I liked it... except for the C button. I still use it an all on the Wii.

That C button though just didn't feel right to me... and it broke easy.two of my gamecube controllers had to be replaced because of crappy C buttons. The other one was one of those off brand "Max" controllers i got for christmas that didn't really work that well in the first place. That said, the PS2 controller felt better in my hands. Maybe do to me using it more, and it being just like the PS1 controller in the first place.

GameCube Wavebird + Resident Evil 4 = Perfect Control

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The D-Pad was the worst of the generation. Apart from the ridiculous d-pad, however, the Gamecube controller was the best by far

I don't like the button lay-out on the Gamecube controller. The Z-button is ridiculously situated at the back and makes no sense at all.

However, the analog stick was very good. much, MUCH better than any PlayStation analog stick. In fact, I will never purchase another first person shooter for the PS3 again after experiencing it with the crappy analog sticks.

my opinion is that the gamecube controller was the pinnacle of controller design, excluding motion sensing units.

not everyone agrees, of course, but my reasoning is that it included everything you needed for any game you wanted to play until the wii came out. 2 analog sticks ( the yellow stick is analog, despite what some people on other forums tried to argue with me about ), the shoulder buttons had that spring function that clicked when depressed and, while the d pad was small, so is the human thumb.

it had built in shock feedback, you could tell by a simple brush of the right thumb which button (a,b,x,y) you were touching, and it was surprisingly durable and compact.

the only thing i could complain about was that it didn't have the pressable analog stick ( not sure what you call that function, but the ps2 had it ), though i never saw much use for it anyway.

also, i'm a big fan of it in part because it was the controller that i played mario sunshine, metroid prime and zelda windwaker with, and in my opinion the latter 2 games had THE best play control i'd ever seen.

To me the Gamecube controller is the best controller without motion in it. It felt so right with nothing in the way. Controller of the generation.

Its better than the N64 controller.. better than xbox controller too.

The early model of the controllers had really weak B buttons (they didn't give good feedback and you always thought they were going to fall off).

I love my Wavebirds -- I have four stuffed in my Wii. I have two complaints. The first is no feedback -- but that is sometimes overrated and was rarely necessary. The second is that there is no "auto off" feature. Today that is standard on children's toys. That could have saved me some battery money.

Mike from Morgantown

I liked the GCN controller it was easy for me since i am a lefty.