Weekly Poll 1/28/07

[shaggy]

Which controller is the best?  Best looking, best ergonomics, best responsivness.  Discuss.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

NES, with Playstation's Dual Shock in close second.

[Speedy_NES]

While the NES controller did set a new standard at the time, the SNES controller is IMO the best.  It may not be as advanced as today's controllers, but it did set the standard (as far as I know) of four buttons on the right side that just about every controller nowadays makes use of.  It was also really easy in the hands and didn't weigh a ton, unlike some controllers. 

For second place, I'd probably pick the Sega DC controll%r. 

[TraderJake]

SNES, button placement is superb, and often imitated. Second would be the Dual Shock, but I don't like how the button placement is farther apart on that controller than the SNES. Sony should have just completely copied the arrangement, and their controller would have been superb.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

And you'd be sitting here complaining about how Sony steals everything.

[Ando]

I'm sorry, but after a bit of thought (a few seconds), I'm gonna have to go with the Gamecube's. Why? I was going to go for Sony's DualShock 2, but the analogue sticks just seem to be too far away for my thumbs; it can be a bit uncomfortable. I saw the votes for the SNES controller and while yes, it did set the standard, it's not very comfortable. NES, N64 and Genesis are out for similar reasons, and I haven't had much exposure to other controllers (although my friend keeps telling me just how amazing the Dreamcast controller is), so Gamecube it is.

[NES_Rules]

I voted Gamecube.  It may look awful, but I find it to be the most comfortable.  And I love how the buttons are all different sizes/shapes.  It really makes it easy to hit the right button when a command pops up on the screen.  I still have to occasionally look at the PS controller to make sure I'm hitting the right button. 

[Cobra]

Good idea for a poll, as the control of a system dose have a big impact on the system itself, as it's the interface we use to interact with it.
I'm actually kinda surprised GameCube has already received two votes, as it's control and the N64 were two that put me off of the systems them selves. Especially the N64, because I don't have a third hand to use it properly 

Thing I hate most about Playstation controls is the idea of buttons instead of a true D-Pad. 

I'm guessing the Jaguar's control is mentioned for laugh 

[James]

The ones I've used:

Xbox 360>PS2>SNES>Xbox>Genesis>PS1>SMS>NES>>>>>>>>>>>Dreamcast>Gamecube>N64

[Hydrobond]

^Someone hates innovative controllers.

And aren't the PS1 and PS2 controller the exact same?

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Original PS1 didn't have the analog sticks.

[Hydrobond]

^But some of them did, correct?  Or is my memory getting bad...

[TraderJake]

Yes, later model PS1 controllers did have analog sticks (Dualshock), but the the ones that came with the PS1 in 1995 did not.

[Hydrobond]

^So I'm not crazy then, good.  I never owned a PS1, so I don't know too much about it.

N64 all the way baby.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

N64 was inane. I never understood what the yellow buttons were for and I never understood what the d-pad was for. All I ever used was A, B, the joystick, and Z.