Monster Hunter Tri

[A Black Falcon]

Well ya know the Classic (first version) much more closely resembles a Super Nintendo controller.

Controllerwise, in my opinion... (just listing a few)

N64 > Saturn 3D > Dreamcast > Genesis 6-button... with the Gamecube and then SNES probably taking the next two slots, along with the Saturn model 2 either between them or after the SNES.

Point being, I think that Nintendo's controllers have improved since the SNES. Well, the SNES has a better d-pad than the GC, but overall the GC controller is better, and the N64 controller better still. The Wiimote/Nunchuck is of course very hard to compare to anything, but the Classic Controller is easy, and it's not better than the N64 or GC controllers, that's for sure. The Pro is no improvement, it looks even more like a PSX controller now as I said.

The Xbox360 controller is one of my favorite controllers, aside from the d-pad.

I haven't spent that much time with the 360 controller, but it's okay I guess. Not great, not awful. Better than the PS3 controller for sure.

For the original Xbox though, I'm one of the weird people who prefers the original controller to the S...

After the N64 controller i'd have to say the Wii Remote and Nunchuck set up but I hate the fact that the stick is inside an octogonal shape so you can perform round circles, you actually run in the shape of a stop sign instead. I bet if they made it so you could push down on the stick you get round smoothness and easing the pressure off brings it back to octo edging a lot of people would be happy, subconsciously. Anyone here ever try "Nights: In to Dreams" on Wii? I felt so jipped as I flew in perfect angles instead of the Saturn's rounded niceness.

... All Nintendo analog sticks, in the N64, GC, and Wii, use octagonal borders. It's one of Nintendo's signature controller features, along with things like how in the GC and Wii they haven't used analog click buttons under their analog sticks. Most of the time, I think that the octagonal design is by far the best. NiGHTS is best with a circular-design stick, I agree, but for pretty much anything else, octagonal is the best... (square is the worst, by the way. Points in the diagonals but not on the sides? Ugh...)