that is true. I'd forgotten about that...

It felt really good after owning a PS1.

Compared to the abysmal PS2 controller (i despised this thing)the GCN controller was amazing.

I hated the Z button placement, and something about the C-stick annoys me to this day. I still prefer it over the X-Box and PS2's, though.

weirdly shaped buttons, FTL.

I agree with this.

it was very comfortable controller, as most people said the Z button placement was not good apart from that it was still my favorite last gen

A lot of people complain about the Z button, but the real gripe is the d-pad, which is pretty much useless. It works fine in Metroid Prime for choosing visors, but I remember trying to play Zelda II on the Gamecube Zelda Collector's edition; impossible with the d-pad. Half the time when I was trying to duck, Link turned around because it was very easy to press left+down or right+down by accident when you were trying to press down. ANNOYING.

Apart from that, I loved it. The different shaped buttons was brilliant, and the trigger buttons were very comfortable. I'll kick all of your asses on Soul Calibur 2 with my GC controller and Seung Mina any time :)

Definitely my favorite controller with an Analog Stick. I fucking hate the Dualshock. T_T But the second xbox controller was alright.

GC >>>>> Xbox >>>>>>>>>>>> PS2

The Z button was a big flaw for me, great controller all last gen besides the PS2 controller.