Best controller ever made?

You cannot go wrong with a Playstation controller.

I've always hated the playstation/dual shock controller from the size and texture to the analaog placement. Hell, even those stupid shape labeled buttons annoy me.

The 3 button SEGA Genesis controller is my favorite, because it fits nicely in my hands; it feels very well made; and the D-Pad is just unmatched IMO.

the Model 2 Saturn controller and the PS1/2 dualshock controller.

also of note are the Mega Drive controller (any of them) , the Gamecube controller , and the model 2 Xbox controller (kind of bulky, but the d-pad is great for fighters like DOA)

The Gamecube controller is probably my favorite. It's just pure perfection IMO.

The Gamecube controller is probably my favorite. It's just pure perfection IMO.

J-Man2244

This.

SNES

PS2

The N64 Controller

handling like a dream, most accurate analog stick, fantastic button placement, Z Trigger

PS2 and Gamecube are really good.

Amen! Playstation Duel Shock controller all the way!

SNES

TheLoneMortal

I agree with this.

These are the most comfortable, IMO:

N64

I have never once gotten a cramp from using it. Ever.

I have from almost every other console.

I seriously don't understand how people can say the Gamecube controller is the best ever made, it is so wacky, and dare I say slightly is a novelty...:S. Personally it just didn't fit my hands well.

I would say the best controller every is the Dualshock, it fits the hands nicely and the placement is pretty spot on. I'd probably say the only thing that properly competes with it and may surpass it is the 360's controller. My hands have never been so confortable play video games before the 360's controller.

Everyone has their own opinion :)

I seriously don't understand how people can say the Gamecube controller is the best ever made, it is so wacky, and dare I say slightly is a novelty...:S. Personally it just didn't fit my hands well.

I would say the best controller every is the Dualshock, it fits the hands nicely and the placement is pretty spot on. I'd probably say the only thing that properly competes with it and may surpass it is the 360's controller. My hands have never been so confortable play video games before the 360's controller.

Everyone has their own opinion :)

Samslayer

I think the Dualshock is the best but I think the GameCube is nice in certain cases. That being said I don't own a Gamecube or a Wii. And I've been using a 360 controller recently for some PC games but I have a lot of problems with it. I don't like the XY AB buttons on the controller at all, The d-pad is absolute garbage too. not a fan of the bumpers either, they feel too resistant. The only thing I really like about the 360 controller are the concave stick shape and triggers.

wired Xbox 360 controller and the Playstation controller, except for the dual Shock 3, those triggers are awful

I seriously don't understand how people can say the Gamecube controller is the best ever made, it is so wacky, and dare I say slightly is a novelty...:S. Personally it just didn't fit my hands well.

I would say the best controller every is the Dualshock, it fits the hands nicely and the placement is pretty spot on. I'd probably say the only thing that properly competes with it and may surpass it is the 360's controller. My hands have never been so confortable play video games before the 360's controller.

Everyone has their own opinion :)

Samslayer

Even though I have slightly smaller hands since I'm only 15, I can honestly say the Gamecube controller fits my hands better than any other. Although, some of the placement of buttons could've been done better(the Z button, the huge A button, very small D-pad) the R and L shoulder buttons fit unlike ANY other controller for me. Also, I haven't had the stick quality of the Gamecube decline very much after tons of gameplay.

Still though, I think the Nintendo 64 controller beats it in just about every way, considering the D-pad is flawless and has a low chance of giving hand cramps.

Are hand-cramps really that big of a deal? I don't think I've ever had a hand-cramp in my life, or are "hand-cramps" just a name for hand discomfort?

The Gamecube and Dual shock controllers are the ones I'm most comfortable with.

PS1/PS2 controller

Dual shock controller, Thus has been featured on Playstation, Playstation 2 and Playstation 3. Sony's Dualshock is very comfortable and the best of a singluar controller design since 1998-2012. Sony should keep Dualshock when PS4 arrives. If it is not broken don't pull a Nintendo and have a diffirent controller each time you release a system.

Gamecube baby!

The best controller ever made would have to be the NES controller. It was the first console controller I ever held and it was so simple.

I honestly liked the Dreamcast controller more than any other.

