Funny, Interesting, and Bad Controllers - Game Sack
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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286 - It's been 8 years since there was a dedicated controller episode. And these are some good ones. Well, a few are so bad/dumb that they're good. Thank you to the few of you who sent in some crappy controllers!
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Do you have a favorite controller? Or a least favorite? Or one that you just think is crazy?
Steering wheel from mad cats from PS1, it was awesome =)
Boomerang Ps3 prototype controller
DualShock 4 is absolute perfection. Powerglove is the most intriguing. The worst controller I’ve seen would be anything by MadCatz. 🤣
Favorite has to be the Genesis 6-button controller. Least favorite, Playstation 1 regular d-pad.
@@DeaDFaith001 i had the mad catz wheel/pedals for the n64 and, yeah, it was surprisingly decent for a mad catz product.
A friend of mine lost his arm in Iraq and he uses that ascii one handed SNES controller a ton. I got him an SNES to GameCube adapter so he can use it on GameCube Wii and switch, and I got him a SNES to USB and he uses it on PC and his raspberry pi for emulation. He also uses the ps1 version on PlayStation 1 and 2 and 3 with an adapter.
Has he gotten good with it?
Hes probably badass
The PlayStation version of the grip is also a really good one handed controller. I think you can still buy them new on eBay.
@@MikeStavola i've got a playstation and saturn one and they're both really fantastic! not only are they just functional, there's some serious thought put into the design and the build quality is rock solid.
When you still have both arms, and are used to using them both, it’s awkward. But if you only have the one…
Steel Battalion controller, play Shenmue II with it.
or Phantasy Star
Is it possible??
The steel battalion controller only works with steel battalion as far as I am aware.
I have it. It only works with steel Battalion
@@AltimaNEO lame
Microsoft: "We need a smaller controller for Japan, focusgroups say the Duke is simply too large for Japan."
Meanwhile in Japan.... has GOJIRA! (aka XE-1AP)
G O J I R A \m/
Typical Gamesack: Uses NES flight stick to play Castlevania instead of Top Gun.
Cause you use the power glove for top gun.
@@braddl9442 Seems legit
Yup.
if AVGN can powerglove top gun's landing sequence, you can use a flight stick with castlevania
And ultra racing 64 controller with Mario 64, he should review ir with a Top gear 64
Gamesack, this racing wheel plays terrible with a plataformer "0 stars"
“This controller was made to grind RPGs”
(Plays street fighter )
"Now let's try Metal Gear Solid again"
My Uncle had the Turbo Touch for Genesis and always made me use it as a kid. It looked cool. And that was all.
@REDBIRD yikes
@REDBIRD LMAO
@REDBIRD is his name larry
Turbo Uncle Touchy
@REDBIRD 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
The Sega Saturn controller is one of my favorites for 2d action games. The grip and layout fits the hands really good.
Peak 2D gamepad.
Response from all controller manufacturers: You're holding it wrong
That's the first time I've ever heard the neGcon pronounced that way. I've always just given it two syllables. I'm sure you're right though. It sounds more Japanese.I was never a fan of the JogcOn.. It always made me feel like I was going to edit an SVHS tape. :P
Yep, Joe actually pronounced NeGcon correctly. It's from the Japanese word "neji" meaning "screw" or "twisting".
Amazing controller, too. It's become my go-to for all PS1 racing games.
I'm convinced that the Turbo Touch was invented by a time traveler from the 2010s that was stranded in the late 80s/early 90s that missed playing NES/Genesis games using a touch screen DPad on his iPhone.
It's the only explanation
I figured out where they got their inspiration for the steam controller.
6:28 I'm taking a swing in the dark here but something like that honestly would be good for those with certain types of disabilities. That's kind of the cool thing about stuff like this, is that while it seems useless to us some crazy person out there is using it to beat Double Dragon using their feet.
I knew someone at University that used a one-handed controller with an adapter to play emulated games. He was right handed and lost the thumb from his left hand in a motorcycle accident. He said that after about three days of getting used to it, his gaming skill actually improved using only his dominant hand than it ever did when he used both.
