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What was your initial reaction to the N64 controller?
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Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
At first glance: "WTF? How the hell am I supposed to hold this thing? Nintendo has lost it!"
After five minutes with Mario Kart 64: "Maybe not..."
After five minutes with Mario Kart 64: "Maybe not..."
TheTurtleTitan
Member
:lol Yeah, I saw the controller had three handles and I was confused as hell (especially considering I was 9).Chittagong said:
the year 20XX
Member
I hated it. I hated that you had to hold the controller the way you did to use the analog stick. I hated the way the stick broke/went limp after a pretty short amount of time. I hated there being either an L button or a Z button that I couldn't get to.
I still hate that fucking controller.
I still hate that fucking controller.
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
I thought it was pretty fucking cool but my first thought was "it looks like a dinosaur's foot print."
It was also rather funny how most of the consumers (children and adults) would attempt to hold the controller like you normally would and completely ignore the middle prong.
It was also rather funny how most of the consumers (children and adults) would attempt to hold the controller like you normally would and completely ignore the middle prong.
I was 12, so I didn't really think much of it either way. I remember wishing it still looked more like the SNES controller, but really, nothing was going to stop me from picking up the N64 anyway since the jump to 3D excited me so much at the time. (Even though it would disappoint me within about an hour of playing Ocarina of Time and realizing that, yes, just like in Mario 64, the 3D transition had left some genres fundamentally altered for the worst and in unfixable degrees.)
The nintendo magazine I first saw it in explained it rather well, so I got more of an OMG impression.
First games I gave a real good play through initially were KI Gold and Goldeneye, and I was quite impressed.
One thing that's carried over STILL that I don't like is the octagonal shape around the analogue stick. I want a circle dammit.
First games I gave a real good play through initially were KI Gold and Goldeneye, and I was quite impressed.
One thing that's carried over STILL that I don't like is the octagonal shape around the analogue stick. I want a circle dammit.
imastalker co.
Banned
the first time i saw it was when opening my door. my neighbor was just waving the magazine in my face. i imediately thought that the anolog stick was a reset button, and was pretty happy about that cause i really wanted controllers to have that.
then he turned to the previous page, and i saw Mario 64. then i realized that the future was now.
then he turned to the previous page, and i saw Mario 64. then i realized that the future was now.
CajoleJuice
Member
I was freaked out at the three prongs, but the minute I started playing Mario 64, I was hooked. Just walking/running/jumping/flipping/tip-toeing/diving around the castle grounds for the first time on Christmas morning was one of my greatest gaming moments ever. I'm getting all warm inside just thinking about it.
jerrymaguire
Member
i was at the nintendo space world (shoshinkai, was it called at that time?). it was amazing... the stiffness of the analogue stick was spot on. but i did wonder which games were gonna make use of the left and middle "prongs"... so you have your D-pad and the analogue stick... =)
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
I liked the anlogue stick and the trigger, but I couldnt stand the three prongs. That just really pissed me off. The controller worked well ith most games I played though, not just mario 64.
Red Scarlet
Member
Mine was 'wtf is this scary thing?', just like the Gamecube controller when I first saw it. But the N64 one was easier to get into..I was pretty scared of the GC one until I got the system.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
You really found the N64 controller easier to get into? The GC controller was a lot better looking a a lot more comfortable than the N64 controller apart from the d-pad. GC's d-pad is too small.Red Scarlet said:
Red Scarlet
Member
Well yeah, I don't remember if I saw it aside from a picture before playing Mario 64 at a Toys R Us..I saw the GC one connected with Wave Race and it was scary looking for 2 or 3 years. I never actually touched one until I got a gc and it still weirded me out with the strange button layout. But it's not bad now.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
My initial reaction was positive. I loved the analog stick and the z-trigger. That's something I wish they would have kept for the GC controller. I also like the 3 prong design. It felt pretty comfortable. The d-pad or analog stick was always right below your thumb. I wasn't too crazy about the c buttons though.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
The button layout was a little wierd, but once you actually start using the controller you get used to it and it feels very normal.Red Scarlet said:
Red Scarlet
Member
Yeah it wasn't bad after I used it. But before then..FREAKISH!
I went 'Wow' when I first saw it on EGM.
The f*cker's huge, still huge even today. Comfortable though and it still has the best stick today when it comes to resistance. Too bad it doesn't last very long. And I personally liked the C buttons, almost felt like an underused second Dpad (like the DS's face buttons).
The f*cker's huge, still huge even today. Comfortable though and it still has the best stick today when it comes to resistance. Too bad it doesn't last very long. And I personally liked the C buttons, almost felt like an underused second Dpad (like the DS's face buttons).