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#1  Edited By RageQuitter69
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We have a topic on the best controller of call time, so I thought I would flick the switch to the more pessimistic side of things and make a topic on the worst controller of all time.

So, what do you think the worst controller of all time is?

My vote goes the the three-handled Nintendo 64 controller, yeah sure, game developers made it so that two-armed humans could play it but that doesn't make the design any less okay. I will never know what was going through the designers heads when they designed this controller.

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#2  Edited By br0kenrabbit
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So stiff, and playing with one sounded like a fat naked guy rolling around on a vinyl couch.

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#3 BillyMays
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probably the Intellivision

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#4 CrownKingArthur
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touch screen on cellphones

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#5  Edited By PsychoLemons
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The Atari 5200 controller.

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#7 Joedgabe
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@CrownKingArthur said:

touch screen on cellphones

They're not bad at all. But i suppose it depends what you're doing with them.

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#8 TheEroica  Moderator
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Sure, I could say the Atari2600 paddles, but the controller that sucked the worst compared to it's current gen counterparts was easily Dualshock 3.... nope, not trolling... it was supposed to be a banana boomerang back when sony was going through their XBOX One phase and when they realized how shit it was they grabbed their leftover molds from dualshock 2 and played it safe with an ergonomical disaster compared to the far superior XBOX360 controller. Picking up great ps3 games to play is exciting until you realize you have to play with that awful thing.

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#9  Edited By killatwill15
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@TheEroica said:

Sure, I could say the Atari2600 paddles, but the controller that sucked the worst compared to it's current gen counterparts was easily Dualshock 3.... nope, not trolling... it was supposed to be a banana boomerang back when sony was going through their XBOX One phase and when they realized how shit it was they grabbed their leftover molds from dualshock 2 and played it safe with an ergonomical disaster compared to the far superior XBOX360 controller. Picking up great ps3 games to play is exciting until you realize you have to play with that awful thing.

ds3 was not that bad,

I honestly don't understand the gripe most have with controllers,

why I can play on the xbox "duke" dreamcast, 64 and ds3, and have no complaints about neither,

but on that boomerang design, sony should've went with that,

at least when you are playing "master ninja" difficulty on ng sigma,

when you throw the controller in rage,

it would've came flying back

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#10 AmazonTreeBoa
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Wii controller.

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#11 ConanTheStoner
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Worst controller I ever owned.

... sorry about the pic, I got a haircut since then.

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#12 CrownKingArthur
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@Joedgabe said:

@CrownKingArthur said:

touch screen on cellphones

They're not bad at all. But i suppose it depends what you're doing with them.

for video games

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#13 TheEroica  Moderator
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@ConanTheStoner said:

Worst controller I ever owned.

... sorry about the pic, I got a haircut since then.

No joke, that guy got arrested for being a "pet-er-ass" #BigLebowski

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#14  Edited By wis3boi
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n64 gets my vote. No way to hold that thing comfortably

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#15 ConanTheStoner
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@TheEroica said:

@ConanTheStoner said:

Worst controller I ever owned.

... sorry about the pic, I got a haircut since then.

No joke, that guy got arrested for being a "pet-er-ass" #BigLebowski

Damn man, I wanted to make a joke of this, but... wtf?

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#16  Edited By Gue1
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easily the N64's.

On a second note I think all Nintendo's controllers have been pretty bad....

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#17 TheEroica  Moderator
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@ConanTheStoner said:

@TheEroica said:

@ConanTheStoner said:

Worst controller I ever owned.

... sorry about the pic, I got a haircut since then.

No joke, that guy got arrested for being a "pet-er-ass" #BigLebowski

Damn man, I wanted to make a joke of this, but... wtf?

hahaha.... well, if your joke was going to be how you and your power glove are convicted felons, well done good sir... well done.

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#18 jun_aka_pekto
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The left one. I have no idea how many I broke with my Commodore Amiga.

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#19 TrappedInABox91
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5200 or the powerglove.

The N64 is one of the best controllers. Some of you are misinformed.

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#20 senses_fail_06
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Wii remote, and it's not even close. It single-handedly ruined every game I ever played on the system.

The N64 controller was pretty awesome in its day. It's aged horribly, but I have fond memories of it.

The Gamecube controller is probably the worst modern design.

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#21 mrintro
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I really liked N64 controller. The original PlayStation 1 controller without joysticks and rumble was pretty crappy

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#22 hiphops_savior
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Ouya controller is just awful. Breaks apart too easily.

N64 did reintroduce the analog stick, it just had poor ergonomics.

Keep in mind that poor implementation of controls=/=poor controller. The Wii remote, for the most part, did what it's supposed to do. It's just that there are many who only sees the Wii as a quick way to make a buck (aka the problem Smartphone gaming are having today).

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#23 starwolf474
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The DualShock 3 is the worst controller that I've ever used. Terrible analog sticks, terrible triggers, archaic design that is not ideal for modern games, and overall too small and uncomfortable for adult hands. That terrible controller is the primary reason why I used my Xbox 360 a lot more than my PS3.

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#24 Joedgabe
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@hiphops_savior said:

Ouya controller is just awful. Breaks apart too easily.

N64 did reintroduce the analog stick, it just had poor ergonomics.

Keep in mind that poor implementation of controls=/=poor controller. The Wii remote, for the most part, did what it's supposed to do. It's just that there are many who only sees the Wii as a quick way to make a buck (aka the problem Smartphone gaming are having today).

