Top Retro Controllers of All Time

[patrickmeansly]

So I hope no one gets mad at me for these topics in classic games, I am starting to love this site and I love hearing everyones opinions and recommendations.  This idea came from my top 10 classic consoles off all time.  Now I am very curious of everyones top 10 CONTROLLERS of all time??  If you want to put your most hated controller, do it too.

MIne:

runner up.  Gamecube (not terrible but I did get complicated at times)

10. Atari 2600 Joystick controller (lol hey its easy to use)

9. Sega Saturn (I had to throw this awesome controller some where on the list)

8. Xbox (not a huge fan of xbox, but i'll give it to the controller was pretty dam good)

7. PS1/PS2

6. Super Nintendo (Just a little bit more complicated than SNES)

5.  Sega Master System

4.  Sega Genesis regular and the official Genesis turbo controller

3. NES (two buttons so simple and fun)

2. DREAMCAST (i know a lot dont like it but I thought this was one of the most comfortable controllers)

1. Nintendo 64 controller (so simple to use for left handers like me)

[pacpix]

So I hope no one gets mad at me for these topics in classic games, I am starting to love this site and I love hearing everyones opinions and recommendations.

You have started a lot of good threads, but you might want to slow down a bit so you do not flood the forum

[foxhack]

So I hope no one gets mad at me for these topics in classic games, I am starting to love this site and I love hearing everyones opinions and recommendations.

You have started a lot of good threads, but you might want to slow down a bit so you do not flood the forum

This.

Also, please cut down on the caps in the thread titles.

[patrickmeansly]

So I hope no one gets mad at me for these topics in classic games, I am starting to love this site and I love hearing everyones opinions and recommendations.

You have started a lot of good threads, but you might want to slow down a bit so you do not flood the forum

This.


Also, please cut down on the caps in the thread titles.

Im in the zone!!!  starting to love it.  How come no one else post anything in classic category that much???

[turf]

Im in the zone!!!  starting to love it.  How come no one else post anything in classic category that much???

We've done all these lists before.

[brunauss]

So I hope no one gets mad at me for these topics in classic games, I am starting to love this site and I love hearing everyones opinions and recommendations.

You have started a lot of good threads, but you might want to slow down a bit so you do not flood the forum

This.

Also, please cut down on the caps in the thread titles.

A thread flood? Should we be concerned and ask Noah to start building that boat then?

[patrickmeansly]

A thread flood? Should we be concerned and ask Noah to start building that boat then?

Does this mean its okay for me to make posts? 

*  Another topic for a moment, I just noticed today that Mega Man Legends 2 on Playstation 1 is selling for over 90.00.  Does anyone know why?

[brunauss]

A thread flood? Should we be concerned and ask Noah to start building that boat then?

Does this mean its okay for me to make posts? 

*  Another topic for a moment, I just noticed today that Mega Man Legends 2 on Playstation 1 is selling for over 90.00.  Does anyone know why?

That is a very good question. I'm currently searching multiple sources at the moment. An amazon listing has it for $289. I am not kidding about this. See for yourself peeps:
http://www.amazon.com/Mega-Man-Legends-2-Playstation-System/dp/B00004XONL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368567717&sr=8-1&keywords=mega+man+legends+2

[brunauss]

Done searching. My instincts say its deliberate by some buyer or company out there.

[soera]

MM Legends 1 is decent priced. http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/playstation/mega-man-legends
MM Legends 2 is always twice that : http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/playstation/mega-man-legends-2
Tron Bonne is even more! http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/playstation/the-misadventures-of-tron-bonne


As far as the original topic, I will name some of my favorite controllers :

Playstation official - Sony started out with a fantastic controller on the PS1. They eventually added digital thumb pads on the PSOne. It was such a great design that it made it to the PS2 and the PS3. Hopefully they dont break the mold like expected on the PS4.

Dogbone - While the NES brick is okay, its sharp edges get annoying after hours of continuous game play. With the top loader, they fixed the issue and released one of the most awesome controllers ever made. Simple, comfortable ... just great.

SNES original - Everything the Dogbone was got improved when the SNES was released.

Micro con (Mad Katz) - During the 6th gen, these controllers came out and really appealed to people with a smaller hand size. It allowed people like myself to comfortably play the Xbox.

[patrickmeansly]

MM Legends 1 is decent priced. http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/playstation/mega-man-legends
MM Legends 2 is always twice that : http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/playstation/mega-man-legends-2
Tron Bonne is even more! http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/playstation/the-misadventures-of-tron-bonne


As far as the original topic, I will name some of my favorite controllers :

Playstation official - Sony started out with a fantastic controller on the PS1. They eventually added digital thumb pads on the PSOne. It was such a great design that it made it to the PS2 and the PS3. Hopefully they dont break the mold like expected on the PS4.

Dogbone - While the NES brick is okay, its sharp edges get annoying after hours of continuous game play. With the top loader, they fixed the issue and released one of the most awesome controllers ever made. Simple, comfortable ... just great.

SNES original - Everything the Dogbone was got improved when the SNES was released.

Micro con (Mad Katz) - During the 6th gen, these controllers came out and really appealed to people with a smaller hand size. It allowed people like myself to comfortably play the Xbox.

Oh yea!  I forgot the playstation 1 had a regular controller without the 2 analogs.  Those were bad ass controllers for that time.  And when you say dog bone, are you referring to the top loading nes?  I never really a nes top loader that much so I'm not sure

[patrickmeansly]

Ah.  I just searched online.  I do remember using that nes dog bone controller!!!  I forgot all about it.  Soera, can i used it on a regular nes or just the top loader?/

[soera]

Yep its good on both. They arent cheap to find however.

[patrickmeansly]

Yep its good on both. They arent cheap to find however.

Cool.  I got to get me one.  I find quite a bit nes controllers at good will so Hopefully ill find one there.  Thanks for that info and refreshing my memory.  I forgot all about that.   I do have the NES Advantage controller and it works  okay.  Its best for me for games like Dragon Warrior but not for adventures like Zelda.

[doctorlaudanum]

As a lefty, I personally found the N64 controller to be extremely uncomfortable. Mainly because of the control stick. That thing was rough on my thumbs and wore out quickly. I did like the Z button, though.

My favorite controller has always been the one for the Gamecube (not sure if that counts as retro, though.) It's so comfortable and takes forever to wear out. The Dreamcast controller also had some interesting features.