A brief history of Nintendo Controllers

Jaesaces · 6 months

Yeah, the N64 controller looked janky, but it worked amazingly well. Though I can't recall any games where I ever used the leftmost part...

Edit: SO MANY GAMES. Haha, I only had a few games for the N64, inherited it from my older cousin when he left for the Air Force.

Stephaninator · 6 months

The N64 controller was so weird because they were the first ones to have an analog controller as a standard, and they didn't know if it would catch on, so they needed the back-up of the d-pad.

RepostsOnReposts · 6 months

The 64 controller definitely falls under the category "looks stupid, but works, so it isn't stupid."

gamer31 · 6 months

The GameCube controller was perfect in my opinion. No other controller i've used has been so comfortable and ergonomic.

Deluxo · 6 months

I never had problems with any Nintendo controller. I don't get the big deal about the N64 controller really...

heybulldog · 6 months

They're all great controllers. Especially the GC's.

nicholmikey · 6 months

Where is the Virtual Boy controller?

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thebeststine · 6 months

a brief history of Playstation controllers.

Giambattista · 6 months

The funny thing is I can feel each one of these controllers in my hands along with a game I played on them:

NES - Marble Madness

SNES - Mortal Kombat

N64 - Goldeneye

GameCube - Mario Kart Double Dash

Wii - Wii Golf

Helplessromantic · 6 months

I'm more interested in the fact that the wii was released 6 years ago

kittencake · 6 months

NES controller user friendly my ARSE. it's a RECTANGLE! it destroyed my tiny hands!

[deleted] · 6 months

What's with all the n64 controller hate? You hold it by the left piece or the center depending on what the game you're playing requires for movement.

Themoneymancan · 6 months

Chirst, i you're going to nick from cracked at least keep the watermark.

Nanerpus · 6 months

I liek this picture, but I never understood the gamecube complaints. "OH NOES! EIGHT BUTENS AND A DEE PAD!" Because It's not like the xbox/360 and ps2/3 controllers have...exactly that. ಠ_ಠ

(Although yes, layout is definitely an issue.)

wharpua · 6 months

No love for the Wavebird?

That was the first wireless controller I ever encountered, and not being tethered to the console was kind of mind-blowing, the first time I used it.

JAsherP · 6 months

The N64 controller actually handled pretty well.

HighSorcerer · 6 months

In the U.S., there were no pretty colors for the Super Nintendo. All we got was drab purple and gray.

wx3 · 6 months

Didn't the original SNES controller have purple/grey buttons?

hostergaard · 6 months

What? The 64 controller was the best of them all. Ergonomic design and multiple configurations. Its only weakness IMHO was that the analog stick did not take too much abuse before it became loose. Still works tough. Just like your moms vagina.

If you believe you need three hands you do not understand the previous argument.

It had just the right amount of buttons that offers flexibility while not being confusing. And it had a port for ad-on. That was pretty revolutionary at the time and allowed them to experiment with different things, like rumble packs that became popular.

The N64 is probably one of the most important controllers out there.

Edgerunner10 · 6 months

This is why I love Sony's controller. It's stayed same pretty much for all three systems. I love the design and the joysticks are imo the best from all 3 companies. Also, I was a fan of the fact I could use my PSX controllers for my PS2.

Never was too keen on the N64 or GC controllers although the NES and SNES controllers are timeless.

ChetB · 6 months

At least it's not like Sony. Evolution - add sticks, stay same, stay same, stay same, stay same, stay same...

sadiemg · 6 months

One more person saying the N64 controller was awesome. It was totally confusing until I actually picked it up, then it made perfect sense. If anyone was actually too overwhelmed by the controller's look to use it, well, I have some lovely blocks over here you can play with.

dusibit · 6 months

And then there will be none.

EMP826 · 6 months

Not sure why the gamecube controller counts as "exhausting the limits of button cramming." The Xbox 360 controller is very similar, and actually has 1 more button than the GC controller.

Xplayer · 6 months

As a leftie, the N64 controller made me cry, especially during quick button mashing events.

Mike_Mercury · 6 months

I disagree with the GC controller being "button crammed". Imo, the gamecube controller makes more sense and is easier to memorize than the Xbox and PS3 controllers.

theslyder · 6 months

People keep making the "three hands" joke, I'm sure they aren't so stupid that they genuinely believe that it was designed to have the analog stick, d-pad, and face buttons all used at once. It's it's fucking annoying.

Feigning stupidity just makes you look dumb. Even if your audience understands that you're feigning stupidity, why would you want to? If you have a complaint, articulate it.

Tarandon · 6 months

If you make a T with the nunchuck and the wiimote as the top, you basically end up with the n64 controller minus the shoulder buttons.

Nukeman · 6 months

the NES controller is nearly indestructible.

Jeembo · 6 months

The only thing I didn't like about the n64 controller is that the stick would like.. grind itself out, making it extremely loose. Ergonomically, I thought the controller felt fucking fantastic.

Parasitoid · 6 months

By my count the Wii remote has the exact same number of buttons as the N64 one but with the added benefit of the motion tracking. I like how the graphic conveniently makes it seem that is not the case.

rorad · 6 months

I think the 360 controller is the best ever made, but I will never be as happy as I was every time I looked at the original Nintendo controller.

cmatute · 6 months

I really do not understand the N64 controller hate. I truly loved it; so comfortable and versatile. Yum.

akhead · 6 months

Nobody here a fan of the original Playstation controller? It was lightweight and comfortable, no analogue sticks though. Then Ape Escape came along and the world was never the same...

Method__Man · 6 months

Evolution of good controllers that actually followed the same design principles were

NES --> SNES --> Ps1 -->ps2 --> ps3 --> Wii classic controller pro

As you can see Nintendo found that they actually started a logical design on a controller and then failed while Sony worked on their original design.

NES: Simple and effective. D-pad use caused excessive bleeding and calluses on the thumb joint area. That still persist to this day

SNES: Smoother NES controller with rounded edges and more buttons. Win

PS1-3: Improved design for comfort and less hand stress. Also added analogue function.

feelbetternow · 6 months

Not cool, man. My uncle was a retarded spaceship.

Midgetfinger · 6 months

Gamecube is the best out of all of these. N64 is the worst...they had a meeting and said "why have two handles for the controller when we could have THREEE!!!!"

vegan_velociraptor · 6 months

TIL that the PAL SNES controller used multicolored buttons instead of the light purple/dark purple scheme of the US version.

Can anyone confirm whether the PAL version used the concave/convex button scheme the way the US version did? That was absolute genius. I was explaining it to my 60-year-old, never-played-a-video-game-in-her-life mother just the other day, and even she saw the value.

TheMerchandise · 6 months

why the fuck is it talking about button cramming with the GC controller? playstation had 9 buttons (if we're gonna count select and start), two sticks and a D-pad ever since it realized sticks were important. GC was nintendo's take on the playstation controller, IMO.

TL;DR - who the fuck made this image? and who were they trying to impress? it's a tad... out of touch.

themoray42 · 6 months

I seem to remember seeing this on Cracked.com before

ro4ch · 6 months

The n64 was a great controller. It looked weird but it still was easy to hold and use. It revolutionized gaming controller with the analogue stick and sony ripped off nintendo and introduced the analogue sticks after Nintendo revealed the n64 controller.

mikeonline · 6 months

My SNES controller wasn't that colourful, it had grey and purple buttons. I'm assuming that's a regional thing. Too lazy to Google.

grimm-- · 6 months

The SNES controller, a godlike tool for platformers.

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