Why are they crazy of they cant use or dont have hands?
@@maxpower10k probably means crazy as in crazy cool / wicked. You offended?
You say that, but their is actually a guy that plays street fighter with his mouth cos he has no hands or some shit
@ Bart Beukman yeah i am lol people with disabilities aren’t crazy. Contextually OP os saying they’re out of their mind for using this controller like they’re some able bodied person playing with a guitar hero controller. Come on, fam lol
Joe frantically spinning the reel while nothing happens in Road Rash had me in stitches.
Gave me anxiety.
This is the funniest thing I have seen (not heard) on Game Sack
What I learned from this episode: Joe is a surprisingly good hand model.
Smooth...Creamy...Delicate... Yet Masculine!
4:47 It's AVGNs Beat-a-Game button
High Frequency was the Toys R Us house brand of gaming accessories
7:10 That dome controller looks like it would be good for people with physical disabilities. Your disabilities seem to be more mental in nature so I can understand why you wouldn't appreciate it
Several of the controllers I can see how they would be good for someone with disabilities making some movements hard, limited mobility or missing a hand.
Savage
@@braddl9442 Pity that none of them work with people missing a brain, otherwise you might have a controller that works for You
The old ASCII pad for the SNES was possibly the greatest 3rd party controller of all time. *No I'm not talking about the one handed one Joe used in this video.
You know I might agree. It's amazing and it's my daily use controller for the SNES. There are some people that say that it's a hair off. Tetris players I think. But it seems perfect to me.
i love really weird controllers. i wanna know the thought process behind some of them
@Brooke Stern unless you are talking about confort, those controllers are not ergonomic at all!
5:47 - The Quickshot Joyball looks like the “boob” controller from Atari’s arcade game called “Gotcha”
I remember hearing about it briefly and doing some, uh, research. Sometimes ideas need to be left on the drawing board...
Once again I was watching Game Sack and didn’t even realize there was new Game Sack!
yep
That 250lb punching bag of an ex-cohost is reading this somewhere, punching the air
Joe, I only started watching your channel about 2 years ago but it has to be one of the "fun-est" channels i watch. Thank you for keeping making awesome content during these crazy times, you're the best!
Rage Racer: best racer. 😍 Also the JogCon was a gimmick whereas the NegCon just worked.
Wow After Burner II was one of my all time favorites on the Genesis back in the day and I had no idea this analog option (or controller) existed!
The FPS Master controller from Gamester for Xbox/PS2. I have one. It's "almost" a great controller. The buttons are placed improperly, making them unsuitable for high speed action games. Maybe try an RPG like KOTOR.
Someone else has probably mentioned this, but you were using the neGcon "wrong". Rather than just twisting the two halves, if you hold it so it's about 45 degrees from horizontal front-to-back and then bend your wrists -- right hand down left hand up to turn right, right hand up left hand down to turn left, sort of "the same" as if it was a steering wheel -- you'll naturally twist the controller in the correct direction. It's a carpal tunnel nightmare, but very effective. (Oddly the Ridge Racer series are perhaps the worst games to use it with, though, as it doesn't really suit the handling model.)
I feel those 1 hand contorllers are also made for visual novels, mainly those that might be 18+.
Oh no💀
Some of those controllers look like they were made with the Disabled in mind. I know people that would need to use things like those quick-shot controllers since their hands would not work with normal joypads.
I see a lot of Quickshot controllers at furry conventions, since a lot of people have fursuit paws that aren't as dexterous as bare hands.
I remember the Barracuda controller. The analog sticks apparently don't act like the ones for the DualShock, but rather the giant "PlayStation Analog Joystick" Sony used to make beforehand. The only game I had that used that kind of control was on Namco Museum Vol. 4; it was fun playing Assault with the two sticks controlling each tread.
But yeah, anything that used the DualShock for analog control was not going to work for the Barracuda. Anything that can use the "PlayStation Analog Joystick" (SCPH-1110) is fair game.
