What's the best and worst console controller?

[l3o2828]

Ps2 controller is just perfect.

worst?
Playstation Move. Ripping off an already Mediocre controller is not the way.

 

[K4ndY]

Favorite for me is definitely the DualShock 3. I like how light and comfortable they made it. It just feels natural to use.

The worst I've used is the original Xbox controller. Way too bulky for my small hands, not to mention the weight of it put a strain on my hands and wrists when playing. I hated it more than the N64 controller, which says a lot.

 

[Jackstick]

Personally I find the 360 controller to be the most ergonomic. It's very smooth and fits the shape of two hands coming together, ya know? Also I like the indentation on the joysticks for your thumbs. I remember the old N64 controller's joystick hurt SO BADLY after a while because of all those concentric rings.

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

Best: 360 controller and the Dualshock 2 coming a close second, I DO NOT like the flappy l2/r2 buttons on the Dualshock 3.

Worst:

Spoiler

Urgh. Horrible thing.

 

[Outright Villainy]

I think it depends on genre.
Best for fps games: PS2/PS3 dualshock
Best for everything else, ever: Gamecube.

The gamecube had the best analogue stick ever made, and fantastic face button layout. The clicky shoulder buttons were annoying for rapid pressing though (bad for shooting), and even worse, the c-stick was fiddly, small and imprecise (much more problematic for shooting.) Just try finish Timesplitters 2 on gamecube. Bloody impossible.

 

[The Floating Nose]

Best: The NES controller it has such an awersome classic design and it was really fun to hold and when im playing on my old NES with one of my buddies i don't have to explain to him which button does what. I just say: "If you press this button and it doesn't make you jump it means that it's the other button"

Worst: The first Xbox controller, it was so clunky i hated it.

 

[Lewieroo0]

2 I can point out:

1. The Atari Jaguar had a pretty bulky controller with those multiple numerical values that i don't understand

2. The Atari 5200 Controller....well it never functioned, what more needs to be said about that

 

[Srdjan]

PS2 ftw!

 

[lllumpy]

Best: GC controller, would be the 360 but it's got a terrible D-pad

Worst: N64 hands down

 

[Cogwheel]

I don't know about worst, but the Dreamcast and N64 controllers are quite awful.

Again, I can't rightly call it the best with my amount of console experience, but I quite like the PS2 controller.

 

[harvz]

best is the 360 controller (particularly the razer onza)
worst is probably the ps3 but i have only tried it once and couldnt use the trigger-marshmallow things with my broken, arthritic hands and im only 19.

 

[Amondren]

The worst is this http://www.computercloset.org/Magnavox_Odyssey_Controller.jpg with the Nintendo 64 in a close second

The best is the 360 or PS3 duelshock.

 

[Cridhe]

Best: I miss my SNES controller so badly it hurts sometimes.

Worst: Superscope 6... SHOOT WHERE I TELL YOU TO, DAMNIT!

 

[Username Redacted]

Best would be either the Dualshock 2 or the Sega Saturn (there's a reason the latter is what almost every Fightpad style controller rips off design-wise).

Worst would be the Dreamcast. Who thought putting a memory card slot on the controller was a good idea?

 

[Nazz3]

The 360 controller has the perfect shape and size, and feels very firm. But the d-pad is just horrendous, but thankfully I think that they fixed it with the new controller. So that would be the best

As for the worst, well I havent really played on that many consoles but I tried the original Xbox at my friends once and the controller was just huge! So probably that one for the worst

 

[Tupolev]

Best: Xbox 'S' controller.
Worst: Xbox "Duke" controller.

 

[jFr[e]ak93]

Best - PS3
Worst tie - XBOX and N64 both hurt... a lot.

 

[raankh]

Best: Dualschock 3 or Six-Axis or whatever it's called, the PS3 controller
Worst: Kinect

 

[IamQ]

Best: My third-party Brooklyn (That's the companys name) PS2 controller. It's light blue, shines in the dark, is see-through, and is slightly larger than the average controller. Something that's good for me, because I have quite large hands.

Worst: Any controller that thought it would be a good idea to move the left joystick slightly higher than the right one. Why is this a good idea? It feels really awkward for me, having to move my left hand higher up than my right hand. I prefer symmetry between the joysticks, thank you very much.