Let's talk about controllers! 

The 90s was probably the wild west of controller designs. Third party ones tended to go absolutely crazy trying to stand out and look different with no thought of build quality or how well they actually played games as long as they were cheaper than the official ones that's all that mattered most of the time.

As someone who always had big hands the N64 controller was nice and comfy, my favorite one was my see through green one from my DK N64

Thank you so much for all the fantastic content, Erin. I appreciate it very much.

The problem with the first-party N64 controller is that the analog stick wears out. So get a replacement when you can.

Unfortunately i have had nothing but trouble with the 8bitdo controllers. All the snes ones i got had incorrect button inputs with the dpad. The best snes controller i ever had was made by ascii and had the super famicom color scheme. This was a great video. I always like seeing controllers i never had.

With that Atari 5200 controller, You can talk to Intergalactic Space Aliens with that.

Back then before the Wii, I imagined the N64 controller as a gun or crossbow because of the Z trigger and thinking how cool it be to include the NES Zapper technology. Two generations later Nintendo comes up with the Wii controller and nunchuck.

Glad to know I held my N64 controller the wrong ✨Erin Plays✨way too!

Dang… the 6 button genesis controller was MY controller!!! I forgot all about that thing. I also love all things bright and translucent, & am a huge fan of the n64 controller. Great video!

the nes max worked great when i played super spike v'ball especially for the turbo to make super spiking easier

Awesome Pilotwings 64 soundtrack you chose, Erin!

Knocking it out of the park again erin!!! Definitely do a part 2 sometime in the future if you can... it was really fun to here you riff about the controllers you find fascinating, and unique

This was fun. One of my favorites was the one-handed controller for PSOne. I played a lot of JRPGs on that system back in the day so it was really convenient.

Awesome collection! Thanks for sharing!

You're correct about using the original Sega controller mold. At least that was what I was told when I worked at the game store. Great video!

Your nails and your sweater look different in every hand closeup! ... what kind of magic is that! ... 🥰 great colllection and great video...

I thought you were putting a pack of Kool Aid in that controller haha

Pingu controller, lol! 😂😜 Pingu was claymation. There's an idea for a new video segment - "Erin Controlls" 😉😜 A part 2 would be cool though 🙂

The Neo-Geo looks boss. I did play it at a friends and I can't remember it being that huge. Yet I guess it was.

Agreed about 8bitdo quality. Have a bunch of ‘em. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing your collection. Thanks!

6:16 it looks like something you'd lower a terminator into a vat of molten metal with.

I remember playing a fighting game for the first time on the Saturn. Like it was made for it 😄😄😄

I bought the Gulikit Kingkong 2 Pro Switch Controller from Amazon for $70, it's better than the real Nintendo Switch Pro controller. It has good weight, but the best feature is the hall effect thumb sticks, that will never get the dreaded drift. Retrobit makes a great Hori N64 style controller for the Switch. But one of my favorite controllers is my red GameCube "McQueen" Cars controller. I've got a lot of odd PS1 & PS2 controllers, A LOT !!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great video as always !!!

N64 controllers we're awesome

i have always wondered why the dog bone nes controller's a and b buttons were angled the way they are because i always thought. why make the layout the opposite of what your thumb rests? then i had a thought just now... your middle finger and pointer finger on your right hand line up with them exactly if you hold the controller using it that weird arcade holding style. great video Erin thank you.

I remember that issue of Nintendo Power with all the third party SNES controllers. I was always intrigued by that single handed one that was just a control pad on one side and some small buttons elsewhere. Apparently you'd use that to game and the other hand to draw maps/etc in rpgs.

ERIN! i'd like to see you do long play videos. what was the first game you beat/completed? what games can you play all the way through? what games do you play over and over? what games do you like to play when you are sick and need cheered up? do you like the Samurai Pizza Cat's? you're the best. -your buddy, James.

I think I like the SNES controller the best. My hands aren't very big, and the SNES controller feels just right for my hands. That said, I am a fan of the N64 controller as well! I actually really like it, and I'm definitely a fan of the coloured-transparent electronics like those controllers you showed.

Erin have you seen or heard of the controller extension for the Atari 2600 that came with Omega Race? It slipped over the joystick and gave you a second button on top.

For me, the Dreamcast controller was one of the worst ever made. The Dpad is embarrassingly terrible and the controller gave me bad carpel tunnel. Thing just sucks.

