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[Xdrive05]

Love me some Wavebird. <3

 

[Naked Lunch]

exactly. not to mention the drift. I have 8 DS2 laying around. 1 is completely broken, 4 have worn out sticks with drift, all of them except 2 have mushy buttons. I usually use this controller when I'm playing PS2

the dpad is kinda shit honestly, but everything else is much better. the sticks and and buttons feel much more responsive. oh, and it's wireless.

Never heard of that one. Ill look into it, thanks.
I ended up just using a PS1 Dualshock 1 for many PS2 games to avoid the mushy pressure sensitive buttons. Surprisingly alot of PS2 games do still work with the PS1 pad but there are still a bunch that dont.

Im surprised there hasnt been a modern aftermarket PS2 pad made yet like alot of other consoles like N64 and Dreamcast.

 

[Wohc]

SNES. Still use it today on my Raspberry.

 

[Alexios]

Good to see the best one winning. But the Neo Geo CD/CDZ one deserves a honorable mention too (if not the original Neo Geo also for having an actual arcade stick by default, but I guess that was even more niche by design and price when CD at least tried to be more consumer friendly).

 

[StabbyStabStabStabStab]

Retro for me is about joysticks since I played on Commodore computers long before I started playing on consoles.

TAC-2 is my fav

I was going to suggest the Quickshot 2 for the C64 seeing as it had an autofire switch, however I remember being advised I should be upgrading to one with micro switches as they didn't break so often, so I bought this one:

Kind of like a cyclops with a big conk.

TBH though the Competition Pro my brother had was better/more comfy...

 

[Melon Husk]

Ideally the game should match the controller it was designed for, but I'm partial to Sega's 6 face button layout and floating d-pad when it comes to 2D. Most comfortable.

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

exactly. not to mention the drift. I have 8 DS2 laying around. 1 is completely broken, 4 have worn out sticks with drift, all of them except 2 have mushy buttons. I usually use this controller when I'm playing PS2

the dpad is kinda shit honestly, but everything else is much better. the sticks and and buttons feel much more responsive. oh, and it's wireless.

I still have one of these kicking around somewhere; probably the best PS2 controller I owned.

The GameCube and Xbox S controllers were always way more comfortable to me. The DualShock controllers always felt awkward to hold for me since the “handles” are more like nubs and way too small. I honestly would’ve preferred the prototype Boomerang PS3 controller to the DS3 that we got, especially when the R2/L2 on it was made worse.

 

[Fess]

I was going to suggest the Quickshot 2 for the C64 seeing as it had an autofire switch, however I remember being advised I should be upgrading to one with micro switches as they didn't break so often, so I bought this one:

Kind of like a cyclops with a big conk.

TBH though the Competition Pro my brother had was better/more comfy...

That looks good, never tried that. Is it sturdy?

Iirc the Competition Pro felt cheap, isn’t that what shipped with The C64?

The Tac2 was built like a tank, no micro switches, just a metal ball that hits a metal frame. Love it. Lots of oxide issues though, easily fixed but still annoying.

I like Wico’s Command Control and Three Way too, not for tight control games but they never failed. I still have them and they still work perfectly.

 

[StabbyStabStabStabStab]

That looks good, never tried that. Is it sturdy?

Iirc the Competition Pro felt cheap, isn’t that what shipped with The C64?

The Tac2 was built like a tank, no micro switches, just a metal ball that hits a metal frame. Love it. Lots of oxide issues though, easily fixed but still annoying.

I like Wico’s Command Control and Three Way too, not for tight control games but they never failed. I still have them and they still work perfectly.

Well it looks like a tank for sure - not even a heavy session on Decatholon is going to bust that.

Re: the Arcade, yes it was sturdy, however it was a little bit awkward to grip as it tapered towards the button on the end.

The Competition Pro I'm referring to certainly wasn't shipped with the C64 I had - it was this one here (and the same manufacturer as the Arcade as per my previous pic):

 

[Fess]

Well it looks like a tank for sure - not even a heavy session on Decatholon is going to bust that.

Re: the Arcade, yes it was sturdy, however it was a little bit awkward to grip as it tapered towards the button on the end.

The Competition Pro I'm referring to certainly wasn't shipped with the C64 I had - it was this one here (and the same manufacturer as the Arcade as per my previous pic):

Yup that’s it! Sorry for being vague, was talking about what shipped with the new The C64 remake thingy. But it looks like it’s just a copy, probably worse than the original.

 

[amigastar]

Gamecube controller is the most fun to use for me. The only flaw was the small D-Pad.

 

[xpresstuning]

For 2D games? By far the Sega Saturn controller.

 

[ShirAhava]

Just came in here to make sure Saturn was winning and the world hasn't gone THAT crazy

Also good that the horrible looking painful to use dreamcast controller doesn't have many votes

Sega made my fav and least fav retro controller haha

 

[CobraAB]

The Wico.

 

[FeldMonster]

I don't think it is fair to put an NES or Genesis controller against Xbox/PS2 controllers. Too much changed between those times, they aren't in the same category.

In fact, I would consider the Xbox/PS2 controllers as "modern", not "retro".

For the truly retro controllers, I would vote for the Super Nintendo controller. Of the more modern options on this list, I would vote for the Xbox Controller S, which is basically the prototype for all modern controllers in terms of shape/ergonomics.

 

[Kokoloko85]

I dunno, I love them all and all are nostalgic

Saturn D pad-
PSX1 Shoulder button layout/Buttons -
Gamecube shape and triggers
Dreamcast VMU
Analogue sticks….?

 

[RayBoy]

Sega Saturn Pad V2

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Well duh, the correct answer is

 

[teezzy]

I play my PS2 with a Dualshock 4

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

Well duh, the correct answer is

 

[jigglet]

Gamecube. If it wasn't for that stiff dpad I think it would still hold up today.

 

[MrA]

Good to see the best one winning. But the Neo Geo CD/CDZ one deserves a honorable mention too (if not the original Neo Geo also for having an actual arcade stick by default, but I guess that was even more niche by design and price when CD at least tried to be more consumer friendly).

All neo geo controls designed by snk were top
Though I think the vectrex deserves a mention as it had the best pre nes controller, 4 face buttons, good analog stick

 

[DetectiveBananas]

Comfort - SNES
Durability - NES/Sega Genesis
Looks - Sega Genesis
Weirdest Feeling in Hands - GameCube

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

For old school games before FPS stuff.