#2 Atari 5200 Controller
A forgotten controller that went along with a forgotten video game console. The Atari 5200 controller was simply overkill on a fronts. You have to remember that games had barely advanced beyond the Atari 2600 (it was still selling when the 5200 dropped) and that console only had a single button. The 5200 controller has 12 number buttons, 4 side buttons, and 3 top buttons. That’s 19 buttons all so you could play Pole Position or Ms. Pacman! On top of that the controller was known to fail by the dozens and the joystick wouldn’t align itself so playing games was a nightmare.
#1 The Xbox Duke Controller
The original Xbox was a major player int he video game market the second it launched in the United States. While the Xbox was basically a computer with some controller inputs, it did manage to pave the way for some impressive games and future consoles. Unfortunately, as with any first time outing, Microsoft dropped the ball with regards of who they were marketing their console for. I’m sure they figured the Xbox would be an adult system so they created the Duke controller to hit that adult hand size market. The problem was that the controller was ungodly in size and near everyone hated it. It also featured the classic black and white buttons at the top of the pad where you wouldn’t be able to reach them. It was a monster and kids just couldn’t get their small hands around the thing, let alone most adults. Microsoft quickly realized their mistake and releases the standard controller to much applause and the rest is history.
Honorable Mention:
Spider-Man Plug-and-Play Game
That’s just a dick; A spider-dick. You play all the games that are built into this things by throttling around a spider-shaft. Gross.