I do think the joystick on Satan's Hollow is great. I couldn't imagine playing it with the Space Invaders button style setup.
Some day I want to make an Asteroids (or Deluxe) alternate CP that uses a joystick instead of 17 buttons.
Spinner for me. When it's dialed in, the control feels razor-sharp, Tempest and Arkanoid basically come alive with one. Trackball's great, but the spinner has that pure, direct momentum I can't resist.