Favorite Controller

[fleckopolis]

Call me crazy, but I love the Defender/Stargate setup. So much going on, yet it all flows so well.

Stargate
Spy Hunter
Battle Zone
World Series
Wild Western

 

[cwilkson]

Another upvote for SW flight controller as the best match with its game. Hands down winner. It really does connect your brain directly to the X-wing.

Beyond that, based on the games that get the most play in my setup, it would be a mixed bag honestly.

• Spinner: Circus, Vector Pong, Breakout, (Tempest if I had one)
• Track ball: Kickman, (Reactor if I had one), and Teh_GF votes for Centipede
• Joystick: Satan's Hollow, Galaga, Rally-X, Dig Dug

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.

 

[RetroBerg]

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.