[Multiplatform] Nintendo 64 controller versus psx dualshock

I don't know if this kind of poll have been made before so bleh.

Nintendo 64 controller.

good: well-balanced analog joystick.
unique design.
5 buttons plus 1 start button and 4 c-buttons.
d-pad support for many games.
first real right-handed/left-handed controller (as many games
featured an option to swap the c-buttons to the d-pad)
memory card interface enabled quick and easy save game copy to
another memory card. (The concept had later evolved with the xbox
controller which featured 2 memory cards slots per controller)

bad: the analog joystick tend to get loose after a while.
...unique design.
the memory card interface is poorly done, which results in many
memory card failures. (goodbye, end of Duke Nukem: Zer0 hour )
external rumble pack which requires batteries
no way to have both rumble pack and memory card at the same time.
left-hand configuration means less ergonomic access to the a and b
buttons.


Sony Playstation Dual Shock controller.

the good: the first controller of its kind to have 2 mini analog joysticks.
way more buttons than the n64 controller could ever dream of. (although the n64 controller theorically have 13 buttons, if you count the d-pad directions as separate buttons. - as seen in duke nukem zer0 h0ur and battle zone: rise of the black dogs)
innovative integrated rumble feature that requires NO batteries.
a select button.

the bad: underdeveloped joysticks that barely have any real analog sensitivity (the mistake was thankfully corrected with the dual shock 2 controller).
underused in many games (compare a game like medal of honor to n64's version of Tom Clancy's rainbow six. the winner is easy to tell.)
the d-pad, which often feels too soft.


So, fellow gff users? what's your pick?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Forsety

I think they should move the analog pads around a bit but otherwise the duel shock / sixaxxis is pretty much perfect. I do prefer the analog placements on the 360's controller though for FPS and the like but the fact is, Sony is probably the only console in a long while that has had a acceptable dpad so I try to let the analog placement slide.

This is about the first gen dual shock, not the ps2/ps3 gen dual shock buddy. ^^;

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Forsety

I know that? They look identical so why does that matter? I was merely saying it was a good design but the analogs weren't placed as well as they could have been. I can comment on that if I want, ya know?

they look identical but they have different features.

dualshock 2? real analog joysticks.

sixaxis? motion captors (I think) and pressure sensitive l2/r2 triggers.

sure they look they same but in the inside they are all different pieces of hardware. :3

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sword Familiar

I don't know what you mean by "real analog joysticks", but if you mean that they are physically a bit more resilliant compared to the original DS then, yeah, but otherwise they work in the same way. The "pressure sensitive" (analog) l2/r2 triggers were actually already implemented in the DS2. Try playing MGS2 with DS2 and you'll see for yourself.

I meant that the first dualshock, while being analog, feels and plays like digital joysticks most of the time.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Rock

What are you talking about? Except for pressure sensitivity, the original Dual Shock controller is identical to the Dual Shock 2.

I doubt playing manhunt with a ds would feel like playing manhunt with a ds2.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Qwarky

Sure, it probably sucked for Mortal Kombat, but if you're a dullard who wants to play Mortal Kombat on the N64, you're.. a dullard.

MK Trilogy wasn't great but Mortal Kombat 4 is the best of all ports in my opinion. as in: better graphics, real shadows (compared to the blocky shadows of the psx and pc versions) and no pixelated blood.

I loved that game ;_;

Also, you could play both mk games with the d-pad and it felt right, although mk4 was nice to play with the joystick. plus you could remap the buttons if you wanted to so you could alway put the snes layout for those games if you wanted.

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Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

Don't worry, I hate the Dreamcast's controller too! We can form an exclusive club! Cramps my Hulk hands up something shocking pretty much the instant I touch it, even the Jaguar's elevator control panel controller didn't do that! I guess if I have to pick one for this GameFAQs battle deluxe thread, it'll be Cloud Strife. Dual Shock. It wouldn't be very good if I didn't like it, then what would I be playing my PS2 games with? A horse? That would be awkward.

N64's controller was pretty rad though, it's still the only controller I've enjoyed fumbling around with for first person shooters. That's what destroyed mine though, the power of GoldenEye Oddjob slap fight multiplayer nights (also Mario Can't Enjoy This Game Because It Has Primary Colours On The Screen Kiddy Party). Now I have to use this disgusting third party beast that's bigger than my monitor.


See, huge. But the control stick on this doesn't grind into dust!
It's made of top grade clown meat metal instead of plastic, that's why.

ha I used to own one of these XD

the joystick will get loose in no time! XD

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Karasu

Dual Shock for me. It is THE game controller. It can handle mostly any time of game [RPG, Fighting, Racing, Flight Sim Arcade etc etc], where as I felt everytime I played the 64 controller, it was only built for shooting games. I was not impressed with it at all. I think Nintendo lets invention and innovation get to their heads too much.

Nintendo's the main reason why video games evolve. if nintendo wasn't here, we'd only have pac man to play with because video games would have never evolved this far, and would have stayed a temporary fad.

FELIPE NO