Guess what is the worse controller of all time??? It's Touchscreen that we have on phone
@crazy silly Keyboard and mouse are far more efficient than any controller.
@crazy silly git gud scrub
While it's been a sad transition... I have to say after continuing to watch GS videos, you've done a good job continuing on your own. :)
I remember seeing in a second-hand store this third-party N64 controller that had a layout similar to a Gamecube controller, with the analog stick and d-pad being on one side and the other buttons on the other. Unfortunately, I don't know how useful it was since I never actually used it, but it was a neat enough concept since I hate the original N64 controller with its awkward design and uncomfortable joystick that wears out in no time.
EDIT: the one I saw was the Superpad Plus 64, but while searching for what I was talking about online, I found that there are other controllers with the same concept of simplifying the original N64 mess.
I had a Zoomer.
It looked nice, didn't actually use it much.
Okay Zoomer.
I actually had that Joyball. It wasn't a joy, and it wasn't a ball. True story: my brother got so frustrated with it that he said, "I could use my BUTT with this stupid controller and do better!" He sat on the controller and yes, he got farther in Super Mario Bros. than he did using his hands.
The best way to start my sundays these last years: watching a Game Sack episode 🤩
AHHH! I had that Pelican Accessories controller! Same one. Got it at Blockbuster on sale for like $8, no one must have wanted them
It's my bday! I'm old. 36. Any love for me guys?
Yes.
Jeeze, when youtube says 'uploaded 35 seconds ago' you know you're early :O.
"In the beginning, Sack reviewed the Menacer and the Super Scope. And gamers saw that it was good."
Jenesis 1:1
Why in the would you want to mock the Bible?
@@kbramlett6877 Sunday morning video release. Game Sack is church. Joe is our minister. Gaming is our religion. "Remember the Game Sack, to keep it holy."
@K Bramlett
Why wouldn't you?
@@philosophyoftrucking No I would never mock the word of God. And if you consider Joe to be your minister and Game Crap to be your so-called church then you have more issues than a magazine subscription.
@@kbramlett6877 🤣🤣
I want an episode where you try and get non-Sony controllers working on a PS4. I swear, that thing rejects all controllers like they were a vending machine that won't take a crisp $1 bill lol
I never see people mentioning that
Weird ass controllers are always a odd ascetic i dig .
Good for you
Had the Barracuda 2. You're right about the rumble, it's crazy how strong it is. My one complaint is that I went through 2 of these very easily from the cables getting frayed due to normal use.
Horrible Quarantine: glad there's this wonderful channel to make me happy 😀
I was just polishing my joy stick, and i get a some late night sack. =)
Videos like this don't come along often. I want them again and again.
This video is cute, built good.
Fun vid, looking at all these different controllers. What's the name of the music at 3:20? Where you introduce the Turbo Touch 360 I checked the credits and searched but couldn't find it. Thanks!
The one handed controllers must be accessibility related.
yeah, kinda sad how they are less common now, specially due to how much more popular gaming is nowadays.
@@marcosdheleno Well, today we have Xbox Adaptative Controller for people with accessibility issues, that controller is totally customizable, and even there are mouth controllers for people that can't use their hands
@@javiersaneiro6412 sure, but they are far from being as price accessible as they used to be.
I think the one handed PlayStation controller was developed for Dead or Alive.
Basically, when it came to controllers, back in the day, I'd always use the first party controllers, and stick my friends with the 3rd party junk. They didn't care, and were often not careful with them. So it made sense.
I used to use that madcatz controller on the Dreamcast to pad hack and make arcade sticks with since the 6 button layout made it super easy to do and lag free. Plus for a time it was like $3 on ebay
Nice
I'm up too late. Now my sunday morning poop ritual is gonna be off haha
“Hi, I’m Joe and I will torture my hands for views.”
It's amazing how many of these controllers are ahead of their time. The Turbo Touch would be revisited with touchscreens and the Steam Controller. The Framemeister one had dual joysticks way before it was mainstream.