Hori SNES Pad for Gamecube DeafNYCPlayer

That's awesome. I need to get one of these for my GBA player. Never hearrd of them before now.

genesis 3 button controller obv also lol at people who say n64 controller or snesJigglyWiggly_

Huh?! Really?! SNES is one of the most intuitive and comfortable controllers ever made.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]genesis 3 button controller obv also lol at people who say n64 controller or snesEmerald_Warrior

Huh?! Really?! SNES is one of the most intuitive and comfortable controllers ever made.

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]genesis 3 button controller obv also lol at people who say n64 controller or snesDarkman2007

Huh?! Really?! SNES is one of the most intuitive and comfortable controllers ever made.

Again...HUH?! It has a fantastic D-pad. You can't get the pixel-perfect platforming of Mega Man X games, Donkey Kong Country, or Super Castlevania with a mediocre D-pad.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

Huh?! Really?! SNES is one of the most intuitive and comfortable controllers ever made.

Emerald_Warrior

Again...HUH?! It has a fantastic D-pad. You can't get the pixel-perfect platforming of Mega Man X games, Donkey Kong Country, or Super Castlevania with a mediocre D-pad.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

Huh?! Really?! SNES is one of the most intuitive and comfortable controllers ever made.

Emerald_Warrior

Again...HUH?! It has a fantastic D-pad. You can't get the pixel-perfect platforming of Mega Man X games, Donkey Kong Country, or Super Castlevania with a mediocre D-pad.

Fantastic? Nah, I think the D-Pad is pretty dinky like it is for all Nintendo controllers. Honestly, I like using the GameCube's analaog stick over the SNES's D-Pad for Mega Man X.

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[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] its comfy, though just like all Nintendo controllers I can think of, its got a mediocre d-pad. Id still personally take the Mega Drive controller in terms of comfort too.Darkman2007

Again...HUH?! It has a fantastic D-pad. You can't get the pixel-perfect platforming of Mega Man X games, Donkey Kong Country, or Super Castlevania with a mediocre D-pad.

I agree with all of this.

These are not in order. But factually, the best controllers ever made:

Goldstar 3DO controller. It was better than all others. It had a tight grip, had the best button responces of all 5th gen devices. It has very confortaboe folds for fingers.

SG-1000 controller. Now, this is the "II"version of the system, and I am having some problems with it reading games at the moment, but the controller has a Joy/digital option, has very smooth buttons and more confortable to hold then some other 8-bit consoles, like the NES.

The 3 button controller for the TG-16. (Was a limited release in U.S. but lack of information is lacking on it, and only the Barunba import was released for it.) This, along with the original, feature good grib, great button response, more losse but tightely implanted triggers.

The VIS controller. It has the best D-pad at that time. It has a tight grip, and very non-stick buttons.

As usual, SNK like its NGP devices, makes Sticks that are very responsive and have no trouble sending out input. As well as face buttons that had the best reaction times of all of fourth gen (Depending on the CD game and its loading as this is the Neo-Geo CD controller.) It is also very ergonomic.

The Vectrex. It is a decent set-up in the hands. A Stick with very good motion beyond your dreams, with buttons that press effectively not requiring hard jabbing making a nice gaming experience.

Off the top of my head of the previous gens.

SNES

PS2

TheLoneMortal

Agreed

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SNES

PS2

MaverickOutcast

Agreed

I'm a pretty huge fan of the 360 controller. Sure, the d-pad sucks for certain games, but I happen to not like the games it needs to be good for so I don't give a hoot. For all the games I play, it works perfectly. It's just so friggin' comfortable in the hands.

Second after that would perhaps be the MicroCON for the Xbox by Madcatz (The only Madcatz product I've ever liked).

Evem though I really like the Xbox Duke, and hated the S-Controller, this tiny thing quickly became my default controller. I'm not sure I could even fully explain why I like it so much.

The best controller ever made would have to be the NES controller. It was the first console controller I ever held and it was so simple.

MathMattS

I cracked one of these open today in an attempt to repair it. The inside is astonishingly simple with how it was built, but not simple enough that I could identify the problem :(

I'm pretty sure the wire itself was defective since the everything on the board looked honky dorry.

SNES

PS2

TheLoneMortal

I'm very fond of the Gamecube controller and the Wii Remote.

The Playstation controllers fail at FPS, the analog sticks round in to the top and are hard/thick.

Aftermarket Xbox controllers are my favorite.