Cube Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 The Dualshock is just too small for me. Although I think most of that could be alleviated with switching the left stick and D-Pad around. Plus they should use the nice round prongs from the original PS1 controller. The PS2/PS3 ones dig into my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Steel Batallion Controller (Xbox) This thing is the daddy. The game itself it quite average, but the controller is a big heavy bastard that is just awesome and confusing to use. Once you get used to it though, it's rad. My friend was telling me that as your mech started to blow up, you had to press the eject button in order to save your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.dakota Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Am I the only person who doesn't like the dual shock pad? Me neither. I can simply not get to grips with it, no pun intended. I can't quite explain why, everything just seems loose somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 That is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 My friend was telling me that as your mech started to blow up, you had to press the eject button in order to save your progress. Not necessarily to save so much as if you don't eject you die. Death is final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Not necessarily to save so much as if you don't eject you die. Death is final. I will kill my friend for lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 My earliest controller was the one that came with the Binatone system. It's not really unusual, but they are really old and basic. It had no buttons, just a dial. This is the only pic I could find of them (to the left of the console). [ATTACH]2699[/ATTACH] A] haha we still have the binatone at my local games sociaty in college.. its still crazy fun and im still unbeatable may be weird controllers but there is no better way to play pong.. nothing is weirder than this and unlike the rest this is the official controller of the console(atari jaguar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Surprised nobody has linked to this yet: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/34014 That headset is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Yeah wtf is that speedboard?! How did that ever get released. If you came up with that product now you would be shot. They should've been shot back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 (edited) Yeah wtf is that speedboard?! How did that ever get released. If you came up with that product now you would be shot. They should've been shot back then. In 20 years, they'll say the same about those golf club and tennis racquet attachments for the Wii remote. Anyway, the accessories featured in the video are: The Zapper The Super Scope The Miracle Piano The Power Pad The Speed Board The Laser Scope The Roll & Rock The U Force For those too lazy to watch it. Edited May 18, 2009 by Emasher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I already said that though. Didn't everybody? Apart from the short-sighted money-binning mothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Yeah wtf is that speedboard?! How did that ever get released. If you came up with that product now you would be shot. They should've been shot back then. and yet I find myself wanting one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 (edited) I always stay away from third-party controllers as I find that the official pads are so far superior that playing with anything else feels wrong ..however, I do remember seeing the MakoPad for the N64 years ago and thinking that it looked really weird and uncomfortable........ .........so weird and uncomfortable that I would love a go on it just to see what it is like I'm sure as hell not gonna waste money on finding out though The right half actually looks like it could be OK (depending, of course, on the quality of the buttons) but I just can't for the life of me see how you could possibly grip the left half comfortably Also on the N64 was the Ultra Racer.. and it looked like a strange piece of equipment too : peace: Not sure if I ever saw either in any of the shops I've been to.. but my hands are probably thankful for not having that experience Edited May 18, 2009 by nekunando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Idk about the ultra racer, but that Makopad looks pretty good to me. As for 3rd party pads, they are usually worse, but my bro got a MadCatz pad for the 360, it has the best feature ever. On the bottom of it is a switch that will turn inverted on or off without having to go through the games menus or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I always stay away from third-party controllers as I find that the official pads are so far superior that playing with anything else feels wrong ..however, I do remember seeing the MakoPad for the N64 years ago and thinking that it looked really weird and uncomfortable........ .........so weird and uncomfortable that I would love a go on it just to see what it is like I'm sure as hell not gonna waste money on finding out though The right half actually looks like it could be OK (depending, of course, on the quality of the buttons) but I just can't for the life of me see how you could possibly grip the left half comfortably Also on the N64 was the Ultra Racer.. and it looked like a strange piece of equipment too : peace: Not sure if I ever saw either in any of the shops I've been to.. but my hands are probably thankful for not having that experience OMG I've used that ultra racer I have memories of using it quite a bit yet I don't remember owning it must have borrowed it off someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 I'm sure there was an ultra racer style controller for the PS1 as well. I tried looking for it when I made this thread but couldn't find anything on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) How about this little number; Also; How lazy must you be if you want to play a dance mat game but can't actually be arsed with the dancing bit?! Edited May 19, 2009 by flameboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Not lazy, but how sad would it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I always stay away from third-party controllers as I find that the official pads are so far superior that playing with anything else feels wrong ..however, I do remember seeing the MakoPad for the N64 years ago and thinking that it looked really weird and uncomfortable........ .........so weird and uncomfortable that I would love a go on it just to see what it is like I'm sure as hell not gonna waste money on finding out though The right half actually looks like it could be OK (depending, of course, on the quality of the buttons) but I just can't for the life of me see how you could possibly grip the left half comfortably I have a MakoPad somewhere. I don't remember it being too bad or too uncomfortable, but it wasn't as good as the official one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 ..you should get it out and see how it feels now When I look at it, I get the impression that if you get a comfortable grip of the controller, the D-Pad and Analogue Stick are bound to be at an angle to where you would like them to be.. I've always been curious of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookiablo Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I remember that Mako pad, always annoyed me because it lacked the symmetrical design of the official controller! That Ultra Racer contraption also brings back memories, don't recall seeing one in the flesh but do remember looking through magazines wondering how in the hell you were supposed to seriously play games with it. Or how it could have been any fun for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Wierd controllers? Why? Just why? It practically kills the game... The bastard son of a PS2 pad and a PC trackball mouse! A modified chainsaw controller. http://www.chainsawcontroller.com/ The OCZ NIA. Control games with your mind!!!! The Alphagrip. Every single keyboard button on a control pad. Improves your typing speed apparently... The single handed 360 controller. Play no longer interrupts beer drinking Microsoft's Sidewinder: Dual Strike My earliest controller was the one that came with the Binatone system. It's not really unusual, but they are really old and basic. It had no buttons, just a dial. This is the only pic I could find of them (to the left of the console). [ATTACH]2699[/ATTACH] I had one of them! Was bloomin awesome! I wonder where it's gotten to? Bet the rents threw it out when they moved house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I had one of them! Was bloomin awesome! I wonder where it's gotten to? Bet the rents threw it out when they moved house Awesome indeed. Imagine the next generation controllers coming out after those - Woah! They've put a button on the controller! Talk about an unprecedented revolution in hardware design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Just goes to show that simple is better, good things come in small packages and functionality comes before aesthetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 It's strange to see the stuff that people tried, I remember seeing Nintendo's non-used prototype/ideas a while back, so intriguing! It does bug me when people describe pads as being left or right handed though, that's like saying a book's got handedness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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