The XE-1AP is essentially a joypad version of the Cyber Stick, which came out first. That lets you physically swap the sticks between each aide.
26:41 And speaking of 'underappreciated overlooked gem games'... how about talking about some Soul Blazer, Strider 2 and Spawn: Armageddon in your next Criminally Underrated Games episode?
That CE-1ap controller looks like the Saturn 3D control pad a bit
I totally remember that AGETEC ASCII GRIP one-handed controller!!! Beat quite a few PS1 RPGs with it: Legend of Dragoon, Star Ocean: The Second Story, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, Saiyuki: The Journey West, etc. Interestingly, it's still available! $9.99 on the Walmart website. :D
P.S. Ideal for RPG grinding with one hand, and sipping a cold one with the other hand. Ha ha
35:41 Love that sneaky little transition.
I actually went back to watch it frame-by-frame and try to spot the cut.
Yeah that was really good.
You didn't seem to mention it in the video, but those "not working" analog modes for PlayStation are probably for emulating the original Analog Joystick mode, which is _not_ compatible with the Dual Analog mode carried on to the Dual Shock. Sony's Dual Analog Controller supported the new Dual Analog as well as emulating the Analog Joystick's behavior, but later Dual Shock controllers skipped Analog Joystick mode integration (my best guess is for cost). Ace Combat 2 supports the Analog Joystick, so it's possible the Pelican controller is built only supporting what the Dual Analog Controller called "Analog Flightstick" mode. G-Darius likely only has support for the mode that Dual Shocks continued to use, as the Dual Analog Controller was discontinued some time in 1998, the same year G-Darius released for PlayStation. The Dual Shock released in late 1997, half a year after the Dual Analog, which had released a year after the Analog Joystick.
Beard makes you look like a dirty lib, Joe, lol
Fun episode though, informative as always.
A MADKATZ controller broke on you?!! That NEVER happens, contact the company their prompt help service will get back to you the same day and provide a satisfactory solution to your problem(in English) promptly.
HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA (just kidding)
Late night, nothing to watch, lemme hit refresh one more time, freakin Joe comes thru every single time!! 🔥
Confession: I am absolutely that dick head friend who definitely made you use the cheap-ass, half-busted, 3rd-party controller his mom bought because we never got 2 OEM controllers for any of the consoles we had when I was growing up. I don't exactly remember being poor, so I assume my mom was just being a little cheap.
I'm still missin' Joe.
The dude doing the shows is Joe, you numpty
you mean Dave?
Look bud, we all miss Dave from time to time, but Joe is doing a bangup job.
Well lucky you! This show is 100% JOE!, SAME JOE TIME, SAME JOE CHANNEL!
I missed Joe, With my car! har har har
There was also a SNES version of the Turbo Touch 360. I remember seeing the commercials for them from back in the day with guys comparing the Turbo Touch and the "ordinary" versions wearing controller costumes.
"It's good enough, I guess." - most positive review ever given to a MadCatz product.
I want to live in the reality of your post credit skits
SmokeMonster, Jenovi, MLiG, now GameSack all talking controllers as of late. Pretty awesome.
Hell Yeah!! Beginning the episode with the Official Soundtrack version of the Title Theme from my favorite RPG ever!
Shining the Holy Ark needs a Sequel!!
Bad controller: N64, the worst
I love the N64 controller and hate the GameCubes. I know, I'm in the vast minority.
@@jaylucien669 GameCube controller wasn't perfect, but to my taste it was way better than the N64 one, starting with a better comfortable shape and superior quality analog sticks. But to each their own
Took forever to adjust to it
I think he sometimes overlooks some of these are target at disabled players, my friend at school was born with a deformed left hand, so he needed to use a single handed controller. In fact my parents bought one so he could play on my console when he visited, he was great with it, better than me with a normal controller lol. and I think the joyball thing was targeted at people with limited hand dexterity.
Game Sack should have 1 million subs. 😡
Me and my older brother beat Final Fantasy VII when it first released with that one-handed controller. I don't remember why we did it, but yeah that happened
Weirdly, due to the same nine pin connector, while the Sega Control Stick isn't very good for Master System, this is actually my go to stick for the Atari VCS (2600). I *love* the thing when playing Yars Revenge, Solaris and Phoenix.
