The N64 Controller's Tri-Handle Layout Revisited From a Modern Perspective

[thismeintiel]

S.Peelman said:

thismeintiel said:

Still doesn't make sense.  I mean I have heard people bitch about this with FPS, which 90% of the time your hands are on both analog sticks.  For 2D games I prefer the Dpad where it is, as I always preferred using the Dpad for those types of games.   And to act like it's a big deal to have your hands on one analog and the face button is ridiculous.  They are built in a way that it is perfectly comfortable to do so.  It's not like you are stretching your hands out of whack to do it. The grips are angled, so when you hold it relaxed, your thumbs should rest between the thumb stick and Dpad/buttons.  You barely have to move your thumb either way to actually reach them.

Personally, I have always found the DS to be the most comfortable controller, and the best one to game with, which has only gotten better with the DS4.  There is a reason it's the best selling controller of all time.

Fair enough, personally I hardly play shooters on consoles, there you’d indeed be using both sticks mostly. And yes the D-pad for 2D games is in the right place, too bad both can’t be in the same place.

Before Switch released I had an idea of how to ‘swap’ positions of buttons as needed. Maybe I should patent it lol.

I could be wrong, but I could have sworn someone came out with a controller that had them swappable.  Maybe a PC or Xbox controller?