Seriously, does anyone else have a somewhat obsession of the original, pre dualshock, ps1 controllers? After spending a bit of time on PS1 titles this past month, I can't get over just how comfortable and, most noticeably, lightweight the PS1 analog controller is. The D-Pad also felt near perfect and responsive and the body of the controller itself felt extremely solid. I was actually using a wireless logitech controller on my PS2 to play PS1 games, but found that controller to just be way to bulky and heavy and lacked comfort.
After reading into the development and iterations of the PS1 analog controller, both before and after dualshock arrived, I was suprised to hear that there are actually a few variants. The one shown above, which is actually the controller I personally use for my PS1 games, is a revised model (evidently with Hori's involvement, which can be shown by the letter 'H' on the back of the controller) which has "a longer cord with a ferrite bead".
The OG model PS1 controller (SCPH-1010), had slightly shorter legs than the SCPH-1080 controller, which most of us know falsely as the "original" controller. I'd be interested in acquiring one of those and see it's more (doubt it) or less comfortable.
The controller obviously has game limitations, including games like Ape Escape, Metal Gear Solid, and other 3D titles such as Spyro and Crash, which demanded thumb sticks for camera control. But for the 2D RPG's, I personally feel that this is the ideal pad. Perhaps it was the heavily influenced Nintendo layout that this controller had.
How do you feel about the PS1 pad and do you use it with any other consoles?
Anyone else shocked to see that SF4 player, luffy was using a modified PS1 pad at EVO 2014?