Hell NO! the only games that the Wii mote worked properly on were the games that you didn't use motion controls on like SSB: Brawl and Xenoblade Chronicles, and Fire Emblem. But then games like No more Heroes, Wii sports, and Metroid Prime 3 it some times just screwed you up at the worst times.

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#25 hiphops_savior
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@Joedgabe said:

@hiphops_savior said:

Ouya controller is just awful. Breaks apart too easily.

N64 did reintroduce the analog stick, it just had poor ergonomics.

Keep in mind that poor implementation of controls=/=poor controller. The Wii remote, for the most part, did what it's supposed to do. It's just that there are many who only sees the Wii as a quick way to make a buck (aka the problem Smartphone gaming are having today).

Hell NO! the only games that the Wii mote worked properly on were the games that you didn't use motion controls on like SSB: Brawl and Xenoblade Chronicles, and Fire Emblem. But then games like No more Heroes, Wii sports, and Metroid Prime 3 it some times just screwed you up at the worst times.

Careful girl, you just got your opinion confused for fact. Wii Sports was brilliant, it sold everyone on the concept of motion controls. No More Heroes is just comical, and the only time it used motion controls is for special moves and recharging (think shake weights).

To quote Francis: "I like to complain about video games that I have never played."

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#26 mems_1224
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Worst one I've used is probably between the N64, the duke or the dualshock 3.

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#27 PrincessGomez92
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Easily the dualshock 3.

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#28 R3FURBISHED
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@mems_1224 said:

Worst one I've used is probably between the N64, the duke or the dualshock 3.

Its probably because I have large hands, but I loved the Duke.

___

With the N64 controller its one of the best consoles ever with one of the...weirdest controllers.

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#29 Joedgabe
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@hiphops_savior: uhmmm the Wii brought Wii sports with the wii.. how could i have not played it? yes, often times in minigames the motion controls would not respond as intended.

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#30  Edited By Transfer_Point
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Yeah, N64 controller was never good, even at the time. I give it credit for playing a large role in helping to make the analog control mainstream, but at the same time, it had a rather flimsy analog stick.

Add that to the fact it had too many face buttons, poor layout, and it was over-sized.

Oh, and do not get me started on how damn uncontrollable it was to hold/control.

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#31 StrongDeadlift
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If were talking modern, the N64 controller, followed by the SixAxis/DS3, followed by the Gamecube controller, followed by the Xbox Duke controller.

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#32 treedoor
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The dualshock is the worst lineup of controllers I've used.

So glad Sony finally changed it with the ds4. Just a shame they didn't go through with the original ps3 controller. That thing looked awesome.

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#33  Edited By XboxStache
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Gamecube because of it's awful d-pad. The original ps1 controller. N64. The Duke was awesome!!!

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#34 187umKILLAH
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Nintendo 64, just awful.

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#35 RageQuitter69
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@TrappedInABox91 said:

5200 or the powerglove.

The N64 is one of the best controllers. Some of you are misinformed.

Misinformed? No, we just only have two arms.

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#36  Edited By AtariKidX
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CDi controller....it is horrible.

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#37 Bigboi500
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N64 controller.

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#38 stuff238
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Original xbox controller, wii controller, and wii U controller are the worst.

N64 controller looks stupid, but it is comfy.

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#39 insanegame377
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N64 - Way too many sticks and buttons.

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#40 deactivated-5ac102a4472fe
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likely one of the first consoles. I can not remember which I am thinking of anymore (yeah Im old) NES and beyond have pretty much been pretty solid in controllers. Complainers should try to use one of those ancient Things.

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#41 VendettaRed07
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The Atari 5200. Every other answer is wrong. lts the only controller to ever single handedly kill a system. Probably would have done well if it had actually worked

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#42 cainetao11
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@TheEroica: I really don't get what was so bad about DS3. I preferred 360 controller, but DS3 was fine.

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#43  Edited By ghostwarrior786
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@treedoor said:

The dualshock is the worst lineup of controllers I've used.

So glad Sony finally changed it with the ds4. Just a shame they didn't go through with the original ps3 controller. That thing looked awesome.

u serious? how could u even hold that thing? that looked complete garbage

to answer the question the worst controller i have ever used is original xbox controller, it was simply too damn big (obligatory thats what she said) followed by dual shock 3. ds3 is complete trash i cant stand the sting, hopefully sony make ds4 compatible with ps3

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#44  Edited By uninspiredcup
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Once you go Xbox350 controller there aint no going back.

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#45  Edited By hiphops_savior
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@uninspiredcup said:

Once you go Xbox350 controller there aint no going back.

I did went 360, and I did went back. U mad bro?

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#46  Edited By Solid_Max13
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This!!!

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#47  Edited By TheEroica  Moderator
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@cainetao11 said:

@TheEroica: I really don't get what was so bad about DS3. I preferred 360 controller, but DS3 was fine.

It's not that the controller was bad in a sense that you couldn't play complex games on it, but its awful ergonomics, convex triggers, small size and utter lack of gen to gen innovation, in the face of the 360 industry defining offering, made it so unsatisfying to game with... I really dislike that design. Luckily DS4 is a REALLY nice follow up. IF they didnt put all there stock into the boomerang controller, who knows, maybe we would've got to that design sooner.

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#48 Cheleman
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The 360 controller. I fractured my wedding ring finger playing with that piece of shit.

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#49  Edited By inb4uall
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phones, n64, or the original xbox controller.

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#50 Doom_HellKnight
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Hated the N64 controller.