game, I'd rather try my luck with a 3-button Genesis controller that forced me to alternate punches and kicks with the Start button.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

One thing I hated about the SNES controller was the placement of the L trigger button. When playing a fighter like Street Fighter II, there was no way for my to time that L trigger as a part of any d-pad combo, so it pretty much eliminated the possibility of me pulling off a Fierce combo with any modicum of consistency. As weird as it sounds, given the choice between the two of them for a fighting game, I'd rather try my luck with a 3-button Genesis controller that forced me to alternate punches and kicks with the Start button.

Genesis had a 6-button controller for fighters, though. It was already in the market by the time the first Mortal Kombat game and Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition came out.

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

One thing I hated about the SNES controller was the placement of the L trigger button. When playing a fighter like Street Fighter II, there was no way for my to time that L trigger as a part of any d-pad combo, so it pretty much eliminated the possibility of me pulling off a Fierce combo with any modicum of consistency. As weird as it sounds, given the choice between the two of them for a fighting game, I'd rather try my luck with a 3-button Genesis controller that forced me to alternate punches and kicks with the Start button.

I've always liked the SNES controller, but it's a little frustrating to me nowadays for some reason. It's fine for two button platformers, but there's something kind of awkward about it for fighting games. It may be just that my hands are too big for it.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

I couldn't care less

I will give you a f*cking dollar to knock that sh*t off right now, forever.

[Powder]

Why don't you just knock him off? Put those wrasslin' moves to use, guy.

[Leo656]

I think etsy's a kid. I'll draw the line at swearing at a child, but only occasionally will I strike one.

[Bry]

COME AT ME


...seriously though, I do have a lot of fondness for the N64 controller, I still find it very (weirdly?) natural to use, but it's not my favourite.

SNES for classic. It's perfection.

Prrrrobably DualShock for modern. There's a reason it hasn't changed much since it debuted. The GameCube controller/Wii U Battle Pad is a very close second.

[Leo656]

My thing with N64 and GameCube controllers, is that they're terrific for games that are made to be played with them, but less-great for some other games. Like they're kind of crummy for fighting games. Which makes no difference if you don't play them, obviously, but still. Regardless, they're both fine by me, I was just sayin'.

I kinda like the PS3's DualShock, how light it is. I just hate that the cord for it is so short; every time I need to charge my controller I have to sit like a foot away from the TV if I want to keep playing.

I may have actually handled the Xbox 360 controller more than anything, but I've got some problems with it. The A buttons seem to consistently wear out quickly, sometimes the left analog stick, too. I've got like 3 controllers and none of them work quite right anymore. Granted, they all get a ton of play, but so do/did my GameCube and PS2/PS3 controllers and they never wore out like that.

[Zak The Neutrino]

Xbox 360 controllers following closely by Gamecube.

I can't stand Sony's dual shock controllers because the analog sticks are too close together.

[Etsyturtle2]

N64 controller looks like a stupid aliens coinpurse.

Will that dollar be cash or check? Can I keep the care thing in my signature?

[Shark_Blade]

PS4's.

I despise Wii's nunchucks.