Zombie James
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PolyGone said:Also, anything with this on it:
Now that i disagree with, Mad Catz has made some fairly good pads.
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Now that i disagree with, Mad Catz has made some fairly good pads.
Red Blaster
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PolyGone said:
Whatever works.
meltpotato
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Angelus said:You always hear a group complaning, "oh no brand X just took brand Y's design..."
Yaknow in the end..who really cares? I have no problem with any company copying one another because in the end if it gives me a better feel for the games I play.
copying is totally the wrong term... its called "refining"
that said, the 360 (quality of build aside, and debateable) is a great refinement, but brings zero innovation to the table. i see that as a case were refinement falls short. and yes, i know it has a light and you can plug in your mic to it. bleh. i still liike it though
im going to guess we will see some pretty neat game-specific controllers this gen.
MattPeters
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:lol
Damn.
Zombie James
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I'm surprised no one's mentioned this little gem:
Absolutely terrible for fighters.
Absolutely terrible for fighters.
Do you guys seriously not know how to backup your statements?
"The GC is the worst!" which then becomes:
1a. It's not good for Capcom vs SNK 2* which then becomes
1b. The button layout is not good for fighting games
or
2. I couldn't play RE4 on it
For scenario 1, you are only saying its a bad controller for fighting games and completely ignoring the majority of games out there. You are also ignoring that companies are pretty much forgoing any thought towards fighting game button setup at all and in the future most controllers will likely suck for fighting games and you'll need third party products. If you don't like the GC button setup, then you might want to bail out while you still can.
Also, if your point of judging a controller is on how well it plays for fighting games, maybe you should vote for Capcom's own Street Fighter Anniversary pad, which is made entirely for its own fighting game and yet controls worse than some cheapo $15 third party PS2 pads.
As for part 2.. I already made a comment on that. Seriously, what were you doing with the controller while playing?
"The GC is the worst!" which then becomes:
1a. It's not good for Capcom vs SNK 2* which then becomes
1b. The button layout is not good for fighting games
or
2. I couldn't play RE4 on it
For scenario 1, you are only saying its a bad controller for fighting games and completely ignoring the majority of games out there. You are also ignoring that companies are pretty much forgoing any thought towards fighting game button setup at all and in the future most controllers will likely suck for fighting games and you'll need third party products. If you don't like the GC button setup, then you might want to bail out while you still can.
Also, if your point of judging a controller is on how well it plays for fighting games, maybe you should vote for Capcom's own Street Fighter Anniversary pad, which is made entirely for its own fighting game and yet controls worse than some cheapo $15 third party PS2 pads.
As for part 2.. I already made a comment on that. Seriously, what were you doing with the controller while playing?
MeltPotato
Yeah redefined is a better term. Copying sounds so dirty. :lol
Really I don't know how much more they can give us. Nintendo is going all out with somethin really out there. I dunno what to think,I guess I need to see that one game-that system seller being played with it to come to a conclusion on it. If I had it my way though,and I know this isn't reinventing the wheel here...I'd have it so that true force feedback wheels were a common thing for all consoles out there. It would at the least beef up the racing genre alot more. Yeah I know..makes no sense(the wheel is useless for other genres) but again the racing genre would benefit alot more from it.
Yeah redefined is a better term. Copying sounds so dirty. :lol
Really I don't know how much more they can give us. Nintendo is going all out with somethin really out there. I dunno what to think,I guess I need to see that one game-that system seller being played with it to come to a conclusion on it. If I had it my way though,and I know this isn't reinventing the wheel here...I'd have it so that true force feedback wheels were a common thing for all consoles out there. It would at the least beef up the racing genre alot more. Yeah I know..makes no sense(the wheel is useless for other genres) but again the racing genre would benefit alot more from it.
meltpotato
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_leech_ said:I'm surprised no one's mentioned this little gem:
Absolutely terrible for fighters.
but keep in mind fighting games were just becoming a genre when it came out. defintiely didnt have enough buttons, but honestly wasnt much worse than the genesis controller. i never minded holding it... then again i wasnt using full-grown hands at the time. id love to try playing 3DO again today.
Zombie James
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meltpotato said:
I don't know, the Genesis has (imho) the best d-pad ever designed.
meltpotato
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_leech_ said:
a saturn somewhere just died
Zombie James
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meltpotato said:a saturn somewhere just died
I've only had experience with the original US Saturn pad, sorry
metropolis
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gamecube and saturn pads mentioned as worst ever??
they both certainly have flaws but they are not even close to being the worst ever.
they both certainly have flaws but they are not even close to being the worst ever.
Ganondorf>Link
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Ristamar said:
Reminds me of the Duke. I don't care for either of them.
Shut your mouth. That is one of the best controllers ever.
chrysostom
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I win.
chrysostom
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Yeah, you're right. I just really hated that stubby 3rd party n64 controller. I always got stuck using it at a friend's house for Goldeneye sessions.PolyGone said:
neopokekun
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How come no one has mentioned Dual Shock or DS2? They are piece of shit for just about any game out there.
The "d-pad" buttons are horrible, the analog sticks sucks, the symbols for the action buttons are stupid. Sure it's easy to hold in your hand and there is lots of buttons so that you won't run out of them, but the controller sucks.
The "d-pad" buttons are horrible, the analog sticks sucks, the symbols for the action buttons are stupid. Sure it's easy to hold in your hand and there is lots of buttons so that you won't run out of them, but the controller sucks.
Jive Turkey
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See...I can understand not liking the GC controller (though your reasons are quite pathetic at best) but now I know you're an idiot._leech_ said:
Side note: Duke (while a monstrosity) doesn't deserve spot in the top 5. I'm not sure I would put it in the top 10.
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wonder how this holds up these days, because it used to be "the greatest controller of all time" /mystepbrother
MrSardonic
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PolyGone said:+
:lol :lol
The Duke had so many laughable design problems that it makes defenders of it look like redneck jocks that refuse to admit something they love is now outdated.
Do you expect people to give you respect when you talk about how you have big hands? OOOooo! "I'm so special! I have gorilla fists!"
You're admitting your appeal is in the minority and the controller was designed toward a minority, a stupid move, hence a poor design.
Also, that hybrid N64 controller kicked ass, aside from the Z-button.
Do you expect people to give you respect when you talk about how you have big hands? OOOooo! "I'm so special! I have gorilla fists!"
You're admitting your appeal is in the minority and the controller was designed toward a minority, a stupid move, hence a poor design.
Also, that hybrid N64 controller kicked ass, aside from the Z-button.
Straightballin
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TemplaerDude said:
I have really small hands and love the controller