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There are third party controllers that do this. I have one and it's pretty good.
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The Genesis had the best dpad of the 16-bit era, but everything else about the SNES controller was better, including the all-important four face buttons.
I don't like the Saturn controller--it feels cheap and clicky.
The Dualshock controllers were visionary and are pretty nostalgic for me.
The Gamecube controller is ergonomic for people with very small hands--quite crowded for others though.
The 360 controller is actually pretty outstanding in terms of utility and design--much like the NES controller--but, at least in my experience, the buttons and thumbsticks wear down pretty quickly.
I'm pretty okay with the PS3 controller because its so thin and light that after a while of play, I almost stop noticing it's there. The thumbsticks are just the right height too--unlike those of the Wii U Pro Controller and the Xbox One controller which feel uncomfortably high.
The Xbox One controller is a slightly worse 360 controller and I personally haven't held a PS4 controller yet but it definitely looks like a mess.
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The Xbox One controller feels pretty good from my experiences with it, it's just the right size and feels very solid.
The PS3 controller is way too light and flimsy, I was worried I was going to break the thing.
The PS4 Dualshock is Sony's worst controller yet, mainly because of that stupid digital pad, which is totally unnecessary and a complete waste of space. The lack of a start button is also very annoying, I don't think it would've killed Sony to replace the useless and completely pointless "Share" button(seriously, who really cares that much about sharing photos that you need a button for it?) with a proper start/pause button, having to use the option button to pause just does not cut it.
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big deal? it just has a different name, yet for every game ive played so far when I click it, it does what I want, which is
pause the game.
now for controllers that I cant stand, once again, im prob different than everyone, I hated the n64 controller, and the
game cube controller, just extremely uncomfortable to me.
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Edit: I'm with Ozzy, really can't stand the N64 controller. I'd say the Gamecube was much better, and I really like the Wavebird, still, even then, I just prefer more traditional designs.
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Didn't like the N64 controller it just didn't feel natural and hated the Dreamcast one it's just an over produced mess.
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The Dualshock controllers were visionary and are pretty nostalgic for me.
The 360 controller is actually pretty outstanding in terms of utility and design--much like the NES controller--but, at least in my experience, the buttons and thumbsticks wear down pretty quickly.
The Xbox One controller is a slightly worse 360 controller and I personally haven't held a PS4 controller yet but it definitely looks like a mess.
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Yeah, the NES controller was awesome.
IMHO I tend to hate the Dualshock for its pat your head, rub your belly feel when trying to use those two sticks so close together. It's as if they saw the N64 controller had an analog stick and found two spots on their existing controller and slapped them there. They haven't changed the layout in 20 years and it was never that good to begin with.
I also agree the 360 is aces. The D-pad blows but supposedly the twist and pop D-pad resolves some of the squishyness that makes playing old school 2D games difficult.
And I agree the Xbox One controller is a pale contender compared to the 360. It's like it tries to be the Duke but doesn't quite live up to it with its much too tall sticks. You get used to it, but I'd really rather not. Plus, the bumpers are awkward as well.
I can't fault the Wii U controller other than when you first get it, there's a slight rub on the left analog stick that eventually goes away. However, until it does, it's annoying and makes you think there's a problem with the controller.
@a, thanks for the tip!
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IMHO I tend to hate the Dualshock for its pat your head, rub your belly feel when trying to use those two sticks so close together. It's as if they saw the N64 controller had an analog stick and found two spots on their existing controller and slapped them there. They haven't changed the layout in 20 years and it was never that good to begin with.
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I think the reason I grew to love the Dualshock, faults and all, is because the PS1 was the system that I really came of age with and spent the most time with growing up. That puts me in a certain age category, I know, but there it is .
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Oltobaz-Let's just say I agree with Dave on the PS4 controller, there's simply no good reason not to have both a pause and an option button, combining both into one just dosen't make any kind of sense to me, and the digital pad just come across to me as a really stupid and completely unnecessary gimmick, having it act as a pause button dosen't make up for the lack of one, as that makes the pad feel like an even bigger waste of space.
The Dreamcast controller was solid, though the analog sticks tend to wear down fast.
Never liked the N64 controller either, too big, unwieldy, and awkward to hold.
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