9th May 2006, 6:09 PM
Try Banjo's games, or maybe Paper Mario, or Zelda. Or, for one where you have to hold down opposing directions, try Tetrisphere and a number of the special passwords that unlocked special game modes (in fact, a lot of the games with odd button codes like that).
But you are ignoring the other issue, response time. A button gives a lot quicker response times when it comes to things like firing an arrow or spitting eggs at people than any direction on a stick. Legend of Legaia, a PS1 game, just so happened to let you use the second stick for all the RPG actions, but using it was just far too awkward. And, let's not forget accidently going at just the wrong angle and hitting the wrong thing, which happens more often using a stick for commands meant for buttons than using the actual buttons.
Suffice it to say that a 6 button layout is still needed. I would actually almost be fully satisfied if they just added a 6 button layout to the retro controller (remembering that yes, I can in fact use Gamecube controllers on the system). I'd really like a reason why they came up with such a screwy place to put those second shoulder buttons. Well, I suppose if they are "power" and "menu" buttons, making them hard to reach is a good call, and they aren't really needed if it's only for N64 and below. Adding two grips and adding two buttons should be fine then.
But you are ignoring the other issue, response time. A button gives a lot quicker response times when it comes to things like firing an arrow or spitting eggs at people than any direction on a stick. Legend of Legaia, a PS1 game, just so happened to let you use the second stick for all the RPG actions, but using it was just far too awkward. And, let's not forget accidently going at just the wrong angle and hitting the wrong thing, which happens more often using a stick for commands meant for buttons than using the actual buttons.
Suffice it to say that a 6 button layout is still needed. I would actually almost be fully satisfied if they just added a 6 button layout to the retro controller (remembering that yes, I can in fact use Gamecube controllers on the system). I'd really like a reason why they came up with such a screwy place to put those second shoulder buttons. Well, I suppose if they are "power" and "menu" buttons, making them hard to reach is a good call, and they aren't really needed if it's only for N64 and below. Adding two grips and adding two buttons should be fine then.
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