41 points

Unpopular opinion, but the GCN controller is so comfy, the bumpers fit so well in my fingers

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18 points

Unpopular? That’s crazy talk!

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I mean, what other controller could you buy new almost twenty years later?

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12 points

I have to agree, in terms of ergonomics I find the GCN controller to be the best

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13 points

The ABXY layout was really nice. With the modern standard, there is often some mix up as to which button is “accept” and which is “cancel”. The GameCube controller, with its big Mashable A button left nothing to interpretation. The X and Y buttons were comfortably placed as well.

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5 points

Oh lord yes the GameCube controller is pure sex. Only way to play smash :) Amongst all other attributes people have mentioned, love the walls of the analog stick, it feels so much better not having a smooth smooshy full globe of movement, I want to smash that shit in a direction and feel hard contact

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4 points

How Is this unpopular ?!
I was a Ps guy at the time, but my friend had the GC. As soon as I tried the controller I felt in love with it. To this day I still think that GC controller is the most ergonomic controller I’ve ever held.

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4 points

It’s so true for me that I have Gamecube controllers for Wii U and Nintendo Switch. Recently I bought a Joycon-like that mimics the GC controller. It’s awesome!

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4 points

Definitely not “unpopular”. I agree 100%; GCN controller has been the best for a good 22+ years, somehow.

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4 points

Beat me to it. Modern controllers are fine, but the art of controller design peaked with the GameCube.

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3 points

Everyone in this thread gets an upvote. It wasn’t until a few years ago when I soft modded my Wii to start playing GameCube games that I held the controller again. Damn! That is such a comfortable controller. It’s still my favourite of all of them.

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2 points

I loved my Wavebird. It was so comfortable, and the wireless worked really well. It was a bit chunky, but I didn’t care.

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9 points

Steam Controller with SteamOverlay for custom mapping

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2 points

Steam Input customization has spoiled me. I also don’t think I could ever go back to a controller without gyro for many games

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9 points

For me my Switch Pro Controller and Xbox. Guess it’s mode about the layout for me. I really don’t like the Playstation layout especially for the sticks. That one causes my hand to just hurt.

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2 points

I have both the Switch Pro Controller and Xbox one (for my PC), but I prefer the Switch Controller by far, because the buttons feel so much smoother. But on the other hand it doesn’t have triggers, so for racing games it isn’t that good (Not that the switch had any realistic ones, which I couldn’t play on PC).

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My Switch pro controller is actually my only one. Only had experience with the Xbox controller cause my parents have a Xbox at their home.

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2 points

I also prefer the asymmetrical stick layout. The King Kong Pro 2 is probably my favorite controller at the moment. It feels almost identical to a Series X controller, but with gyro, hall sensor sticks, and other features. Which is great because Xbox controllers are the most comfortable to me, but all the fancy features other controllers offer make it a little behind the curve.

If they ever add gyro controls to Xbox, that will likely be my favorite.

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8 points

I still use a dualshock 3, but I can settle for a dualshock 4. They’re comfortable to hold, and the bumpers are easy to press, unlike clicky ass xbox bumpers.

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9 points

Xbox Series controllers are the best controllers ever. The clicky bumpers and d pad are a feature!

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1 point

I would never accuse Xbox controllers of having a decent dpad. Functional, yes, but I’ve never struggled with a dpad more than an with an Xbox one. I literally didn’t use the quick select feature in Fallout 3 because it was so inaccurate that opening the pipboy would allow me to select faster.

As to the rest of the Xbox controller? Yes, it’s my preferred layout.

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@parrot-party @s804 @primbin @ThisIsMyNewAccount MS finally got a working dpad on the series x controllers though, hands down my all time favorite controller now

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Have you tried DualSense controllers? What do you think of them?

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7 points

Wii mote + mario kart wheel for sure

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