Greatest Controller = DUKE

fanboyism always turns into blown out hysteria.

Don't ask me, I love arcade sticks, controls are always "serviceable"

@fortysixandtwo said:

This was actually going to be the Gamecube's controller back when it was called the Nintendo Dolphin.

to be honest, it's doesn't look bad

The image says it's just a mockup. There's also this image, which is even less likely to be a real prototype:

The d-pad looked like someone held a lighter up to it and it functioned about as well as a melted d-pad, too.

The duke is the perfect controller if you have gorilla hands. Personally I really like the feel of the Gamecube controller. That thing is very comfortable.

this is and was a monster.

The Duke is the most comfortable controller I've ever used, but the d-pad and white/black buttons sucked.

My last memory of using a DUKE was playing ninja gaiden on a 7" LCD in the dash of a 1995 camry while hangover. It was the correct level of retardedness to remember that abomination by.

The Duke is the most comfortable controller to hold, but not to actually use.

The Gamecube controller has the best layout for face buttons ever conceived. The rest of the inputs on the controller were terrible though.

You're all crazy. The Intellivision had the best ever controller.

@stepside: That's not fair. You're showing it without any overlays.

i <3 mommy

That thing hurt my thumbs after extended play.

It was pretty fucking good

"I’ve been a big Microsoft fan ever since the release of their 2001 console and it's controller, Duke. Before that I didn’t really understand any of their work, though I enjoyed their last release of the 1990's, Windows 98..."

I believe this, all other controllers are too small, but I realise that I am in the minority.

I agree, everybody else is wrong. Duke > All.

@punkxblaze said:

The actual king of controllers. Plebeians.

The wire coming out of the bottom was the most infuriating thing ever, it was always in the way.

Xbox 360 gamepad is my fav, probably because I don't give a fuck about d-pads in 2013 or many years before it.

It's so obvious that the build quality on the DUKE vs. the S & 360 controller is far superior

I kinda liked the original fat as well. Only problem for me was the white/black buttons being stupid small for no reason. There is ample space on the face of the pad to make those regular sized.

You guys are all wrong. THE CHAMP IS HERE

That's where I fell off too.

But more power to ya OP.

@squidc00kie: I think you're confusing the Duke with the 360 pad, which was an abomination.

@fortysixandtwo: Sorry no I'm not. I've owned a Duke, an S, and a 360 controller, none of them were any good in my opinion. But that's just me, like what ya like bro.

@punkxblaze said:

The actual king of controllers. Plebeians.

If nobody else said it, I was going to.

Also, I remember during family get-togethers, we'd play rock-paper-scissors and the loser would get the Duke.

I never had an xbox, but everytime I would use someone else's I remember not being able to reach some of the buttons. I don't think my hands are that small.

@bigjeffrey said:

this is and was a monster.

That duke could swallow the ps2 whole jesus.

@bigjeffrey said:

this is and was a monster.

Whoaa, give it another 5 years and we will see a retro xbox console completely integrated in this controller. Including a fully functional disc drive. Mark my words :D

I think the Duke is one of my favorite controllers. It's the closest to feeling like I'm holding on to my bing bong.

In 1982 Atari changed the world. The world just hasn't figured it out yet.

don't do drugs OP.

When I got an original xbox it was refurbished and had the Duke in it instead of the S. It was awful. I promptly returned it and had them give me an S instead. I enjoyed KOTOR infinitely more with the new controller.

I used to get horrible cramps from playing it at demo booths. Once I realised I'm going to needs my hands and fingers in the medical profession, I just got a PS2.

I love the duke, but not as the best controller. Only having one button per index finger, and 6 on the right thumb was a huge mistake in the Original Xbox controller design. The size though, damn that thing felt great.

Greatest name for a controller* = DUKE

fixed it

@sammo21 said:

You guys are all wrong. THE CHAMP IS HERE

I actually loved the wave bird. I got 3 of them for many, many nights of 4-player Double Dash.

@yummylee said:

@bigjeffrey said:

this is and was a monster.

The best response.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Logitech_Cordless_Action_Controller_%2B_Dongle.png/660px-Logitech_Cordless_Action_Controller_%2B_Dongle.png

This.

I hated the placement of the black/white buttons on the S controller, so I always used the Duke when given the choice. Man that controller was huge though..

I just vomited.

I remember playing with the Duke in a Rent-A-Center at the tender age of 10 and thinking of the many ways my older brother could bruise and bludgeon me with this thing. So, no, the Controller S was a far superior input device, with the 360 pad besting it and pretty much all other controllers to date.

Count me among those that didn't mind at all. It was just fine to me. Not perfect, but perfectly usable.

That Gamecube controller was pretty good. The whole idea of resting your thumb on A and only having to pivot it or move it a tiny amount to hit the other buttons was quite smart. Out of most "modern" controllers that is probably my favourite followed by the Xbox Controller S. I can't stand Dualshocks. Never have liked them.

Is your controller an N64?

No?

I thought so, you bunch of fucking losers.

It's all about the Duke. My favorite controller.

I would have paid a lot of money for a 360 version of the duke providing the sticks and triggers were appropriately resilient.