>Most precise analog stick of all time with no deadzone
>Dogshit materials they use grind to dust and inevitably make it the least precise analog stick of all time with a huge deadzone within a few years
Life is so unfair

>No decent third-party alternatives exist
This is the real killer

>>716302226
Controllers like the Brawler64 not only don't have nearly as precise of an analog stick (making F-Zero X unplayable) but also miss the point of the N64 controller by making the dpad and analog occupy the same grip (making games like Sin & Punishment and Goldeneye unplayable)

>>716302186 (OP)
if we pay more, could we perhaps get some deadzone?

>>716302186 (OP)
>Dogshit analog stick placement

>>716302226
There would be but it keeps getting delayed because of the shitty analogue 3d console it has to release with

>>716302186 (OP)
I don't think you know what deadzone is.

>>716302186 (OP)
>no deadzone
It had a huge deadzone what. Even right out of the package before any grindan.

>>716303516
>>716303662
Yeah, I think he means the stick eventually gets loose and doesn't snap back to center as it should. It's not what deadzone usually means, but he's probably referring to the size of the center area in which the stick has no resistance.
The GameCube stick did the same thing despite not filling with plastic dust.

>>716304170
I'll cut him some slack because the general point stands, at least. The analog stick IS one of the best ever made in spite of the grinding issue.

>>716304170
this is what i meant yes

madcatz chads never stop winning year after YEAR.

>>716303315
Absolutely no disagreement there. However, it WAS the first (major) console to attempt an actual analog stick.

We can sit here and bitch and argue about who was the actual first (fuckin Atari, arcades, et al), but the N64 was the first to not only popularize it, but to use it for far more precision in aiming then most consoles had before.

In fact, it was such a massive success in implementation that the Dual Shock controller for Playstation was released a year and a half later once they realized the incredible importance sticks were going to become in modern gaming. They were shitting their pants to get this new controller out the door as fast as they could to not be left behind in the dust, and thankfully they stayed ahead of the game even considering their mistake.

Say what you will about the N64 and its lackluster sales, somewhat crappier audio quality and smaller storage space on cartridges, but the single biggest contribution to gaming the N64 made was to normalize sticks (or at least sticks + D-pads) for nearly every game.

Without any deadzone, an analog stick isn't very useful because it will react to every slight movement. Jak & Daxter 1 is a good example of analog controls having too much sensitivity because I can't even play it anymore due to Jak always walking towards the camera even with the stick centered.

Good controller it’s a shame Nintendo games are all trash and made for toddlers though

>>716302343
>by making the dpad and analog occupy the same grip
Biggest crime by these retards. If you're going to do that why not just make a regular controller?