Though an enemy of ergonomics, the NES controller still holds a special place in my gamer heart. How many times did I throw that thing against a wall, only to have it work perfectly fine afterwards?
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Though an enemy of ergonomics, the NES controller still holds a special place in my gamer heart. How many times did I throw that thing against a wall, only to have it work perfectly fine afterwards?
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This thing was responsible for breaking off the cartridge flap on my (still functioning) NES. Yes, it was all the controller's fault, and not mine.
Our old wood entertainment system has dents all over the drawer underneath the TV from repeated beatdowns with the controller.They need to start making planes out of that stuff. 🙂
Hmmm… Maybe I'm not as old as I thought: my first game console was a Nintendo 64!
My first was the SNES and that controller still works to this day. Although it feels cheap and the buttons stick.. This was the controller from the redesigned SNES mind you. That small little one.
Remember Nintendo Thumb? The pain, the pain! (but still wanting to play more…)
best controller ever. And so few buttons.
I converted one of my controllers into a shell for my cell. I love the NES controllers.
still a great console… too bad they don't make em no more…
The triangle dents in mine and my brothers bunk beds were heroic, never managed to break a pad though no matter how hard we smashed them against it in fury over double dragon 3 / mega man – Guts man stage – so so hard to do!