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oni-link · Nov 2, 2016

I mean, surely it's this

Right?

mrmickfran · Nov 2, 2016

Thatsapenis.gif

bobawesome · Nov 2, 2016

I had an answer in mind but it pales in comparison.

Voorhees · Nov 2, 2016

The Atari Jaguar

sixteen-bit · Nov 2, 2016

lol OP wins

ienjoyrawfish · Nov 2, 2016

Jaguar?

Edit: beaten to it

ekim · Nov 2, 2016

OP wins, but 2nd place goes to :

Neoxon · Nov 2, 2016

oni-link said:

But seriously, I'll have to think on this one. I'm not sure if I've used very many bad controllers.

The Main Event · Nov 2, 2016

Dat southpaw controls.

King_Moc · Nov 2, 2016

I was thinking Jaguar, but that mess in the OP beats that.

OdysseusVA · Nov 2, 2016

Xbone Elite

Nearly $200 for it to only last 2 months

Stallion Dan · Nov 2, 2016

MaximumSpider · Nov 2, 2016

oni-link said:
I mean, surely it's this

Right?

Well damn. My answer doesn't compare.

c0de · Nov 2, 2016

This...

eFKac · Nov 2, 2016

ekim said:
OP wins, but 2nd place goes to :

The switch Pro controller looks kinda similar doesn't it?

tuffy · Nov 2, 2016

I think the Intellivision controller is worse:

The button overlays were pretty neat, but that disc was physically painful and the side buttons were really stiff.

lethial · Nov 2, 2016

One of those shitty gravis gamepads for pc that looked like a snes controller.

Mineshaft_Gap · Nov 2, 2016

I literally could not play X Box when it came out. I guess 11 year old girls weren't their target demographic but still. I couldn't hold it without my arms getting tired and my fingers aching from having to stretch across the face of the controller.

Kthulhu · Nov 2, 2016

I am told that the Retron 5 controller is the worst.

AppleSeason · Nov 2, 2016

Is that thing supposed to be a Pop'n Music Controller?

Xilo · Nov 2, 2016

In my opinion, the worst controller that was an official controller is the PS2 controller. I never liked it. I preferred the Xbox S controller for that generation. I think the Dualshock 4 is decent, but it still pales in comparison to other controllers.

yllekz · Nov 2, 2016

Voorhees said:
The Atari Jaguar

Pretty sure this is undisputed.

Empyrean Heaven · Nov 2, 2016

Someone's going to say the N64 Controller, GameCube controller, Wiimote, or Wii U Gamepad, aren't they?

Sir_Crocodile · Nov 2, 2016

first party wise, Jaguar or the MK1 western saturn pad with the awful l/r buttons (not to be confused with the mk2 which is the best controller ever)

Newboi · Nov 2, 2016

oni-link said:
I mean, surely it's this

Right?

Bruh!!! Now that controller should have never seen the light of day. That thing is being sold? Has anyone actually bought it?

TheMoon · Nov 2, 2016

oni-link said:
I mean, surely it's this

Right?

wtf is this

this thread cannot possibly contain all the 3rd party controllers out there that suck donkey ballz

Iriscomeback · Nov 2, 2016

The CD-i controllers, all of them.

YuriLowell · Nov 2, 2016

Serious answer.

DualShock 3.

DS4 is such an incredible improvement.

Za-Neen-Jya · Nov 2, 2016

Intellivision controllers were pretty useless. It was still back in the days before game pads, but still, the design is just stupid. The gold disc was difficult to move and every game used different buttons (using an overlay).

SgtCobra · Nov 2, 2016

FW1S-SNES-USB-Classic-Controller-for-Super-Nintendo-Games-Free-Shipping.jpg_640x640.jpg

I too would prefer to use the dreadful Dualshock 2 over this piece of shit.
My hands are already hurting.

The Interrobanger · Nov 2, 2016

I love my Playstations, but Sony has never made a good controller ever.

shandy706 · Nov 2, 2016

Empyrean Heaven said:
Someone's going to say the N64 Controller, GameCube controller, Wiimote, or Wii U Gamepad, aren't they?

No current or past controller of the big 3 is the worst ever.

MaulerX · Nov 2, 2016

Op wins

Spukc · Nov 2, 2016

madcatz shit all of em back in the days..

c0de · Nov 2, 2016

Also this:

Pennywise · Nov 2, 2016

To be more serious, I didn't like the original Xbox controller and the DS3.
However, there are so many bad 3rd party products I tried out, it's not even a competition.

muzzymate · Nov 2, 2016

OP's certainly takes the cake.

My only contribution - the Konami Laser Scope?

Fraeon · Nov 2, 2016

Technically not a gaming controller but this...

...is a source of great envy for the fellow lan party goer. Can you imagine playing DOTA with this?

Interfectum · Nov 2, 2016

YuriLowell said:
Serious answer.

DualShock 3.

DS4 is such an incredible improvement.

Yup, shit controllers aside, worst official controller is easily DS3. Those triggers were hot fucking garbage.

nekkid · Nov 2, 2016

Mineshaft_Gap said:
I literally could not play X Box when it came out. I guess 11 year old girls weren't their target demographic but still. I couldn't hold it without my arms getting tired and my fingers aching from having to stretch across the face of the controller.

It wasn't designed with your delicate girly hands in mind, obviously.

Edit: oh you were a girl. Ha, that joke kinda falls on its ass at that point!

Menitta · Nov 2, 2016

muzzymate said:
OP's certainly takes the cake.

My only contribution - the Konami Laser Scope?

I'll one up you on NES controllers

RoadHazard · Nov 2, 2016

The Interrobanger said:
I love my Playstations, but Sony has never made a good controller ever.

?

I understand having issues with DS1-3 (they're not ergonomic for shit), but they're not that bad. And the DS4? Amazing controller, feels so good to hold and use. The big issue with it is build quality, of course.

EDIT:

Interfectum said:
Yup, shit controllers aside, worst official controller is easily DS3. Those triggers were hot fucking garbage.

Yeah, this is true. Those triggers. And mushy D-pad (the one on the DS4 is such a massive improvement). But I still don't think the DS3 is even close to the worst official controller ever.

sixteen-bit · Nov 2, 2016

stuminus3 · Nov 2, 2016

This piece of junk is the worst controller I personally ever used. The UK gaming press swore by it as the controller of choice for Street Fighter II players back in the day but it was absolutely useless.

The "Turbo Touch 360"

FantasticMrSnake · Nov 2, 2016

Mineshaft_Gap said:
I literally could not play X Box when it came out. I guess 11 year old girls weren't their target demographic but still. I couldn't hold it without my arms getting tired and my fingers aching from having to stretch across the face of the controller.

Came to post this.., so uncomfortable!

The ouya one works like crap, but it's not a really bad design.

fast_taker · Nov 2, 2016

atari jaguar

Regiruler · Nov 2, 2016

Fraeon said:
Technically not a gaming controller but this...

...is a source of great envy for the fellow lan party goer. Can you imagine playing DOTA with this?

Who on earth places individual buttons there

Dylan · Nov 2, 2016

We have this thread every few months and it always seems to come down to Intellivision vs Colecovision.

I personally vote Colecovision because I had to endure that shit as a child and I think it gave me permanent nerve damage.

breakfuss · Nov 2, 2016

That I've used? Dualshock 3. That or the original Xbox controller. Good grief that thing was unwieldy.

Imp the Dimp · Nov 2, 2016

Didn't expect OP to win, damn. N64 controller would have been the obvious choice but I concede.

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