Being an avid console collector, I’ve gotten the chance to play with a lot of controllers over the years.  Most of them are serviceable, a few are amazing, and then…well, there are those that would be more useful as a paperweight.  There are more of these sub-par controllers out there than you might think.  Most companies followed the mold of the times with perhaps their own twist here or there, but others, in an attempt to be innovative or groundbreaking, missed the mark completely and gave us controllers that are almost too awful to play with.  Bad design, poor quality, or sometimes both, the following controllers could make otherwise enjoyable video games a nightmarish ordeal to experience.

Note that the following controllers are pulled from my own personal experience.  Although I’ve encountered 3 times as many controllers as most gamers will ever have the displeasure of holding for themselves, I don’t pretend to have played with every single controller ever invented.  This list does not attempt to cover the multitude of specialty controllers manufactured over the years or those produced by third party companies.  Only original and/or widely considered “standard” controllers are included.

In some cases I seem to be in abundant company when it comes for my dislike, yet in others my picks aren’t so universally disparaged.  Ranging from the rarely seen to those that all of us have used at some time or another, here are my Top 10 Worst Controllers of All Time.

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• Number 10 (hover here for controller spoiler)
• Number 9 (hover here for controller spoiler)
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• Number 1 (hover here for controller spoiler)
• Final Thoughts

Written by The Cubist

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