Anyone play Better using Gamepad instead of a Joystick ?

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Anyone play Better using Gamepad instead of a Joystick ?

I've been playing Donkey Kong in MAME using an NES controller and I can play much better and get higher scores than when I use a joystick . Its like my reaction time is faster .

Anyone else find playing using a gamepad easier than a joystick ?
 
I've been playing Donkey Kong in MAME using an NES controller and I can play much better and get higher scores than when I use a joystick . Its like my reaction time is faster .

Anyone else find playing using a gamepad easier than a joystick ?

I can't say I'm too surprised - if you've got the right grip, the gamepad could have less movement of hands and fingers between any two valid states. Also, there's the 4 way vs 8 way. Even if both are the same, one may naturally fall into useful positions better.
 
It doesn't count on a d-pad, they are way faster.

You mean MAME with a gamepad vs Original Cab with joystick are two totally different things .

Like someone can get 600K playing DK in MAME with a gamepad , well thats easier , get 600K on an Original DK cab , that High Score holds more weight because its much more difficult to do ?
 
This is a question that has an intricate answer in my case. I can't really speak about Donkey Kong, but I definitely can on Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat, Pac-Man, Do Run Run and Contra.

My first play on Street Fighter 2 was in an arcade, and when I was learning the motions for the specials I found it very frustrating on the joystick, (especially the dragon punch). It was in-fact so frustrating that I stuck with charge characters like Blanka and Guile (who became my mains). When I picked up SF2 at home on my SNES, I was actually surprised by how much easier the motions were for me. Ken became one of my better characters.

Now oddly enough, Mortal Kombat is the exact opposite for me. I have a much harder time on a pad than with an actual arcade control panel. For me it has more to do with being able to quickly tap two buttons simultaneously; I can do that easier with my fingers than trying to position my thumb over oddly positioned gamepad buttons.

Pac-Man has always felt wrong on a directional pad, and I just can't get used to it without a joystick. Period.

Ditto with Do Run Run, needs a proper arcade panel to play well.

Now Contra is the odd one here. Having played both home and arcade versions, and also seeing how they are both different, I can play each one well with its respective controls.
The arcade Contra moves at a slightly slower pace than on the NES, and I find that the slower speed helps me perform better with the joystick there, getting my positioning right for the diagonal shots, and standing in the "safe spot" during boss battles, as any Contra fan knows well. ;)

Wow. I better stop here before I write an entire book. :)
 
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Streetfighter 2 and Mortal Kombat also shipped with different joysticks. SF II had happ supers which have a round movement pattern and I am pretty sure MK had the happ sticks with the square movement pattern.
 
mame i am way better with a stick than a pad, but atari 2600 i always play with a sega genesis controller because stupid atari put the button on the wrong side and those things are a pain to hold.
 
I did that too once the Genesis came out. 2600 games are way easier with a Genesis pad too.

mame i am way better with a stick than a pad, but atari 2600 i always play with a sega genesis controller because stupid atari put the button on the wrong side and those things are a pain to hold.
 
This is a question that has an intricate answer in my case. I can't really speak about Donkey Kong, but I definitely can on Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat, Pac-Man, Do Run Run and Contra.

My first play on Street Fighter 2 was in an arcade, and when I was learning the motions for the specials I found it very frustrating on the joystick, (especially the dragon punch). It was in-fact so frustrating that I stuck with charge characters like Blanka and Guile (who became my mains). When I picked up SF2 at home on my SNES, I was actually surprised by how much easier the motions were for me. Ken became one of my better characters.

Now oddly enough, Mortal Kombat is the exact opposite for me. I have a much harder time on a pad than with an actual arcade control panel. For me it has more to do with being able to quickly tap two buttons simultaneously; I can do that easier with my fingers than trying to position my thumb over oddly positioned gamepad buttons.

Pac-Man has always felt wrong on a directional pad, and I just can't get used to it without a joystick. Period.

Ditto with Do Run Run, needs a proper arcade panel to play well.

Now Contra is the odd one here. Having played both home and arcade versions, and also seeing how they are both different, I can play each one well with its respective controls.
The arcade Contra moves at a slightly slower pace than on the NES, and I find that the slower speed helps me perform better with the joystick there, getting my positioning right for the diagonal shots, and standing in the "safe spot" during boss battles, as any Contra fan knows well. ;)

Wow. I better stop here before I write an entire book. :)

Cool , I like to hear other peoples opinions on using different controls .



As far as Street Fighter I play WAY better on a joystick .

Gaplus , I can't even play on a gamepad , I don't even try . The bonus stage is too hard on a gamepad for me .

But like I said earlier , on Donkey Kong I am WAY better with a gamepad , I can do crazy moves and get out of crazy situations .
 
Cool , I like to hear other peoples opinions on using different controls .



As far as Street Fighter I play WAY better on a joystick .

Gaplus , I can't even play on a gamepad , I don't even try . The bonus stage is too hard on a gamepad for me .

But like I said earlier , on Donkey Kong I am WAY better with a gamepad , I can do crazy moves and get out of crazy situations .

That's neat!

Every once in a while I try SF2 with a joystick, but then I get frustrated and go back to the pad for that game, I guess you can call it my "SF2 crutch".

I actually never played Donkey Kong with a gamepad... the only home system I have ever had DK on was the Atari 2600, and that was also with the joystick. No idea how I'd do with a pad on that game.
 
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