The N64 controller was fine, considering that the d-pad and the analogue were usually mutually exclusive in games. The only problem was the L-button, considering that the finger that's used for L on every other standard controller out there was used for Z on the N64, so anything that required use of it was a real pain, unless it was a d-pad game.

The Cube controller's only flaw was the Z-button. It needed to be bigger, and i had a few 3rd party controllers in my day that did just that (though they also wierded out the proportions of the buttons and such)

Wii remote needs to have little kidney-shaped X and Y buttons that hug above the A button, that way you don't have to reach way down for 1 & 2 (but still have 1&2 for horizontal play), and that would bring the controller into parity in terms of numbers of buttons

I did like the N64 controller. I think the Wii remote and Nunchuck dual is brilliant and with the added WM+ its the best controller out there.

The Nintendo 64 controller was, in my opinion, the best controller ever made. Name a genre that it was not made for...

The Wii remote, while excellent, just does not bode well with traditional 2d fighters. Versatility as well as innovation make for the best controller ever, and the Nintendo 64 controller had that in spades.

My favorite Nintendo controller is the Nintendo 64 Controller, I just feel at home :D.
The Gamecube controller is good, it is really comfortable but I don't like where the Z button is.

Pretendo said: KylieDog said: Also, I had some of these for my N64...they were great. That looks awful. How would you play Goldeneye with that? I never buy 3rd party controllers. They're just not as good as Nintendo's IMO.

I have one of those ones, and though they're not much to look at, they're incredibly comfortable.  The Z button is on somewhat of an arch so it feels more like firing a gun, which greatly enhanced Goldeneye and Perfect Dark (it was positioned like the left trigger on a 360 pad).  A and B are very satisfyingly 'clicky', and the C buttons are closer to them than they are on a typical N64 controller.  Not to mention that the whole thing just fit your hand naturally very well.

All in all, I probably like it better than Nintendo's N64 controller even though it wasn't as innovative.

I think the N64's controller is the best i've ever seen. Despite being really weird, it fits quite well my hands.
The wiimote + nunchuck duo is so simple and also comfy. Love them.

I missed the trigger when the gamecube controller came out. I wanted it to have triggers under the shoulder buttons like the modern 360 controllers. The shoulder buttons annoyed me too, but mainly because now, in brawl, I need to use digital-click overide in order to shield. Why they couldn't keep the same system from Melee is beyond me.

The wii controllers are very well designed - so versatile.

The N64 controller fit well in my hands also.

Are you sure you are not grabbing the D-pad area with your hand and then reaching with your thumb over to the analog stick? :P