Controller- Jet (Black)

PROS
- Lots of buttons?

CONS
- Z button is hard to use
- Entire feel is clunky at first
- Small
- Feels fragile

Here is a good rule of thumb, if you find the XBOX controller to be comftorable (as i do) this controller will be to small and fragile for you and you will need to go with 3rd party controllers, but maybe you can get used to it.


Controller   August 22, 2003
 3 out of 7 found this review helpful

This is an avarage controller with a rumble pack I wouldnt suggest getting this one if you plan to play a game where you make mistakes on. to much rumble at the same time equals stiff hands.


Buttons sprawled all over the controller   July 30, 2003
 0 out of 4 found this review helpful

The design of this controller is one of the worst I have ever seen. It looks as if the designers took the buttons and just tossed the randomly around, but then again, Nintendo controllers have always looked and felt weird. Their "ergonomic" design basically means work effiecient...I'd have to disagree. The button placement ensures a long learning curve, causing you to take your eyes off your game for precious seconds to figure out which button you need to press.
Also, on the analog sticks, the tops easily pop off revealing sharp areas that really hurt your hand if you push on buttons hard like me.
Next time, lets hope that Nintendo can create a controller that has an easy and comprehendible design


A work of art   June 9, 2003
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

We've certainly come a long way from the 8-bit NES, with a simple, rectangular controller with three, maybe four buttons, and a directional pad. Now consider the Gamecube controller. There is not a name for the shape it has, and it has 8 buttons, two sticks and a pad. Nintendo managed to pull it off amazingly.

Interesting tidbit: the people who made Luigi's Mansion had a good hand in the development of the controller. Since the Gamecube was made at the same time as LM, whenever LM required a certain button placement, or they just had a good idea, the controller guys would do it.

This controller is a big improvement over the N64 controller, which was evidently designed for the three-handed. The handles are perfectly in tune with the curve of your hand, and the L and R buttons have large grooves to rest your fingers in, so they stay where they're supposed to.

The stick has also been greatly improved upon. The old N64 stick had a tendency to die with too much use; this control stick uses a design similar to the Dreamcast's. Speaking of sticks, the C-stick was a great idea, because a fully rotatable stick, as opposed to four buttons, gives much better camera control.

The addition of the X and Y buttons is great as well. By adding two more buttons, you can do more actions at once. The location of the Z button is easier for your brain (i.e. Wind Waker), because it's easily grouped with X and Y. Another interesting point is the placement of the D-pad and C-stick. Being used less than the other buttons, they are placed out of the way, but well within reach of your thumbs. Final note: all the buttons have a distinct, unique shape and location, so you'll never have to look down at your controller.

This controller easily trumps that of the X-Box, which is just way too fat. The same applies to the GeForce Gamecube controller, which is very uncomfortable. The official Nintendo Gamecube controller gets two thumbs up.


Use GC controller on your PC   June 4, 2003
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If you love the GC controller like i do, then you might be interested in using it with your PC. There might be other adapters out there, i haven't looked that much, but this one works. It interfaces your GC controller with a USB port, and comes with a driver. I've never had a problem with it. The 'setup' utility window (from control panel/game controllers) shows you which button you're pressing so you can test it, and it lets you test the rumble feature too.

The only bad things about it are that it says it only works with the original GC wired controllers. I tested it with a wavebird, and it didn't work. I dont know why 2 controllers would have different signals, but oh well. The driver came on a 3.5" floppy to, so i suppose that could be a negative...