I feel your pain with the Power A Switch controller. I thought it kind of sucked from the beginning, and then it stopped working altogether so I had to buy a real Pro controller anyways

I've always loved the N64 controller. I never even knew people hated it until years later. It's one of my top 5 favorite video game controllers of all time.

I saw the OG Neo Geo controller getting some love but have to say that a decent quality arcade stick is crazy underrated for ergonomic comfort. You're not holding anything, bearing any weight or have any fingers wrapped around anything. Just a lever your left hand can manipulate however it suits, and big buttons that fingertips can press without any significant force. Bliss.

Without controllers we would be at the mercy of games.

Great video, I definitely want to see more. I'm glad you appreciate the N64 controller, I think it feels comfortable once you understand how it works, and it has a very unique shape. As for the Colecovision, I find it even worse than the Intellivision. I tried playing it at a convention, but that joystick was so stiff (or maybe there was an issue with that specific controller, I don't know). The Intellivision disk is not bad at all, it's just in the wrong position

sega Genesis still has the best & simple controller for me. Also Dreamcast has the weirdest controller for me. Still, Miss Dreamcast 😢

The NES Max controller gets maligned too much. It's excellent for playing SHMUPs and games like Gun.Smoke. You can EASILY beat Castlevania and many other more difficult games with it if you press the black circle directly, treating it like a d-pad. The Beeshu Zippers are great (probably 2nd best controller for the NES, behind the Joycard Sansui SSS). And actually one of the colors was Pink. In addition to the Panasonic 3DO controllers, the popular Microsoft Sidewinder controllers were also designed to be "daisy-chained". Daisy-chaining controllers actually work pretty well. The Atari 5200 also had controller overlays.

Not only is the joystick cool but the Neo Geo AES in general has a cool look to it and design wise has withstood the test of time. It still looks very modern and doesn't scream 1990 like some consoles do.

18:01 Lol, those literally look like the PS3 prototype controllers

For me the best official Nintendo controller to date is strangely enough is the Wii U Pro controller...

A few Colecovision games did have button overlays. They slid into the slot on the side of the controller.

The N64 controller is awesome. I have one that has been modified and painted gold.

The NES Max was my favorite controller as a kid. I'm not sure why, haven't used it since back then, but I was so sad when my friend broke my NES Max.

Nintendo, SNES , Famicon, Sega, Sega Saturn, N64, and Dreamcast. Man back in the days. I miss those controllers. I did have the watermelon see through n64 controller

11:04 Welcome to the *NEO GEO* Club. (if nobody has told you that yet)

Awesome video learned some new things and loved the comment about the wii remote "made to get disgusting" lmao thank you for video

I own the jungle green from my childhood I still have the original controller 😊

Love my 8bitdo Pro2. Just wish it had Hall Effect sticks

Transluscent electronics and glittery plastic were peak aesthetic

My brothers and I would have welts on our thumbs from playing with the SNES controller (turbo controller for the SNES was the best). The N64 controller was far and away the best controller for a kid with small hands. When we got the Xbox and it came with The Duke controller (which my older brothers loved), I felt it was far too big, so I bought the s-type controller for me to use when it came out. (The Atari 2600 controller gave my hand cramps, but I never had an NES console, Wii, Gamecube, NeoGeo, CDI, 3DO, Megadrive, Mastersystem, Dreamcast, none of the Playstations, or PC controllers.)

I don't even own an x box one but its my favorite go to controller for modern controllers

nice collection!

I love the uniqueness of game controllers, there are sop many whacky ones out there. Do you have the Command Control joystick for the NES by Wico? I tried playing Mario bros with it and it was...an experience. lol

I had never seen some of these before Erin. The Intellivision controller was so strange to use.

My favorite controller is the RetroFlag

Erin is adorable ❤

return fire is my favorite 3do game

I actually had quite a few of the transparent colored controllers for my Nintendo 64, which was also the Jungle Green edition that came bundled with "Donkey Kong 64" and an Expansion Pak required to play the game. :D

loved it, my favorite controller is the game cube

Grape? I thought it was Atomic Purple. Maybe that was just the Gameboy Color...

5:32 For those, it was hit and miss. For me, the dogbone controller works very well. 10:32 Nope. Don't like it. It's too limiting. I'll take the Wiimote and Nunchuk setup over the wheel anytime. 12:38 Wasn't the Famicom Disk System like this? ... PowerA gamepads aren't that bad. Sure, they're less in heft but less in quality that equates not.

Yes more controller videos, please! This video was great =)

I definitely want to see another controller video.

