6th July 2003, 7:35 PM
I wasn't writing up a wishlist. Those were just some must have features IMO. And I dislike the placement of the L and R buttons because I don't rest my pointer fingers on top of the GBA, but rather on the back of it. But when I do decide to rest my fingers on the L or R buttons, I frequently press them by mistake. If I could have designed the GBA, I would have made the L&R buttons more like the Z trigger on the N64 controller where your pointer finger can rest comfortably on the trigger without any abnormal muscle strain and without accidentally hitting them.
As for the joystick, I don't know how to explain this, but I've thought of a way to make it portable. Think of a regular D-pad, but now replace it will a ball set inside the GBA with only a fourth of it on top showing (much like an eyeball). This ball feels like a regular joystick in how it always wants to be in center position and resists a little when you move it. Of course there would be a part on the ball that contoors to your thumb and would also have a nice grip. I hope that explains what I'm trying to get at here. :D
As for the joystick, I don't know how to explain this, but I've thought of a way to make it portable. Think of a regular D-pad, but now replace it will a ball set inside the GBA with only a fourth of it on top showing (much like an eyeball). This ball feels like a regular joystick in how it always wants to be in center position and resists a little when you move it. Of course there would be a part on the ball that contoors to your thumb and would also have a nice grip. I hope that explains what I'm trying to get at here. :D