What are your favorite controller parts?

[BoringSupreez]

Turbo Grafx 16: Built in turbo function.
Saturn 3D Pad: Love the the analog thumb stick and removable cable attachment!
Saturn JPN controller: Simply love the the L and R shoulder buttons and controller shape.
Dreamcast: D Pad and VM Slots.

DC's D-pad is one of the worst I've encountered.

[CD AGES]

I dig it! Works great for fighters and then some. Never had a problem with it. And perhaps the best Dpad of its respective console gen ( I know I know PS2 pad! Don't like how it feels after it sinks in over time).

[KDub]

Buttons: Genesis 3 - I love these huge concave buttons. So comfy!
Shoulder - GBA and SNES, no contest
Triggers - DC
D Pad - Genesis and NES
Joysticks - Gamecube
Shape - Genesis 3 button

Surprise - A Wii Mote turned sideways is a surprisingly comfy controller

[GameMasterGuy]

Buttons: Genesis 3 - I love these huge concave buttons. So comfy!

They had concave buttons? Huh, maybe I should pick one up... do the controllers work with second model Genesises? I'm *assuming* it uses the same universal DE-9 connection that the Genesis, Master System, and 2600 controllers use, but I don't want to buy something I can't use.

[Inazuma]

I second this. Never seen a better controller for 2D games. The d-pad is the best ever made, a full 6 face buttons (I hate how modern controllers only have 4 face buttons), and the shoulder buttons are fantastic as well.

One more thing I want to add. I've been playing a lot of Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS lately, and while I generally hate how tiny the system is, the circle pad is very nice. Really looking forward to the next 3DS model. I just hope it is big enough to use comfortably.

[KDub]

Buttons: Genesis 3 - I love these huge concave buttons. So comfy!

They had concave buttons? Huh, maybe I should pick one up... do the controllers work with second model Genesises? I'm *assuming* it uses the same universal DE-9 connection that the Genesis, Master System, and 2600 controllers use, but I don't want to buy something I can't use.

Yeah the 3 button controllers had concave buttons and yes they work with the second model Genesis. The 6 button also had the same concave A B C buttons but added three small rounded buttons on top of it. I was never a big fan of 6 button controllers, the Saturn third party controllers were much better as everything was more proportional.

[GameMasterGuy]

I was never a big fan of 6 button controllers

They're brilliant for fighting games.

[Hobie-wan]

They had concave buttons? Huh, maybe I should pick one up... do the controllers work with second model Genesises? I'm *assuming* it uses the same universal DE-9 connection that the Genesis, Master System, and 2600 controllers use, but I don't want to buy something I can't use.

All Genesis controllers work with all other Genesis variants. The only thing is some games are freaked out by 6 buttons, thus the 'mode' button you hold when powering on the system for those few games. Master System are a little different than Gen ones. 2600 sticks work differently than Gen ones.

[swiftzx]

D-Pad: Classic Controller Pro or Saturn
Buttons: I like the A and B buttons on N64
Bumpers: As someone else said, the ds phat's shoulder buttons are big and confortable
Triggers: 360. Quick and easy to use
Analog: Gamecube and Classic Controller Pro. I like CCP a little bit more since it is a wee bit smaller.

[AznKhmerBoi]

Amen to that, best controller of all time.