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Today , i got my Gamecube controller from America.
I ripped open the box ; my heart pounding with excitement , it's sop small so beautifull , i love it.
It's the exact perfect size and shape for your hands , with all the buttons falling into very easy reach of your fingers. Ive been holding it all evening, pressing and fiddling with all the buttons , and my hands dont ache at all ! excellent.
After holding it for a while i went and held my dreamcast controller , and i now know why my hands hurt after half an hour on soul calibur , it's the shape , it just dosent fit the shape of your hands , and the buttons are all in the wrong place , the two z triggers are fine but the rest of them require you too un grip the control to reach them.
Then i held my n64 controller , and even that dosent feel as good ! the b button feels out of place and so does the R button. Before holding the future i never realised this.
So the gamecube controller shape is better than every other controller i own.
Now onto the buttons ...
The joystick has a nice rubbery feel to it, that stops your thumb from slipping , and is perfectly placed for the end of your thumb to move it around.
The A, B X and y buttons are all well placed and easily reachable by your right thumb. They are a bit wobbly , especially the kidney shaped x and y buttons , but not so bad that they look like they are going to fall out.
The d pad- well placed , but a bit small for my liking , it could have been a few millimetres bigger at each side , with the extra room around which is being wasted.
The c-stick is like the joystick , is has that cool rubery feel , and is very sturdy.
Now the L and R buttons really are special , the first time i touched them , they felt a bit weird but after a few presses they really came into their own. When you press them , they dont just go in like a normal button , they go in about 1 cm ! so you could use them for anoulogue acceleration in driving games , or how fast you fire you gun in a shoot em up.
Also , when you push them down completely , you feel a little "clunk" which is that extra button click thing , which could be used as a whole new button.
They are also perfectly placed for your index fingers too reach.
But the Z button is a problem.
it is completely in the wrong place !
When you normally pick up a control you instanly (well i do anyway) put your index fingers on the l and r buttons , and the rest of your finger go for the joystick and wrap around the handles.
but becasue the z button is placed so awkwardly on the top, you either have to use your middle finger on the R button and your index finger on the Z button , or keep changing buttons with your index finger , which if you were playing a game where both buttons are used it feels un-natural to keep changing and could affect your scores , etc.
also , when you do try using the middle and index fingers , it affects the rest of your right hand :- your thumb cant move around aswell and you have to losen your grip on the control to reach them. So it is possible , but it's awkward.
they could have placed it with the rest of the a b x and y buttons , like on one of the prototypes , which would have been easier to reach.
also , which ive just noticed , on the z button , you can only press it from one side ,as if it's on a hinge , and this makes it uncomfortable to press it with the bottom of your top knuckle and your index finger , and could have been improved by either making it like a normal button , or just moved it across a bit.
I havent got my gamecube yet (being sent as i write this) , so i cant comment on the rumble or cord length , but it looks quite long , about the same length as the n64 cord.
All in all , the controller has it's faults , but is far by the BEST controller i have ever held... period.
It's light , compact, comfortable and easy to hold , superb work nintendo !
my final words...
im not afraid of dying ... i just dont want to be around when it happens. ;-)
Thanks
I ripped open the box ; my heart pounding with excitement , it's sop small so beautifull , i love it.
It's the exact perfect size and shape for your hands , with all the buttons falling into very easy reach of your fingers. Ive been holding it all evening, pressing and fiddling with all the buttons , and my hands dont ache at all ! excellent.
After holding it for a while i went and held my dreamcast controller , and i now know why my hands hurt after half an hour on soul calibur , it's the shape , it just dosent fit the shape of your hands , and the buttons are all in the wrong place , the two z triggers are fine but the rest of them require you too un grip the control to reach them.
Then i held my n64 controller , and even that dosent feel as good ! the b button feels out of place and so does the R button. Before holding the future i never realised this.
So the gamecube controller shape is better than every other controller i own.
Now onto the buttons ...
The joystick has a nice rubbery feel to it, that stops your thumb from slipping , and is perfectly placed for the end of your thumb to move it around.
The A, B X and y buttons are all well placed and easily reachable by your right thumb. They are a bit wobbly , especially the kidney shaped x and y buttons , but not so bad that they look like they are going to fall out.
The d pad- well placed , but a bit small for my liking , it could have been a few millimetres bigger at each side , with the extra room around which is being wasted.
The c-stick is like the joystick , is has that cool rubery feel , and is very sturdy.