The joystick is actually good for Ms. Pac Man and Adventure as well.
I always use my Genesis fight stick or standard Genesis pad for Atari 2600.
I wish they worked on a couple of other systems I've got, but the pin outs are sometimes different and I need to get adapters.
Thank you for showing the Zoomer. I almost bought one just to play Rad Racer with a steering wheel. You saved me.
@GameSack Can you do a video of the Fatal Fury series please since Terry Bogard was added in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass Vol. 1 around 10 months ago?
I have about half of these controllers (most came with a console or some sort of mixed lot). The neGcon is the only one I've used more than 5 minutes.
I once had a PS2 3rd party controller that as big as a Duke for the original Xbox but thicker and the analog is so slippery
You should plug that Stryker controller headphone jack into a smart phone and play some music while you use your genesis
22:30 I bet that controller was designed for playing eroge, so that you always have one hand free.
One handed controllers were intended for chain smokers playing RPGs.
How about some newer controllers? Like the retrofighters pads for Dreamcast, or the 8bitdo, etc?
Why did you not use the Beeshu Zoomer on a flying game? It's clearly a flightstick.
Being a left-hander myself I really struggled using the Sega Master System joystick, but I'm really tempted to try it out again and switch hands
When I saw how he was using it, it reminded me of how my friends played with it. I actually loved the controller, but I never played it on a table. I turned the knob vertically and used it as a regular joystick whole I had my left thumb over the two buttons. I adjusted to it to the point where the regular Joypad felt weird to play.
Oh my. I don't know why, but I REALLY want more of this. Demonstrating and reviewing different, innovative (if poorly executed) controller types just really scratches an itch I didn't know I had.
The quickshot controllers look like they were made for folks with a physical handicap.
Surprised I didn't find this video earlier. I'm always looking for weird controller videos lol
Hardware spotlights are my favorite episodes!
Hard to have fun playing a SF game if you're playing as Ryu. :P
This sort of UA-cam channel is the go to for any 30+ year old white male isn’t it.
I feel like some of these r actual solid controllers, but only for certain games.
Is that Quickshot Orb thing basically a trackball? How does it work for ports of trackball arcade games (i.e. Centpede)? Wasn't there a mouse game for the disk system? Maybe it'd work with that.
Nope. It's like an arcade joystick, but with a dome handle instead of a balltop/battop.
The Dreamcast is, and always will be my favourite console. I have never been able to explain why Sega made the cable come out of the bottom of the joypad, though. Top 10 questions science still can't answer.
It was probably the work of the same villain that put the Switch headphone jack on the top of the console!
I imagine sound single handed controllers will be ideal for people with disabilities
If you do another one of these videos, you should absolutely check out the Phantasy Star Online controller that was made for the gamecube, or the Dragon Quest Slime controller made for the PS2, PS4 and Switch
Ah, the PSO controller for the GameCube. My friend had that. The keyboard was great. The rest of it...did I mention the keyboard was great?
I was extremely curious about the slime controller as well as that Resident Evil 4 chainsaw controller.
Lol, I owned the one handed rpg controller. Yeah. I sold it
The stiffness in the D-Pad you are noting in a lot of these is due to the rubber contacts having slightly disintegrated, causing you to have to mash the D-Pad and NOT an actual design flaw. You are really getting that part wrong.
Nope, try again. Stiff dpads are a constant design flaw with many, many, many retro and modern controllers
You definitely started this video out with a real doosie!
What if humans are the controllers for aliens playing the earth game?
The Capcom Fighting Stick for the Sega Genesis or Snes and test it out on Street Fighter of course, definitely include that in a part 2 episode.
I was nicknamed “the surgeon” when playing SFII with that thing by my friends
I see a lot of Quickshot controllers at furry conventions, since a lot of people have fursuit paws that aren't as dexterous as bare hands.
Makes sense