My top three. Third place is the NES Advantage, couldn't put it down as a kid when I got it, used it in every game. Second place, ASCII Grip for the PS1 as it was also an amazing era for JRPGs and they went hand in hand. First place was a translucent red DualShock 2 I had. I guess it was the only translucent red item I ever had and I love red, so it was always just a little cooler than the solid red ones.

I like the Nintendo NES, the 1st-party controllers Nintendo's own Zapper, NES Advantage, NES Max, Power Pad, NES Satellite and the Four Score, and the 3rd-party NES controllers: Bandai America's the Super Controller, Mega Controller, Family Fun Fitness, Bandai/Shinsei’s Hyperstick Controller, Shinsei’s Hyper Variable Super Controller, Taito’s the Arkanoid Controller, Beeshu’s Hot Stuff, Jammer, Jazz Stick, Viper, Ultimate Superstick, Zoomer, Zipper, Zinger, and Gizmo Joystick, Acclaim’s Remote Controller, Double Player, and Power Player, LJN’s Roll & Rocker, Brøderbund’s U-Force, Camerica’s Freedom Connection and Supersonic The Joystick, Hudson Soft’s Joycard Sansui SSS, Mattel’s the Power Glove, Suncom’s Mother Ship, Nexoft’s The Dominator Master Control, The Dominator ProBeam Light Gun, Bondwell/QuickShot’s Deluxe Sighting Scope, QuickShot Joystick, QS-126 Joypad, Maverick 2, Flightgrip 2, Python 2, The Hot Seat, BDL Enterprises’ the Turbo Blaster, Konami’s LaserScope, Pressman’s the Speedboard, Light Wave’s GameSounds Receiver, IMN’s The Game Hander, Capcom’s Fighter Power Stick (designed for Street Fighter II; the dark colored joystick for the Super NES and NES). I seen 2 issues of Nintendo Power with all those 3rd-party Nintendo controllers and another one with all those 3rd-party Super Nintendo controllers. The Jan/Feb 1989 issue had the 1-2 page article featured the many different NES controllers and accessories like Bandai's Mega Controller, NES Max, Zoomer Joystick, NES Advantage, Super Controller, Remote Controller, Roll & Rocker, and the Remote Ultimate Superstick. The July/August 1989 issue had the page articlae lists and describes the many different NES controllers and accessories such as the Gizo Joystick, the Nintendo Double Player System, the Mother Ship joystick, NES Satellite, Competition Pro, Joycard Sansui SSI, and The Dominator Master Control. The June 1993 issue had the 4-page article lists and describes the many different Super NES controllers and accessories including Asciiware's Super Advantage and the Asciipad, STD Entertainment's SN Pro Pad, Capcom's the Capcom Fighter Power Stick, Hudsonsoft's the Super Multitap, Konami's Hypberbeam, Nintendo's own Super NES controller, the Super Scope, and the Super NES Mouse.

This content is great and I stop everything I am doing when I see a new Erin video notification

I like your videos

you always have amazing fun videos :)

ATARi 2600! Next one will be 2 times better THE ATARi 5200 ... what about THE ATARi 14000? ATARi: Sorry guys. The 5200 didn't sell so well. Best we can do is a 7800

I used the NES Advantage and the SNES Advantage back in the day. Those two Advantages were the best for NES and SNES. As it gave you turbo options and felt like you were at the Arcade as it had a joystick and buttons similar to arcade buttons.

i actually liked the n64 controller

Great video. The Wii U tablet controller is strangely one of my favorite controllers. 🎮 Also the Duke and the Atari Jaguar’s. Especially with the overlays for different games.

While i grew up with the 64 controller, and got used to it (and the rooted analogue stick!), it's definitely a bit rubbish.. haha I always loved the original Xbox Duke controller however!

I liked the virtual boy controller

Finally...this is the topic we all need. Someone has to have a NES Advantage. Now I really love the quality of the 8bitDo controllers.

Lovely video! But no SNES controllers at all, you only used the regular one? 😀 In my area the SN Pro Pad and SN ProgramPad were seen quite often. That last one allowed programming for instance SFII moves for easy execution of whatever move. And for whatever reason I kind of expected the NES Advantage to pop up in the video. I mean, you got the SNK stick in it. And it's way better than that awful NES MAX. Even though you didn't mention it at all, I would like to add that for some reason a lot of people are unaware that the insert 'card' style for the Intellivision was also how the Atari Jaguar controller was meant to be used. I was glad to see you like the Dreamcast controller, that controller has a very mixed satisfaction base of users 😀 Do you like the D-pad of the Switch Pro controller? That's one of the most talked about parts of that controller and for a lot of people the only reason to not say it's the perfect controller.