Now the L and R buttons really are special , the first time i touched them , they felt a bit weird but after a few presses they really came into their own. When you press them , they dont just go in like a normal button , they go in about 1 cm ! so you could use them for anoulogue acceleration in driving games , or how fast you fire you gun in a shoot em up.
Also , when you push them down completely , you feel a little "clunk" which is that extra button click thing , which could be used as a whole new button.
They are also perfectly placed for your index fingers too reach.
But the Z button is a problem.
it is completely in the wrong place !
When you normally pick up a control you instanly (well i do anyway) put your index fingers on the l and r buttons , and the rest of your finger go for the joystick and wrap around the handles.
but becasue the z button is placed so awkwardly on the top, you either have to use your middle finger on the R button and your index finger on the Z button , or keep changing buttons with your index finger , which if you were playing a game where both buttons are used it feels un-natural to keep changing and could affect your scores , etc.
also , when you do try using the middle and index fingers , it affects the rest of your right hand :- your thumb cant move around aswell and you have to losen your grip on the control to reach them. So it is possible , but it's awkward.
they could have placed it with the rest of the a b x and y buttons , like on one of the prototypes , which would have been easier to reach.
also , which ive just noticed , on the z button , you can only press it from one side ,as if it's on a hinge , and this makes it uncomfortable to press it with the bottom of your top knuckle and your index finger , and could have been improved by either making it like a normal button , or just moved it across a bit.
I havent got my gamecube yet (being sent as i write this) , so i cant comment on the rumble or cord length , but it looks quite long , about the same length as the n64 cord.
All in all , the controller has it's faults , but is far by the BEST controller i have ever held... period.
It's light , compact, comfortable and easy to hold , superb work nintendo !
my final words...
im not afraid of dying ... i just dont want to be around when it happens. ;-)
Thanks
thats how much i payed for mine ., cool.
why do i suck ? (gasmask)
why do i suck ? (gasmask)
Thats great news, i won an auction for a controller on ebay, i got it for £28 including postage and packaging, bargain. Just need to pay the guy now.
It won't be much worse than the Xbox or PS2 controller.
It'll just take a little adjusting to the different sized buttons.
It'll just take a little adjusting to the different sized buttons.
its good but its practically useless for beat-em-ups isnt it?
Don't get mixed up now Gasmask.
Robin Haswel LOVES the GC controller, just like he loves all Nintendo products.
It's only when he logs on as "Turbonutter - the Anti Ninty" that he hates everything Nintendo!
;-D
Robin Haswel LOVES the GC controller, just like he loves all Nintendo products.
It's only when he logs on as "Turbonutter - the Anti Ninty" that he hates everything Nintendo!
;-D
Yea!
GC Control is best!
But rob, you suck :o)
GC Control is best!
But rob, you suck :o)
I did a review of all the controllers once. I scored the GameCube controller just below the Dual Shock 2.
Today , i got my Gamecube controller from America.
I ripped open the box ; my heart pounding with excitement , it's sop small so beautifull , i love it.
It's the exact perfect size and shape for your hands , with all the buttons falling into very easy reach of your fingers. Ive been holding it all evening, pressing and fiddling with all the buttons , and my hands dont ache at all ! excellent.
After holding it for a while i went and held my dreamcast controller , and i now know why my hands hurt after half an hour on soul calibur , it's the shape , it just dosent fit the shape of your hands , and the buttons are all in the wrong place , the two z triggers are fine but the rest of them require you too un grip the control to reach them.
Then i held my n64 controller , and even that dosent feel as good ! the b button feels out of place and so does the R button. Before holding the future i never realised this.
So the gamecube controller shape is better than every other controller i own.
Now onto the buttons ...
The joystick has a nice rubbery feel to it, that stops your thumb from slipping , and is perfectly placed for the end of your thumb to move it around.
The A, B X and y buttons are all well placed and easily reachable by your right thumb. They are a bit wobbly , especially the kidney shaped x and y buttons , but not so bad that they look like they are going to fall out.
The d pad- well placed , but a bit small for my liking , it could have been a few millimetres bigger at each side , with the extra room around which is being wasted.
The c-stick is like the joystick , is has that cool rubery feel , and is very sturdy.
Now the L and R buttons really are special , the first time i touched them , they felt a bit weird but after a few presses they really came into their own. When you press them , they dont just go in like a normal button , they go in about 1 cm ! so you could use them for anoulogue acceleration in driving games , or how fast you fire you gun in a shoot em up.
Also , when you push them down completely , you feel a little "clunk" which is that extra button click thing , which could be used as a whole new button.
