/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4353468
I thought it was okay back then.

I remember I thought it looked cool as fuck as a kid and wanted one, was disappointed with my "less cool" model 2 controller I got with my system.
Now as an adult I look at the model 1 controller and its d-pad and think... what the actual fuck?
Model 2 saturn controller is now my all time fav pad.

>>4353468
It was perfect. I loved it. Great for arcade games, especially fighting games.

Triggers can jam way too easily

How is the Retrolink saturn usb pad?

>>4353475
You're thinking of the model 2 controller.

>>4353468
the shoulder buttons are a bit too flat in click depth, but other than that its good

I do not understand how anybody could like it. >>4353475
>>4353680
Please post pictures of your hands so I can see what kind of mutant birth defect you have to have to think this is a good controller.

>>4353694
Not an argument

>>4353727
>Not an argument
Well no shit, it was a request to see your fucked up deformed hands.

>>4353468
I felt and tried it for the first time at a store demo kiosk. After having used the SNES and Genesis 3/6-button controllers, and having seen the pics of the Playstation controller and understanding the logic of its design (thicker SNES controller with handles), I thought this thing was an abomination. The d-pad dug into my little kid thumb joints.

tl;dr - it was one of many reasons I didn't want a Saturn and laughed it off for so long. You only get one shot at a first impression and this was a bad one.

It looks gay

I still use one today and like it a lot. Over all the Japanese model/model 2 is probably generally better and I do wonder why they bothered to switch the design at all but eh

>>4353597
I own both versions of the controller. I like the design of this one.

>>4353694
My hands are perfectly normal. It's the N64 controller you're thinking of, since that was specifically designed for mutated hands.

>>4355017
>since that was specifically designed for mutated hands.
But the N64 controller has a human-friendly d-pad.

>>4353468
It looks cool but doesn't feel cool

>>4355054
story of 1990s American gaming ergonomics in a nutshell, a book Xbox-era Microsoft decided to procrastinate reading

>>4355184
If you're man enough the Duke is one of the comfiest controllers you can have, teensy.

>>4355184
The Duke is the best controller ever made.

>>4355202
>>4355207
give opinions on OP controller

>>4355202
>If you're man enough the Duke is one of the comfiest controllers you can have, teensy.

This is correct.

Also note that the giant Xbox logo in the center was possibly there because they planned it to be Dreamcast compatible at one point, so they needed space for VMUs.

>ITT proud Sidewinder owners

>>4355017
SHOW ME YOUR FREAK HANDS, MORLOCK

>that d-pad

>>4353468
the board placement fucks with the d-pad internally a bit (it's got this weird slant to account for the curved shape, it makes hitting diagonals a bit more inconsistent than you'd expect), and the d-pad cover is garbage (if it had the JP-style circular cross cover, it'd be drastically better).
I'm a fan of the size, it's a nice fit in my hands, and the construction is otherwise pretty good. Unless you have tiny nip hands, the size shouldn't be a problem.