The Colecovision controller DOES have overlays. That's what the slot on the right hand side is for. I also can't stand the NES "dog bone" controller, much for the same reason I find the original GameBoy uncomfortable: The "B" and "A" buttons are arranged in such a way that it makes putting the tip of your thumb on "B" while using the base of your thumb on "A" difficult, and when you play a lot of Mario games that becomes a problem.

it's funny you brought up the hudson stick immediately after your tapping rant with the zipper. hudson was all about button mashing! hudson's spokesperson, takahashi meijin, was famous for his "16 shots per second" button mash. small note: summer carnival was held by naxat. hudson's event was the all-japan caravan festival.

The intelivision controller was bad but... it really worked for some games like sea battle, football and so on. I'll still take it over the colecovisions anyday. I never liked it joystick thingy.

N64 controllers brought back memories playing N64 in my 20's. use to have N64 with games and controllers as well now I have just PS3 have not played in years now plays games on computer more.

😂I watched Pingu when I was a kid. Totally worth buying that controller, if only to show us, but yeah Nootnoot. The NeoGeo AES one is just too cool to be true, literally: the price of the system and its games was just not even possible to think about in my house. The most famous gaming magazine back in the day here in Spain called the neogeo the rolls-royce of consoles and it stuck for our generation. it really was. Great video Erin, really enjoyed it!

Switch Pro controller is great. Not only for Switch but also for PC. It’s my go-to controller for modern games on PC. For retro-style games on PC, I like to use my SNES classic controller or a gold Wii classic controller pro that came with a 007 game, if I’m not mistaken. It still holds up all these years later with no issues with any of the buttons or anything.

Lol the kids these days will never understand the N64 control but it was badass once you got used to it. Also lol I see you with that sky blue nail polish lol. Great video Erin. I'd say best controls were og playstation, super Nintendo, and Xbox. Dreamcast control was also super unique and cool.

I actually liked the NES Max. Granted the circle was awkward and the turbo did not work on most games I played. But I quickly found that just using the ring was better.

I don't understand when people say the N64 controller was hard to use or they don't understand it. It was never a problem for me back when I got one. Seemed very easy and intuitive on how to hold in my opinion. I had a 3DO for a little while. Did not like it at all. Quickly sold it. I remember playing Intellivision when I was like 4 and having the cards for the telephone pads. I even recall getting that one game to switch to the the other game that was hidden on the cartridge. You could make it jump to the other game by playing with the reset switch if I recall.

I actually kind of wish Nintendo would have released the NSO N64 controllers in varying colors. I actually like the N64 controller and it may just be because it's really nostalgic.

There I was thinking what should I watch and bam , thanks Erin, we all loves ya 😊 keep up the great work

That Intellivision controller you have, Erin, is from the Intellivision II model. They were a serious step downward in quality other than the fact that they were detachable. The keypad is a flat membrane and the side buttons had no sense of feedback whether you pressed it or not. The original versions had soft rubber, reactive side buttons and a keyboard membrane that had a bubble like structure over each space that "popped" with each depression. The only thing that sucks is that they're hardwired tot he console.

I remember the 90's where see thru colored plastics on electronics were the norm. V-Tech cordless phones come to mind immediately.

Nice outfit enter that fall look, feels good to see a new video too.

I love that Retrobit Genesis controller. It’s the only controller I can get to work with embodiment of scarlet devil.

I really liked the n64 controllers. Maybe a bit jarring at first, but they were comfortable and functional. I also really liked the nes max, you can use the outer black ring of the d pad like a normal dpad, I never used the red part it’s weird

360 is basic top for me but the N64 is way more versatile nvr had stick issue. The way its held depends on the game Gba sp is nice but cant hold it comfortably too long

I'm not 100% positive, but I think that Intellivision controller is for the Intellivision 2 & not the original Intellivision. Anyhow, thanks for another fun vid😊

I know that the 7800 controller is a controversial one as well, but that controller is very comfortable to me, and I can play pretty much any game with it.

Nice video. And thank you for saying "translucent" and not "transparent" like so many people mistakenly say and it always bothers me. 😂

Have you heard of the Turbo Touch 360? I had one and it sucked, bad.

Cool video Erin. 👍🏻🇺🇲

surprised the original xbox tank controller didn't make it of the turbopad from the turbografx16

OMG... I DO NOT miss the Intellivision II Controller. Worse than the original in Every way!