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Fri 03/05/02 at 18:20
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I've got no idea how it plays, so don't ask. I'm reviewing it as a standalone product. I have a black official controller, for reference.

Well, I suppose you could first pick it up, and hold it for a while. I'll try that now and give a review.

Fantastic. It's extremely comfortable, and I can drum the L and R buttons to music.

Next, I'm going to review it's smell.

Oddly, it smells like a hint plastic. Nintendo have obviously crafted special effort into making the controller as odour free as possible.

I shall now try to skip with the controller.

Skipping with the controller is good fun. There's just enough length for me to skip just about properly, having to duck to bring the controller back over. My monkey like arms make it good to skip with.

The end bit that you plug into the Gamecube is really small and shiny. I don't have much to say about that bit.

If you turn the controller at an angle, upside down from behind, it kinda looks like a cat. With two big grey teeth. And a blue one.

There are four screws on it.

The buttons make me feel like a man when I press them. This is good. The X-Box's controller still upsets me with the really poncy buttons.

I think the D-Pad is cool. It looks really small, but I find it pretty easy to use, and I have pretty big hands.

All in all, it's probably best to have a Gamecube, before buying a controller.
Fri 03/05/02 at 18:20
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Posts: 23,216
I've got no idea how it plays, so don't ask. I'm reviewing it as a standalone product. I have a black official controller, for reference.

Well, I suppose you could first pick it up, and hold it for a while. I'll try that now and give a review.

Fantastic. It's extremely comfortable, and I can drum the L and R buttons to music.

Next, I'm going to review it's smell.

Oddly, it smells like a hint plastic. Nintendo have obviously crafted special effort into making the controller as odour free as possible.

I shall now try to skip with the controller.

Skipping with the controller is good fun. There's just enough length for me to skip just about properly, having to duck to bring the controller back over. My monkey like arms make it good to skip with.

The end bit that you plug into the Gamecube is really small and shiny. I don't have much to say about that bit.

If you turn the controller at an angle, upside down from behind, it kinda looks like a cat. With two big grey teeth. And a blue one.

There are four screws on it.

The buttons make me feel like a man when I press them. This is good. The X-Box's controller still upsets me with the really poncy buttons.

I think the D-Pad is cool. It looks really small, but I find it pretty easy to use, and I have pretty big hands.

All in all, it's probably best to have a Gamecube, before buying a controller.
Fri 03/05/02 at 18:22
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Like they say 'Just try it'
Like I say 'Just hate it'
Fri 03/05/02 at 18:24
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*shakes head*

No really, this was meant to almost be a parody, you don't have to be biased to parodies.
Fri 03/05/02 at 18:31
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the controller is too comfortable! obly let is the Z button, that was a last minute add on me thinks.
Fri 03/05/02 at 18:32
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"sdomehtongng"
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I have held the controller, and it rules!
Fri 03/05/02 at 18:37
"Mimmargh!"
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AfroJoe wrote:
> I have held the controller, and it rules!

Held the controller!? I've played it!
Fri 03/05/02 at 18:37
"Mimmargh!"
Posts: 2,929
AfroJoe wrote:
> I have held the controller, and it rules!

Held the controller!? I've played it!
Fri 03/05/02 at 18:55
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(MUuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh.)

Didn't know you had lips.

(I'm the voice in your head, you idiot.)
Fri 03/05/02 at 20:11
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Fri 03/05/02 at 20:24
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Why don't you review and rate it at ukreviews.com Grix?? ;)

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