What is your favorite gaming controller?

I looked for an existing thread and found nothing, surprisingly.

Of all the game controllers out there in existence, which one is your favorite? What's the most comfortable and accessible for you?

[list]
[*]Atari
[*]NES
[*]SNES
[*]N64
[*]Gamecube
[*]Wii remote/nunchuck/classic controller
[*]Playstation/Dual Shock/Sixaxis
[*]Xbox
[*]Xbox 360
[*]Sega Master system
[*]Genesis
[*]Dreamcast
[*]Turbo Grafx 16
[*]Third party controller
[*]Hand held
[*]something else
[/list]

Personally, the best controller I've ever used is the Gamecube controller. It just melds to every contour of my hands and feels very comfortable to me. It may only have 3 trigger buttons as opposed to Playstation's four, but then again I never had a need for four trigger butons on a GC game. Even Super Smash Bros. Melee worked perfectly with only 3. My only grpire is that the cord seemed too damn short and I had to buy an extension so I could comfortably play on my couch from afar.

A close second is the Playstation Dual Shock analog controller. I guess since I'm a PS3/PS2 owner, it would only seem natural to name it.

How about you guys?

Keyboard+mouse.

PS3 controller cuz I grew up with a PS1/PS2

Mad Catz Street Fighter IV PS3 controller, feels nice when playing fighters, mine has Ken on it.

NES, love it's compact design and simplicity.

Keyboard and Mouse is good.
Any of my old Amiga joysticks.
Playstation controller (dual shock).
X360 controller.

Never could get a feel for the gamecube ones, tbh.

Well, no controller can really beat the versatility and customization of a keyboard and mouse. But that's cheating a bit in this thread.

The Playstation really figured it out first. XBox basically copied them because they realized they lost the initial controller wars. People can talk about ingenuity, simplicity, etc. but the PS controller and eventual copies have found the most intuitive way to get as much as possible onto the controller without flooding it with buttons or making any particularly awkward.

I didn't mind and/or enjoyed the N64 controller, Genesis, Gamecube. But I'd be lying if I said they're superior.

The last console I owned was PS1. I really liked its controller, so there ye go.

Dualshock, for reasons already stated by Digi & Scythe.

The Xbox 360 controller is the best console controller I've ever used. And, for the record, as far as shooters are concerned, the 360 controller blows the PS3 controller out of the water. It's a proven fact that the positioning of your thumbs is just better so far as precise aiming and the like. It's too easy to overcompensate with a PS controller.

Definitely the 360 controller. The way it's shaped, it's just plain comfortable to hold.

I've actually always found the PS controllers a bit crap.

I'm fairly comfortable with the 360 or PS controller for the most part. I prefer the 360 controller for shooters, but the PS controller is far superior for fighting games. The 360 controller is a complete piece of trash there.

Arcade sticks are supposedly the best for fighters, but meh.

PS controller. The 360 controller hurts a couple of my fingers by having them pushed up agianst the battery pack.

I prefer the 360 controller, followed by the GameCube and then PS controllers.

Originally posted by Impediment
I looked for an existing thread and found nothing, surprisingly.

Of all the game controllers out there in existence, which one is your favorite? What's the most comfortable and accessible for you?

[list]
[*]Atari
[*]NES
[*]SNES
[*]N64
[*]Gamecube
[*]Wii remote/nunchuck/classic controller
[*]Playstation/Dual Shock/Sixaxis
[*]Xbox
[*]Xbox 360
[*]Sega Master system
[*]Genesis
[*]Dreamcast
[*]Turbo Grafx 16
[*]Third party controller
[*]Hand held
[*]something else
[/list]

Personally, the best controller I've ever used is the Gamecube controller. It just melds to every contour of my hands and feels very comfortable to me. It may only have 3 trigger buttons as opposed to Playstation's four, but then again I never had a need for four trigger butons on a GC game. Even Super Smash Bros. Melee worked perfectly with only 3. My only grpire is that the cord seemed too damn short and I had to buy an extension so I could comfortably play on my couch from afar.

A close second is the Playstation Dual Shock analog controller. I guess since I'm a PS3/PS2 owner, it would only seem natural to name it.

How about you guys?

I gotta agree with this. Although when it works, Wii remote in left-hang/nunchuck in right hand is pretty sweet too.

Xbox 360 controller by a significant margin. The layout is pretty much perfect.

Dem stix! Preferably MC's or Hori's. And not the cheap ones.

That's right! A stick made of f**kin-gold.

That stick is missing one, key button.

^
Hey! A Hit Box Stick! lol

360 or playstation

Even though I WANT to say the dualshock, and I do like it, I believe the xbox 360 controller is better. I just enjoy playstation more, And even though the original xbox controller was garbage, they knew they couldn't do that twice.

Originally posted by cool_ghost
Even though I WANT to say the dualshock, and I do like it, I believe the xbox 360 controller is better. I just enjoy playstation more, And even though the original xbox controller was garbage, they knew they couldn't do that twice.

They didn't even do it for an entire console generation. The controllers for original XBox changed even before the 360 came out. Like I said, copying the PS controller, which got it right. 360 might be a bit more sleek, but that's a personal choice thing...for all practical purposes, the controllers are the same now.