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Switch Pro
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GameCube 4eva
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:GameCube 4eva
I've been playing my GameCube lately. The small D pad and awkward Z button prevent it from being the best.
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The Switch Pro is pretty great. NES Max is an old favorite. The Duke is criminally underrated. The 6-button Genesis / Saturn was spot on too.
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this is the perfect controller:

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cutuphalfdead wrote:this is the perfect controller:

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No doubt. It is a thing of beauty
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Yup. The battery sucks on my PS4 version though. I wish they offered a wired 1st party controller.
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The Argonaut wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:this is the perfect controller:

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No doubt. It is a thing of beauty
I can't see this image at my work computer. What is it?
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DualShock
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The Switch Pro controller, Wavebird, or Dual Shock 4 are my favorites.

Least favorite would be the original XBOX Controller (The Duke) and the Wii U Gamepad.
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CopperTom wrote:Yup. The battery sucks on my PS4 version though. I wish they offered a wired 1st party controller.
The new model (with the light sliver on the front) gets significantly better battery life than the launch version, but I agree. Even with the light bar on dim it still only lasts 5 hours or so.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
CopperTom wrote:Yup. The battery sucks on my PS4 version though. I wish they offered a wired 1st party controller.
The new model (with the light sliver on the front) gets significantly better battery life than the launch version, but I agree. Even with the light bar on dim it still only lasts 5 hours or so.
I just leave mine plugged in as I play most the time.
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tree_ wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
CopperTom wrote:Yup. The battery sucks on my PS4 version though. I wish they offered a wired 1st party controller.
The new model (with the light sliver on the front) gets significantly better battery life than the launch version, but I agree. Even with the light bar on dim it still only lasts 5 hours or so.
I just leave mine plugged in as I play most the time.
How close do you sit the TV? Or do you plug it into something else?
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
tree_ wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
CopperTom wrote:Yup. The battery sucks on my PS4 version though. I wish they offered a wired 1st party controller.
The new model (with the light sliver on the front) gets significantly better battery life than the launch version, but I agree. Even with the light bar on dim it still only lasts 5 hours or so.
I just leave mine plugged in as I play most the time.
How close do you sit the TV? Or do you plug it into something else?
My gaming chair is about 6 ft. from the TV in the living room.
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1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)
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tragabigzanda wrote:Have not tried a Switch or Gamecube, but I would be dualshocked if their controllers beat the perfect ergonomics and overall size of the Dual Shock 4.
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tragabigzanda wrote:Have not tried a Switch or Gamecube, but I would be shocked if their controllers beat the perfect ergonomics and overall size of the Dual Shock 4.
Switch Pro is slightly better. Both controllers have hard to hit options/start buttons though.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:this is the perfect controller:

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I loathe this controller and always have. Too small for my hands, feels flimsy. The PS4 controller is excellent, but all the previous PS controllers were trash.
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And yeah, the forced recharge thing ssssssssuuucckkkksssss.
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1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)
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