They are also perfectly placed for your index fingers too reach.
But the Z button is a problem.
it is completely in the wrong place !
When you normally pick up a control you instanly (well i do anyway) put your index fingers on the l and r buttons , and the rest of your finger go for the joystick and wrap around the handles.
but becasue the z button is placed so awkwardly on the top, you either have to use your middle finger on the R button and your index finger on the Z button , or keep changing buttons with your index finger , which if you were playing a game where both buttons are used it feels un-natural to keep changing and could affect your scores , etc.
also , when you do try using the middle and index fingers , it affects the rest of your right hand :- your thumb cant move around aswell and you have to losen your grip on the control to reach them. So it is possible , but it's awkward.
they could have placed it with the rest of the a b x and y buttons , like on one of the prototypes , which would have been easier to reach.
also , which ive just noticed , on the z button , you can only press it from one side ,as if it's on a hinge , and this makes it uncomfortable to press it with the bottom of your top knuckle and your index finger , and could have been improved by either making it like a normal button , or just moved it across a bit.
I havent got my gamecube yet (being sent as i write this) , so i cant comment on the rumble or cord length , but it looks quite long , about the same length as the n64 cord.
All in all , the controller has it's faults , but is far by the BEST controller i have ever held... period.
It's light , compact, comfortable and easy to hold , superb work nintendo !
my final words...
im not afraid of dying ... i just dont want to be around when it happens. ;-)
Thanks
I ripped open the box ; my heart pounding with excitement , it's sop small so beautifull , i love it.
It's the exact perfect size and shape for your hands , with all the buttons falling into very easy reach of your fingers. Ive been holding it all evening, pressing and fiddling with all the buttons , and my hands dont ache at all ! excellent.
After holding it for a while i went and held my dreamcast controller , and i now know why my hands hurt after half an hour on soul calibur , it's the shape , it just dosent fit the shape of your hands , and the buttons are all in the wrong place , the two z triggers are fine but the rest of them require you too un grip the control to reach them.
Then i held my n64 controller , and even that dosent feel as good ! the b button feels out of place and so does the R button. Before holding the future i never realised this.
So the gamecube controller shape is better than every other controller i own.
Now onto the buttons ...
The joystick has a nice rubbery feel to it, that stops your thumb from slipping , and is perfectly placed for the end of your thumb to move it around.
The A, B X and y buttons are all well placed and easily reachable by your right thumb. They are a bit wobbly , especially the kidney shaped x and y buttons , but not so bad that they look like they are going to fall out.
The d pad- well placed , but a bit small for my liking , it could have been a few millimetres bigger at each side , with the extra room around which is being wasted.
The c-stick is like the joystick , is has that cool rubery feel , and is very sturdy.
Now the L and R buttons really are special , the first time i touched them , they felt a bit weird but after a few presses they really came into their own. When you press them , they dont just go in like a normal button , they go in about 1 cm ! so you could use them for anoulogue acceleration in driving games , or how fast you fire you gun in a shoot em up.
Also , when you push them down completely , you feel a little "clunk" which is that extra button click thing , which could be used as a whole new button.
They are also perfectly placed for your index fingers too reach.
But the Z button is a problem.
it is completely in the wrong place !
When you normally pick up a control you instanly (well i do anyway) put your index fingers on the l and r buttons , and the rest of your finger go for the joystick and wrap around the handles.
but becasue the z button is placed so awkwardly on the top, you either have to use your middle finger on the R button and your index finger on the Z button , or keep changing buttons with your index finger , which if you were playing a game where both buttons are used it feels un-natural to keep changing and could affect your scores , etc.
also , when you do try using the middle and index fingers , it affects the rest of your right hand :- your thumb cant move around aswell and you have to losen your grip on the control to reach them. So it is possible , but it's awkward.
they could have placed it with the rest of the a b x and y buttons , like on one of the prototypes , which would have been easier to reach.
also , which ive just noticed , on the z button , you can only press it from one side ,as if it's on a hinge , and this makes it uncomfortable to press it with the bottom of your top knuckle and your index finger , and could have been improved by either making it like a normal button , or just moved it across a bit.
I havent got my gamecube yet (being sent as i write this) , so i cant comment on the rumble or cord length , but it looks quite long , about the same length as the n64 cord.
All in all , the controller has it's faults , but is far by the BEST controller i have ever held... period.
It's light , compact, comfortable and easy to hold , superb work nintendo !
my final words...
im not afraid of dying ... i just dont want to be around when it happens. ;-)
Thanks