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WE have seen a whole range of different ideas about console hand controlers over the years past. WE have had arcade sticks, hand controllers, joysticks etc. They have all had different designs and shapes to suit the gamers needs.
WE need a hand controller that fits around your hand very nicely with some easy to acces buttons and direction pad as well. In my opinion the Dreamcast controller is one of the most comy and fell good. But we still need pads to be tested a lot on a number of people to get the idea of how to fit everyone.
Back when the master system was around we saw rectangle pads has controllers. just a rectangular piece of plastic with 3 buttons and a direction button pad. Which was probably the most uncomofrtable thing I have ever held and after playing the dreamcast with it's ace controller you wonder if you're even holding the controler right.
Then when we had the mega drive and SNES there were some sight curves to fit around your hands which were actually pretty cool to hold and the mega drive had buttonS!! As the games were improving so were the peripherals and they really needed to back then.
Now we are on to the 32-bit console the playstation. This had a good controller but wasn't perfect. It was good and I had no complaints but it could of had work done to it just to make it that much smoother. It is a simple,basic pad and the same as the ps2's with some easy to reach again basic buttons which is very good.
WIth the nintendo 64 about we saw a totally new controller with three bits to hold on to which was strange when I first saw it. But these 3 "bits"? to hold on to were great and with the analogue stick in the centre it was more enjoyable and easier to control games.
The dreamcast pad looks horrible and without a view from behind you would think it is utter trifle to play with. But behind there is a very comfy place to put your fingers which fit in nicely which again easy to play with
Now in the next generation console wars we are starting to see very different controllers already. the gamecubes looks mutilated but I doubt nintendo will let us down. As bill gates announced the other day the Xbox pad has buttons in different places.
SO as the consoles improve and get different so do the perpherals and I can't wait to see them in ten years time....
cheers
T_W
WE need a hand controller that fits around your hand very nicely with some easy to acces buttons and direction pad as well. In my opinion the Dreamcast controller is one of the most comy and fell good. But we still need pads to be tested a lot on a number of people to get the idea of how to fit everyone.
Back when the master system was around we saw rectangle pads has controllers. just a rectangular piece of plastic with 3 buttons and a direction button pad. Which was probably the most uncomofrtable thing I have ever held and after playing the dreamcast with it's ace controller you wonder if you're even holding the controler right.
Then when we had the mega drive and SNES there were some sight curves to fit around your hands which were actually pretty cool to hold and the mega drive had buttonS!! As the games were improving so were the peripherals and they really needed to back then.
Now we are on to the 32-bit console the playstation. This had a good controller but wasn't perfect. It was good and I had no complaints but it could of had work done to it just to make it that much smoother. It is a simple,basic pad and the same as the ps2's with some easy to reach again basic buttons which is very good.
WIth the nintendo 64 about we saw a totally new controller with three bits to hold on to which was strange when I first saw it. But these 3 "bits"? to hold on to were great and with the analogue stick in the centre it was more enjoyable and easier to control games.
The dreamcast pad looks horrible and without a view from behind you would think it is utter trifle to play with. But behind there is a very comfy place to put your fingers which fit in nicely which again easy to play with
Now in the next generation console wars we are starting to see very different controllers already. the gamecubes looks mutilated but I doubt nintendo will let us down. As bill gates announced the other day the Xbox pad has buttons in different places.
SO as the consoles improve and get different so do the perpherals and I can't wait to see them in ten years time....
cheers
T_W
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WE have seen a whole range of different ideas about console hand controlers over the years past. WE have had arcade sticks, hand controllers, joysticks etc. They have all had different designs and shapes to suit the gamers needs.
WE need a hand controller that fits around your hand very nicely with some easy to acces buttons and direction pad as well. In my opinion the Dreamcast controller is one of the most comy and fell good. But we still need pads to be tested a lot on a number of people to get the idea of how to fit everyone.
Back when the master system was around we saw rectangle pads has controllers. just a rectangular piece of plastic with 3 buttons and a direction button pad. Which was probably the most uncomofrtable thing I have ever held and after playing the dreamcast with it's ace controller you wonder if you're even holding the controler right.
Then when we had the mega drive and SNES there were some sight curves to fit around your hands which were actually pretty cool to hold and the mega drive had buttonS!! As the games were improving so were the peripherals and they really needed to back then.
Now we are on to the 32-bit console the playstation. This had a good controller but wasn't perfect. It was good and I had no complaints but it could of had work done to it just to make it that much smoother. It is a simple,basic pad and the same as the ps2's with some easy to reach again basic buttons which is very good.
WIth the nintendo 64 about we saw a totally new controller with three bits to hold on to which was strange when I first saw it. But these 3 "bits"? to hold on to were great and with the analogue stick in the centre it was more enjoyable and easier to control games.
The dreamcast pad looks horrible and without a view from behind you would think it is utter trifle to play with. But behind there is a very comfy place to put your fingers which fit in nicely which again easy to play with
Now in the next generation console wars we are starting to see very different controllers already. the gamecubes looks mutilated but I doubt nintendo will let us down. As bill gates announced the other day the Xbox pad has buttons in different places.
SO as the consoles improve and get different so do the perpherals and I can't wait to see them in ten years time....
cheers
T_W
WE need a hand controller that fits around your hand very nicely with some easy to acces buttons and direction pad as well. In my opinion the Dreamcast controller is one of the most comy and fell good. But we still need pads to be tested a lot on a number of people to get the idea of how to fit everyone.
Back when the master system was around we saw rectangle pads has controllers. just a rectangular piece of plastic with 3 buttons and a direction button pad. Which was probably the most uncomofrtable thing I have ever held and after playing the dreamcast with it's ace controller you wonder if you're even holding the controler right.
Then when we had the mega drive and SNES there were some sight curves to fit around your hands which were actually pretty cool to hold and the mega drive had buttonS!! As the games were improving so were the peripherals and they really needed to back then.
Now we are on to the 32-bit console the playstation. This had a good controller but wasn't perfect. It was good and I had no complaints but it could of had work done to it just to make it that much smoother. It is a simple,basic pad and the same as the ps2's with some easy to reach again basic buttons which is very good.
WIth the nintendo 64 about we saw a totally new controller with three bits to hold on to which was strange when I first saw it. But these 3 "bits"? to hold on to were great and with the analogue stick in the centre it was more enjoyable and easier to control games.
The dreamcast pad looks horrible and without a view from behind you would think it is utter trifle to play with. But behind there is a very comfy place to put your fingers which fit in nicely which again easy to play with
Now in the next generation console wars we are starting to see very different controllers already. the gamecubes looks mutilated but I doubt nintendo will let us down. As bill gates announced the other day the Xbox pad has buttons in different places.
SO as the consoles improve and get different so do the perpherals and I can't wait to see them in ten years time....
cheers
T_W
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