favorite controller for fighting games

[Ziggy]

PlayStation controllers have a great d-pad for fighters that use mainly up, down, left, right for directional inputs. Not so much with the ones that use semi-circle motions.

It's worth noting though that MK games have their fair share of circular inputs (though not nearly as many as tapping directions). Like Sub Zero's freeze has always been down-to-forward, low punch. In MKII, Johnny Cage's energy ball thing is forward-to-back and back-to-forward sweep. Et cetera. I can input them just fine on the PS controller.

I've always been a bit jealous of people that can use a stick, pdad or analog stick regardless. I can't play on anything other than a stick at any kind of decent skill level. It would make the genre a whole lot cheaper if I could just pick up any old pad and play well.

Maybe it's because I've been using a pad for the longest time, but I'm the opposite, I really suck with a stick. I recently got the MK Klassic Fight Stick, and I really suck at using it. After a little practice, I can input the circular movements without much trouble. But tapping directions with the stick is really hard. Like having to input down, forward, back, back is a nightmare. Test Your Might is easier though

[sevin0seven]

mines are SNES pad, Genesis 6 button pad, Saturn Pad (model 2) and PS2/PS3 pad controllers. not really a stick guy on fighters.

[ninjainspandex]

I think the reason the best players in the world use arcade sticks is just because they grew up in the arcades

[cookie monster]

I think for me it depends on the game i am playing if it is soul calibur i like my dreamcast stick best. Otherwise i only play mk with my logitec ps2 controller that has duck tape holding the back on. I suck playing any fighting game on my 360 i just don't like the way the controller handles.

[ZenErik]

I think the reason the best players in the world use arcade sticks is just because they grew up in the arcades

Maybe. I also find it easier to execute all the semi circle motions on a stick. And for games that require different combos of pressing 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 buttons at the same time, an arcade stick is easier.

[the7k]

I think the reason the best players in the world use arcade sticks is just because they grew up in the arcades

I've been playing pad for years, but I eventually switched to stick because:
I can have fingers on multiple buttons at once. In KOF, I have index on A, middle on B, ring on C and pinky on D. I don't ever have to move my fingers, which means my option are all available in an instant.
Also, not only are half circle and 360 motions easy on stick, they murder my thumbs on a dpad.

I still use a pad for Marvel 3, though - mainly because that game is more reliant on block multiple crossups in a split second, and that's much more difficult on a stick. Most games don't have that issue, though.

[Breetai]

1. Saturn pad (JP model/US model 2)
2. Genesis 6-button (the model 1 6-button)
3. ....hmmmm.... the rest are either "meh" to "decent" range.

-I grew up on the NES/SMS, so I prefer to use d-pads over sticks.

[jalvarez82]

I also love the button setup and d-pad on the DC controllers. Always have. And the thumb stick on the NGPC handheld was amazing! If only we had a console controller similar to it..

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I also love the button setup and d-pad on the DC controllers. Always have. And the thumb stick on the NGPC handheld was amazing! If only we had a console controller similar to it..

[Breetai]

I also love the button setup and d-pad on the DC controllers. Always have. And the thumb stick on the NGPC handheld was amazing! If only we had a console controller similar to it..

Hahaha. I don't know why he even asked that question. The answer was so obvious!