Which Controller has best feel of last generation?

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#1 greenneil4
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Even though I hate to admit it, the gamecube controller feels the best in my hands.  The ps2 and xbox(not the 360 one) feel clunky and too big but the gcube one actually feels ergonomically good. 
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#2 OceanLeet
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The PS2.  It's only fault was small handles.  The Xbox had too many buttons for my right thumb to handle and not enough shoulder buttons.  Also, I don't like the concave joysticks.  The Cube controller was an abomination.  The C joystick was crap, the button layout was crap, the cross pad was too small, and the Z button just plain sucked.
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#3 Tristam22
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The GameCube controller remains the most comfortable standard controller of any generation (although the 360 controller is probably the best evolution of the standard gamepad). XBox's Controller S comes in second place. PS2's Dualshock2 comes in third place. The Duke comes in last place.
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#4 tegovoltio
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Dualshock 2 for me. Good for almost everything but FPS.

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#5 amourkiss588
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Even though I hate to admit it, the gamecube controller feels the best in my hands.  The ps2 and xbox(not the 360 one) feel clunky and too big but the gcube one actually feels ergonomically good. greenneil4

I don't know

the gamecube controller is so ugly in shape

weird and ugly, and childish style ...

I'm glad that Resident Evil 4 release on PS2, so I don't have to touch that purple weird thing

hey~ just my thoughts, alright :)

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#6 ShakeNBake1491
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They always leave out the Dreamcast :(

My vote goes to the PS2 controller, then Gamecube, then Dreamcast, then XBox.
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#7 linkhero1
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For me it's Gamecube, DualShock, Xbox.
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#8 Saturos3091
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The Cube controller feels right in my hands.  The button placement was fine, and was easier to adjust to.  The PS2 controller doesn't feel right to me, probably because I'm not used to having a D-Pad where a control stick should be (at least it'd be more comfortable).  The standard xbox controller was a pain to hold.  It was huge, but the upgraded version (Not sure what it's called) was okay.
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#9 General_X
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The Wavebird, with the Controller S close behind. Then the Duke (I have big hands), and lastly the Dualshock 2, it was OK but nothing special. IMO
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#10 theheavydrinker
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The gamecube controller was definitely built to be comfortable to hold, but it was not made for big hands (specifically the shoulder buttons). I'm gonna vote ps2 on this one.
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#11 Spartan-051
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I liked the smaller Xbox one, not the huge one that was at the release. I liked the GC one as well but i liked the xbox one more becuase it had less buttons on the right. I did not like the PS2 i didn't like its analog sticks
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#12 Blackbond
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Though the least functional the Gamecube controller is the most comfortable and has the best feel of all last gen controllers.
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#13 pundog
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I have big hands, so it goes Xbox S, Original Xbox, GameCube and PS2. The gamecube and PS2 controllers are too small for me, especially with the terrible locations of the analog sticks. And the GC controller was just too wierd.
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#14 RoslindaleOne
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The Gamecube controller was my favorite, but I prefered the Ps2 controller for sports games and GTA.
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#15 Panzer_Zwei
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The Dual Shock 2.
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#16 FoamingPanda
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Until we create some sort of neuro-interface, I can't think of a better control scheme than the old keyboard and mouse.
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#17 foxhound_fox
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They were all really bad.

The Dualshock was quite unergonomic.
The Xbox one felt big and cumbersome (even after the upgrade to the S).
The Gamecube one was probably the best mind you. The d-pad was too small, but it was all around best.

The 360 gamepad is the perfect traditional gamepad (minus the not-so prefect d-pad).
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#18 smokeydabear076
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I liked the Xbox-S controller, but the other one was not so good. I also like the PS2 controller so I guess it is a tie.
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#19 kyleali11
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ps2, xbox was too big, and gc buttons were all over the place.
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#20 HappySunnGuy
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the cube controller was easily the best in comfort, becasue it was made to fit the human hands.  

 

The PS2. It's only fault was small handles. The Xbox had too many buttons for my right thumb to handle and not enough shoulder buttons. Also, I don't like the concave joysticks. The Cube controller was an abomination. The C joystick was crap, the button layout was crap, the cross pad was too small, and the Z button just plain sucked.OceanLeet

 

although the c stick was extremely terrible, everything else you said was ridiculous, and leads me to beleive youve never played a gamecube. the cube controller was made to fit the human hands, and everything was placed so that a small child, to a huge adult could reach everything comfortably. smash just woulsnt be the same without that controller. 

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#21 asmallchild
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highly unpopular opinion

but...

the original xbox controller

the big ones! 

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#22 jg4xchamp
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PS2 controller it was good for every type of game but one FPS. xbox s controller was good. but the gc controller was bad. bad dpad, bad c stick, bad button layout, terrible z button. the ps2 controller was the best. thats why the PS3 basically has a PS2 controller with better shoulder buttons for FPS games. plus tilt. the dualshock 2 was a really good controller, considering it has actually stood the test of time at this point.
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#23 kodex1717
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I can't see what people like about the dual shock;  It feels like a brick to me.
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#24 greenneil4
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The buttons may be weird for the gcube controller but at least it feels good in your hands
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#25 tegovoltio
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The way I see it the GC one was good but it has it shares of problems like the c stick and the D-pad as well, I think the triggers are fine but I find weird how they mixed up that z button up there, also cros buttons> the weird big a, b, y, x buttons.

The original Xbox was too big but the triggers felt weird for stuff that wasn't shooters

I dunno why complain about the analog sticks on dualshock since there's not a rule were they should go, at least I have no problem with it since I can easly go from playing Metroid and then some DMC without complain. 

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#26 Medjai
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I never really got a feel for the GC controller.

I like the Dpad on the dual shock but not as much as the orginal ps1 controllers dpad...ps2's seemed to be softer.

I like the location of the R1, L1, R2. L2 buttons

I absolutely hate the dual shock thumb sticks

the xbox had the best thumbs sticks and triggers but the b&w buttons weren't the best...and all the problems it had have been addressed by the 360 controller

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#27 TDLlama
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I'm going PS2... the XBox controller was too big and the GC controller button layout is awkward.
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#28 HappyInvader101
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Gamecube's controller was extremely comfterble. The only thing i didnt like about it was that it didnt  have the two extra buttons the Xbox and PS2 had.
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#29 SmashBrosLegend
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Gamecube.
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#30 carl2tan
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The thing I didnt like about the PS2 controller that the other two had waas the placement of the left stick.  after playing GT4 for hours, your left thumb gets sore from stretching it out so far.  I was hoping they would change this for the PS3 but they didnt. . .
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#31 bc1391
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The PS2 controller was uncomfortable in and the joysticks are too close together. Xbox was wierd to hold ar first but then I got used to it.. The GC controller took some getting used to but it fits like a glove after a week or so.
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#32 Sedin44
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I liked the game cube controller, and then the ps2 controller.
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#33 lil50cent
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Ps2,gamecube,xbox