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which console has the worst controller layout

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#101 Guest_dimir26

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Posted 25 July 2009 - 07:25 PM

I don't like the playstation controlers because they are too hard on the trigger fingers. The R1 and L1 buttons are kindof anoying to access and the analog sticks are awkward to use. My second least favorite controller is the N64 controler because my hand starts to cramp up over the awkward analog stick position. I actually ended up using a keyboard-esque controller instead to the standard N64 interface because i was so problematic
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Posted 25 July 2009 - 07:43 PM

I didn't like the wii remote or the classic controller. There was a very high risk of throwing it directly at my tv. Didn't like that very much
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Posted 06 August 2009 - 05:52 PM

i don't like the NES controller much but i don't like the n 64 much either
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 04:47 PM

I personally like the Playstation layout the most. It's been consistent through all three iterations of the Playstation, and it's got a great feel to it.The Nintendo 64's controller could've used some work, but I don't think it's as bad as most people claim.I think that the Sega Dreamcast controller had a lot of issues. It was just as bulky, if not more than, the original XBOX controller. It just felt awkward in my hands.
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 09:38 PM

Of all the game systems I've played. They one I had the most difficulty with was the PS controller. Really couldn't get the hang of it. It felt uncomfortable too, not to mention cheap. I've dislike it since the PSone to the PS3. Even worst then that was the awkwardly uncomfortable Dreamcast controller.

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Posted 18 October 2009 - 10:49 PM

The N64 controller, because it simply wasn't all that comfortable, and the Wii-mote which i find overly sensitive.Personally, between the N64 or the Wii, i'd have to say that the Wii-mote was the worst of the two, with the N64 i never used the D-pad, so it wasn't much of a problem. With the Wii-mote, i simple had a hard time controlling it, as opposed to an analog stick, which is why i kept a gamecube controller for my Wii games.
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Posted 19 October 2009 - 03:34 AM

I'm surprised the 360 controller is doing so poorly. I don't think its fair to group it with the old one though.Same with the ps3 controller. The trigger buttons are different, and very annoying on the ps3. I hit them accidentally all the time.I think N64 was the worst. You hardly ever use the left side.
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Posted 15 November 2009 - 05:28 PM

i simply cannot stand the wii mote. yeah the motion sensor is the main thing but do you have to make the damn thing linear?
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Posted 16 November 2009 - 03:14 AM

Hello?! The Atari Jaguar?! That thing was too freaking big!But since it is not up there....I'll go with the original Sega controller. It looked pretty ugly.
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Posted 16 November 2009 - 06:54 AM

Atari 5200 is the worst..How could anybody vote NES or SNES?
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 03:01 AM

Have you seen the Xbox controllers? Those things are fricken' BIG. I remember that I was at a friends house one and he was trying to teach me Halo, and when we were playing, he noticed that my movements were really weird and asked me, "Dude, what's wrong?" and I replied "Can't.... Reach.... The damn.... Buttons....." Ended up getting ran over by the tank thingie about 9 times. Although apparently there's a GameStop version that's smaller, but I've never bothered to go check it out. :s
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Posted 26 November 2009 - 01:21 AM

the ps3 controls are that great
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Posted 28 November 2009 - 05:07 AM

I've never held a PS3 controller, so I can't vouch for it, but PS1/2 controllers just feel awkward to grasp with the shoulder buttons stacked the way they are. The XBOX 360 controller is similar, but the main triggers aren't parallel with the sub triggers, so it's alot easier, at least for me.
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Posted 06 December 2009 - 03:21 AM

I guess for me the nintendo 64 controller, it was not comfortable to use and was quite hard to play on. If you want to make a combo in a game or somthingyou practically had to individually press the buttons you just couldnt mash your fingers all over the controller
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Posted 06 December 2009 - 08:09 AM

The Wii's is pretty good, but it can get annoying trying to push the 1 or 2 buttons. Fortunately, these are usually only used in relaxed/out-of-combat situations.
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Posted 06 December 2009 - 02:27 PM

Hmm... I'm gonna go right wing and say that the Wiimote (+nunchuk) and the N64 have the best controllers. Everything predecessing to the N64 is also good. The less joysticks there are, the better. Even more so, the Gamecube controller is the worst.I like the Wiimote with nunchuk because it feels natural to the hands. The N64 wasn't bad but I kinda grew up with it, though in hindsight its actually ill designed. The playstation one non dual shock controllers were also good, making games like RockmanX4, Final Fantasy 9 and Resident Evil 2 a helluva lot of fun.I hate the Gamecube controller the most, because you need big hands to play, and my hands are small XD So no guesses that after playing for a couple of hours I had to put it down to rest my hands. Everything else I could easily play 10 hours solid.
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Posted 27 October 2010 - 10:09 PM

i get annoyed by the wii controller. its sensor is pretty weak... i wish it had better sensitivity and range. and if you're gon hold the controller in your hand to use the d-pad and thumb buttons, it feels awkward cuz it's too small
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Posted 28 October 2010 - 06:17 AM

I like the PS3 controller. It feels good and isn't as fat as the 360 one.
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Posted 29 October 2010 - 09:50 PM

I really have no trouble with any of the controllers. But I world have to say N64 controller since the buttons are to far spread and to hold the controller is like driving a car.
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Posted 07 November 2010 - 04:27 PM

which one you no like?

Wii ...no doubt ! Its not friendly
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Posted 22 November 2010 - 04:49 AM

Anything Playstation-related. After living with nothing but cross pads all my life, those joysticks just suck ergonomically, with all that thumb reaching and the sort.
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Posted 30 November 2010 - 10:37 AM

i really like the feel of the 360 controllers... i have a ps3 now and i'm still gettin used to the controllers
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Posted 27 December 2010 - 08:58 AM

Heh. Looking back, the N64 controller design was outrageous. It looks works like an incomplete light gun. It did work though. But that control stick was terrible. and gods help you if it broke.
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Posted 27 December 2010 - 05:49 PM

I hated the gamecube controller but come to think of it the n64 was really bad.
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Posted 01 January 2011 - 03:04 AM

playstation 3 controller is the best i dont like the 64 controller the way you hold it kinda hurts a little
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