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Here's a piccy of the two controllers next to each other.
Man, that Xbox thing is ugly.
Here's a piccy of the two controllers next to each other.
Man, that Xbox thing is ugly.
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Interesting how only one other person has commented on the Saturn analogue pad.
For those of you who don't know, the pad was identical to the DCs, but with a few minor altercations. Firstly,it was in the shape of a circle. No really! An exact circle, and was black! The second difference was that it had 6 buttons on the front- something the DC needed badly! In addition it had shoulder buttons that weren't analogue. Finally it was SOOOOOOO COMFORTABLE!
I hev never used such a goos controller since! And to think that the GC and XBOX controllers are basically exactly the same in terms of lay out of buttons (although bother have a seconds analogue stick), just seems to me like a regression.
Surely someone could do something new and innovative with a pad? With the NES, shoulder buttons were created. With the N64 the standardisation of the analogue stick came into effect(which was actually first brought to mass market console gaming by the Sega Saturn analogue pad described above). And then the rumble pack came. And now what? More than one analogue stick! WOW!
In fact, the ONLY major ecolution in pads is analogue buttons. Something that has had mixed success. The DC's trigger analogue sticks are ideal for racing games... it's like having foot/finger pedals. On the PS2 this option fails dismally because, although the buttons have 255 levels of sensitivity, the amount the button moves is so slow that it is hard to keep it pushed in only partly.
Oh well... only time will tell!
Logan
For those of you who don't know, the pad was identical to the DCs, but with a few minor altercations. Firstly,it was in the shape of a circle. No really! An exact circle, and was black! The second difference was that it had 6 buttons on the front- something the DC needed badly! In addition it had shoulder buttons that weren't analogue. Finally it was SOOOOOOO COMFORTABLE!
I hev never used such a goos controller since! And to think that the GC and XBOX controllers are basically exactly the same in terms of lay out of buttons (although bother have a seconds analogue stick), just seems to me like a regression.
Surely someone could do something new and innovative with a pad? With the NES, shoulder buttons were created. With the N64 the standardisation of the analogue stick came into effect(which was actually first brought to mass market console gaming by the Sega Saturn analogue pad described above). And then the rumble pack came. And now what? More than one analogue stick! WOW!
In fact, the ONLY major ecolution in pads is analogue buttons. Something that has had mixed success. The DC's trigger analogue sticks are ideal for racing games... it's like having foot/finger pedals. On the PS2 this option fails dismally because, although the buttons have 255 levels of sensitivity, the amount the button moves is so slow that it is hard to keep it pushed in only partly.
Oh well... only time will tell!
Logan
Hmmm, you say the Xbox's controller looks bollards and will not doubt work bollards too.
I don't think so as it was made and tested by thousands of gamers which all had a imput into the design of the controller. I like its design. It's much the same as the DCs (which I also like)but with curved handles.
The GCs however looks funny to me with its odd button arangement. But I'll reserve my judgement untill I get to hold the thing.
I don't think so as it was made and tested by thousands of gamers which all had a imput into the design of the controller. I like its design. It's much the same as the DCs (which I also like)but with curved handles.
The GCs however looks funny to me with its odd button arangement. But I'll reserve my judgement untill I get to hold the thing.
The N64 has the best controller port. You can get loads of different things to plug into the back of it. How many other consoles have that?
Yes.
I admit to having many faults. Does that make me a good person?
I don't really care about the control pads; it's the support for games that matter.
"The concept of the analogue controller was brought back to the console market by Nintendo and the N64." - Console Domain.
"The original controller had no analogue stick" - ihobo.co.uk
"But Nintendo were not yet ready to give up their controller crown, and released the N64's analogue stick. The future of control was defined, but as has been the case in recent years, Sony fought back with the first controller with dual analogue sticks, then the dual shock in an effort to beat the N64's rumble pack." - Sonyweb.com
"The original controller had no analogue stick" - ihobo.co.uk
"But Nintendo were not yet ready to give up their controller crown, and released the N64's analogue stick. The future of control was defined, but as has been the case in recent years, Sony fought back with the first controller with dual analogue sticks, then the dual shock in an effort to beat the N64's rumble pack." - Sonyweb.com
N64 FIRST unveiling of the Unique Analogue Console Joypad at an EXPO: 'December 1995'
Sony PS(In response to Nintendo) First unveiling of Analoge Sticks Joypad at an EXPO: 'November 1996'
http://www.vidgames.com/ps/hardware/sonyanalogpad.html
N64 Release in Japan: May 1996
N64 Release in America: September 1996
N64 Release in Europe: March 1997
Sony, in response to Nintendo release the new and updated version of the PS Controller with Analog sticks in U.S.A (August 1997) BEFORE Europe. NOTE: Nintendo 64 was released in "Europe" March 1997. 5 MONTHS BEFORE the PS analogue controller arrived on American Soil; and better still, MONTHS before it arrived in Europe.
http://www.vidgames.com/ps/misc/1997.html
Sony PS(In response to Nintendo) First unveiling of Analoge Sticks Joypad at an EXPO: 'November 1996'
http://www.vidgames.com/ps/hardware/sonyanalogpad.html
N64 Release in Japan: May 1996
N64 Release in America: September 1996
N64 Release in Europe: March 1997
Sony, in response to Nintendo release the new and updated version of the PS Controller with Analog sticks in U.S.A (August 1997) BEFORE Europe. NOTE: Nintendo 64 was released in "Europe" March 1997. 5 MONTHS BEFORE the PS analogue controller arrived on American Soil; and better still, MONTHS before it arrived in Europe.
http://www.vidgames.com/ps/misc/1997.html
To be honest, not many people can remember that far back.
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