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[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

N64 has less buttons to work with than it's predecessor due to this stupid three handle set up. And 99% of games are made with analog stick in mind, so I can't imagine a scenerio in which holding it is at all comfortable. I don't know what is there to like here, it's a step down in every way.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hold up. First of all, the word you want is "fewer" buttons.

Secondly, that's still just incorrect. There aren't fewer buttons.

C buttons are meant for camera controls so a good amount of games did have fewer buttons to use. And dpad's positioning meant for most games it served no use at all. There is no reason both couldn't have been on the same handle.

It's not as bad as I thought it was yesterday when I wrote without thinking about it too much but it's still a big step down from the SNES controller. There is a reason a lot of people prefer modern replacements like Brawler64