Syd Lexia wrote:

i'll_bite_your_ear wrote: it looks like a mutation of a gamecube controller.. It *is* a Gamecube controller! i'll_bite_your_ear wrote: and it doesn't even resemble anything from a zelda game. It resembles a Gamecube controller though... which is generally what I like my Gamecube controllers to resemble.

There's a Gamecube controller that looks like a 360 controller somewhere on I Mockery, but the picture angle sucks. I can't tell if it's a mod or some weird third part shit, and my google fu has failed to wrangle up a better image.

Andrew Man wrote:

username wrote: IMO GCN controllers were small to begin with. and my hands are relatively big, so i dont think that leather wrap would make a huge difference for me. It isn't necessarily the increased size. I feel like the buckle would eventually wear on the skin giving you abrasions and perhaps blisters.

No pain no gain!

Doddsino wrote:

username wrote: so many cry babies here. the only real controller that gave me any issues was the original xbox controller, and that was because it was the size of a fucking smart car. That was one of the main reasons why I never got an Xbox. That controller was one of the worst things I have ever seen. The buttons were small, they were raised in a weird way which didn't feel good when you pushed them. The start button was extremely small and it wasn't even made clear that it was the start button. Then in the middle you have an enormous fucking Xbox logo that did absolutely nothing. I'd like to know who the hell thought that was a good idea? After about 5 minutes of play, I didn't want to playt anymore and ended up getting a Gamecube instead, which lured me back to Nintendo for good. However, the PS2 controller is hands down the best design I've ever seen.

They started packaging the smaller Japanese Xbox controller that the respected 360 controller is based off of pretty fucking fast back in the Xbox days if I Remember correctly. As in bought an Xbox way when there was nothing cool besides Halo and Morrowind and Hitman and the next time I came to check out releases they had the smaller controllers everywhere, and they had been bundled with the boxes consoles for a while as well.

The only downside in the original Xbox was it's lackluster exclusive lineup. The controller got fixed pretty fast, it got all the must have ports sooner or later, and it even had a built in hard drive, unlike that wankery the 360 pulls today making you buy it separately for a third of the actual console price.

Although I will admit that Microsoft forcing you to pay 30$ for a remote / sensor kit to unlock DVD playback on the original Xbox was total bullshit.

*edit* Shit I trust my gen 1 Xbox to last longer than my second 360. So yeah stick with Nintendo I guess. Or Sony.