I don’t think I agree. It was a worthwhile design historically, because it was the first controller from a major console maker that said, “hey, 3d gaming is here, and it’s here to stay.” But I never found that controller to be very good. That joystick was so poorly designed every n64 controller we would get would turn to junk within a year. It also wasn’t very long before Sony took the hint and released the Dualshock, which basically defined modern controllers right there.
Especially now, I can’t think of a single game that wouldn’t be better to play on a modern controller.
hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
It shows how smart nintendo’s designers were in that era. They knew the transition to 3D would be paradigm shift. The future of games was unpredictable, so they made flexible controller that would suit many possibilities.
They figured out that analog sticks would be important for 3D games from day 1. Unlike sony, nintendo’s foresight meant they didn’t have to hastily retrofit their controllers partway through the console’s life.