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I asked what your fave controllers are, now. What is the worst controller you have used? (self.gaming)

submitted 4 months ago by sleepybisexual to c/gaming

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So. I have 2 I hate.

I had this old gamesube one for the switch. It was a wired one by powerA. Buttons would get jammed, accidentally broke the stick by leaving it in a bad position overnight (my bad) the cover of the cstick randomly slid off (had to glue it) and the while thing was hollow.

Also, I have a keapster explorer and the dpad is awful. Sometimes it jams to the left but its just a plain bad dpad, no physical feedback at all

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[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 2 points 4 months ago

I remember trying a Terminator joystick at a friend's house on his C64. That was a very bad controller.

[–] derbis 2 points 4 months ago

Man this thread is making me mad so I'mma head out

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had a knockoff wavebird for the GameCube. Guzzled batteries, introduced lag, and sometimes your character just slowly rotated in a circle. It was cool to have a wireless controller though!

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[–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Any controller that's thin and rectangular: NES, Turbografx-16, sega master system, or more recently the switch in handheld mode

[–] sleepybisexual 1 points 4 months ago

Handheld switch is pai

[–] Father_Redbeard@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Every madcatz controller I've used has been terrible. Xbox, Dreamcast, and PSone. Just terrible.

[–] sleepybisexual 1 points 4 months ago

Classic madcatz

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

The N64 Controller is not one I miss, the stick was just... trash

[–] kralk@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I switched from Xbox 360 controllers to PS5 controllers (on pc). They weigh at least twice as much and the battery maybe lasts 4 hours if you're lucky.

[–] sleepybisexual 1 points 4 months ago

Oh.

Do they feel good at least?

[–] JCPhoenix 1 points 4 months ago

Worst controller? Eh, I have controllers I don't like. N64 controller. Original Xbox controller. Dreamcast controller. But are they the worst? Idk. Maybe I just didn't have a whole lot of experience with any of those (didn't own any of those consoles).

Maybe the Wiimote. Like I get the idea, but as a dedicated controller, meh. Same with the Switch Joycon; maybe even more so. I have a Pro controller because the Joycons just don't cut it. When they're attached to the Switch, they're OK, but not as individual controllers.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I've played an Atari Jaguar before. Those controllers were fucking awful.

The 64 controller is a close contender, although it's hard to give it shit when it was from when 3D first started being a thing and nobody really figured shit out. But I mean, it should have been a no brainer to not design it so you'd need 3 hands to comfortably use all the inputs.

If you mean specific brands and what not; I can't even remember all the garbage 3rd party things I've used throughout my life. Not good enough or terrible enough to even remember.

[–] along_the_road 1 points 4 months ago

I haven't used much controllers but I don't like the xbox controller. It doesn't get too comfortable to grip after a while and it doesn't react well to sweat.

[–] termus 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Any controller using Bluetooth.

[–] sleepybisexual 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I like wired too but that's a pretty big range lol

[–] termus 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I never seem to get over 6 feet. 😆

[–] sleepybisexual 2 points 4 months ago

You know what I meant.

Lots of controllers are BT. From random shit to some really good ones

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Anything by Logitech.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Had a Logitech sidewinder joystick that was pretty dope back in the day

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