Best and Worst controllers in the history ofs

[A Black Falcon]

There is one more first party kind of PCE controller you don't cover -- the original controller, which has two buttons and no turbo switches.  It's identical to the turbo version just, well, without turbo.  Kind of odd things but they exist.

When it comes to the Duo-RX controller (the second from last one you show a picture of, the grey six button one), I don't have one of those so I can't say how it feels, but it looks nearly identical design-wise to the PC-FX controller, just for the original PCE, and I do have a PC-FX.  Assuming the Duo-RX version is indeed very similar, I'd say that it is a good controller and the slightly larger handles and higher dpad position may be good for comfort, but there's something about the PC-FX pad that I just don't like quite as much as PCE controllers.  Maybe it's the pretty different feel of the dpad and buttons?  It's a fine controller, but while I probably should get a Duo-RX pad, my guess is that I'd continue using the Avenue 6 pad for most games, and the Avenue 3 for the few that benefit from the third button.

On that note, I quite agree with you that it is disappointing that the Avenue 6 pad doesn't have a 3 button mode.  I'm sure it could have been done, but they didn't do it so you need to switch between controllers if you want ideal controls in a few games.  Ah well...