Well, me being a diehard Sony fan I would have to say the Dual Shock 2. I
have played games over countless hours and never any major strain or
discomfort, unlike the eight hour Bomberman 94 marathons that left
indentions on my hands. Many times I have played Final Fantasy, Tekken 4 or
Virtua Fighter 4 for 6+ hours, not a single cramp, indention, or discomfort.
Maybe a slight blister if I grip it too tightly for too long, but
that's MY problem. :) I have not given the Gamecube controller or Xbox controller a fair shot, as I
own neither, but I can say the N64 was painful for me to use as was the DC. I
DO have to admit that the SNES wasn't too bad, but the ease and comfort of
the Dual Shock, with solid feel, was my pick for favorite controller. I do,
however, like the design of the GC and the texture of the Xbox buttons, but I
still have yet to spend more than 5 mins on either system. Now if there was
only a way to play Turbo games on either PS, DC, or Xbox, that would be the
bomb!!! You can play old PS games on the DC, why not make something
similar for the Turbo on either system? I would love to play Lords of Thunder
whenever I wanted without having to drag out my Duo each time and hook it
up. I'd like to think the load times would be MUCH better, too. Just something
to think about. Later.... I hope I don't get too flamed.
Dan Varajas