From EGMR, "Console hardware has come a long way over the past few decades and controllers have followed a weird and wonderful evolution that has been marked with many failures. Many of these failures throw caution to the wind and any concern for ergonomics seem to be far away from the minds behind these abysmal torture devices. However, what can be thoroughly examined is the ludicrous nature and conceiving of some of these controller abominations, and the implications they have had for the poor gamers that had to utilise these badly designed tools.
Atari has revealed classic game patch packs for fans and collectors.
The Atari 7800+ follows on the heels of last year's Atari 2600+.
In essence, its a shell swap of the 2600+ they released previously, since they will both play the same games. I know its a bit of a stretch... but why not make a Jaguar+ that plays the Jag, 7800, 5200 and 2600 games in one? Throw in a Lynx adapter (ala super gameboy) and then you can play the portable games on the big screen too.
In addition to that make the games built in and stuff the cartridge support.
So they can support it like their Ouya... I mean VCS (I have both too ugh.). No thanks. There are very few great Atari games from that era, most of the good Atari games came way later and were arcade based. So rather than get get a compilation of those games (pretty much available on any console), it's better to spend a big chunk on another console so you can stick carts of terrible games that are basically the same game with a couple changes in control direction or a sprite. Hellz nopes. You are better off spending that money on a retro/import console and building a real library, rather than another regurgitation from a company cosplaying as Atari.
GL: "There have been some great handheld consoles over the decades, but along the way came a slew of not-so-great ones; here are seven of the worst."
I actually liked the Duke :\
Dont know bout worst but i did like the N64 controllers also the Nes and Genisis controllers
I have a personal hatred towards the N64 controller, so much pain from those blisters in my middle of my palm
N64, pokémon stadium was do painful!
And my least favourite, the ds3. That controller hurts my hands.
As a 42 year old who actually owned the 5200 back in the day. It wasn't just the analog stick that wouldn't center itself. The rubber around the analog stick would tear and break off after a while, but the main issue with the controller were the buttons. After about three weeks of use the buttons would stop working. I would then have to take apart the controller and scratch the circuit boards under each button with a coin. Making the contacts more sensitive to the buttons touch. It would help, but after a while they would stop working again. I went through five controllers. The last two had to be purchased through the mail because they weren't making the console anymore. All of them had the same results. Some good things that can be said about the controller. It had one of the first analog sticks on a controller and the first start, pause and reset buttons.