@Beau Skunky
 
Gamecube had some pretty dark titles as well like Eternal Darkness.

@chaotic-7  
N64 had alot of dark/mature/violent games, so I don’t get that stigma Nintendo still has with being “childish.”  
Heck, arguably some of their kid-friendly games have some rather dark/edgy/scary things too. Like the Redeads from Zelda, or the bloody final boss from Kirby 3.
 
@Power-Up&Sky-Blue  
Yeah, Super Metroid used every button, but was still easy to control, (Even gave you the option to customize your controls.)  
Star Fox is another SNES game that uses every button, and works pretty good, despite the outdated low-polygon graphics, and such. (Though, I kinda have some nostalgia for early 3D games.)

@Beau Skunky  
I know Halloween is over and all, but since you brought up N64, I remember playing Shadowman. That was one creepy ass game with one hell of a dark story.

@Beau Skunky  
If there’s at least one game I can think of that used the SNES controller to its fullest, it’s definitely Super Metroid. But I think I might have said that already… Really good game though.

@Background Human  
Considering, GameCube & X-Box came out the same time, it’s a bit odd to call it “X-Box style.”
 
I guess Nintendo likes variety with their controllers. (Which I don’t mind really, I actually like the weird 3-way position N64 controller, as well as the anologue & button positions for the WiiU Game Pad and Classic controller.)
 
@Badumsquish  
I’m surprised people are still confused at how to hold the N64 controller, how it works, and such. (I guess alot of you guys were born during, or after the N64 generation, or were PS1 kids.)  
Most games actually use the analogue stick position, so the D-Pad, and L-button aren’t necessary to reach. So frankly you don’t need every button for every game.
 
Heck, I remember some SuperNES games use only two or three buttons on it’s 6-button controller. Not to mention, in the original Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy all three Sega Genesis/Megadrive buttons just do the same thing, so you basically just use only one button.  
So you don’t always need to use every button to make a good game.

@Badumsquish  
Sounds awesome!  
And way more practical than a Meta Runner arm.

@Power-Up&Sky-Blue  
They totally do. It’s available on Amazon for about $50. Not only is it super responsive and durable, and not only can you get a cell phone clip, but it’s fully compatible with Windows, Mac, the Switch, X-Box, and (with adaptors) the NES, SNES, Sega Genesis and Masterdrive, and the NES and SNES Classics. It also comes with software you can use to remap buttons, adjust the stick sensitivity, program hotkeys, etc. I sound like I work for 8BitDo, but I totally mean that you will never need another controller :D

@Badumsquish  
That controller looks lit.  
What’s it made for, where can I find it, do they even still sell it?

@luna’s husbando  
I own an SN30 Pro+, made by the same company as that first one you posted. It’s my all-time favorite controller. It’s basically a hybrid of the Snes, PS3, and Gamecube controllers :D  

 
@Background Human  
I remember reading the reason for N64’s mutant joystick was you were supposed to hold the outer handles and use the d-pad for 2d games and hold the inner handle and use the stick for 3d games. I guess they figured it would simplify it, but why WOULDN’T people want to just be able to easily reach all the buttons? :D

@luna’s husbando  
Speaking of, it’s funny that Nintendo still can’t figure out what to do with its analog sticks. The N64 stuck one in the middle like a mutant Select button, the Gamecube did it Xbox style, the Wii did it PlayStation style, the Wii U said “FUCK THE POLICE” and put both sticks on the outside, and now the Switch is doing it Xbox style again to have a different kind of symmetry with the Joy-Cons.

@Background Pony #419C
 
Such a shame that modern controllers focus entirely on analog sticks, and only add a (quite flimsy) d-pad as an afterthought, as if making the analog sticks lopsided wasn’t bad enough (goddamn xbox heathens).
 
The N30 Pro 2 is very nearly a perfect controller, but relying on Bluetooth, which is still a half-baked, shitty technology , and non-replacable battery (at least officially) are strikes against it.  

 
I must give the Logitech F710 top marks. Proper USB dongle connection and you can use rechargeable AAs and eventually pass it down to your grandkids. Assuming the flimsy d-pad doesn’t break.

honesty i got atari with stick, and one button games pacman etc, frustration. then nes with a, b button, controller d pad games super mario bros. etc, then sega gen. d pad, controller games sonic the hedgehog etc., then ps1, ps2, ps3 controller, games some work some don’t. then x box games, and now xbox one games . i used to have gameboy d pad games. then now i got nintendo ds .

@northern haste  

@northern haste  
Ah, I see, but still officially-licensed.
 
Nice touch with the Hylian shield one.

@Beau Skunky  
It was a third party switch wireless this is the news  

@Ping_chan  
I’m oftentimes surprised how many 3DS owners don’t use, or dislike the 3D feature, (makes some dizzy. or some want to save battery) as I actually like it too. I rarely play any 3DS games with it off.  
It actually does help you gauge distances better, especially in games like Mario, Mario Kart, or Star Fox. Even 2D games like “3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure” benefit from it as it helps you distinguish the background from the platforms, which is handy on such a small screen.
 
@northern haste  
The Switch GC-style controller? That works? OR do you mean a replica/unofficial one?
 
@Badumsquish  
My computer’s kinda on the blink now, so even if I wanted to try it out, I can’t.

@Beau Skunky  
If Nintendo released a more powerful 3DS after the New 3DS model, I would have bought it. I actually enjoyed the 3D feature. As well as all of the old games made available for it. I download roms, but I also buy digital copies of older games when they are made available.

@Beau Skunky  
It’s still early days but I was using my USB GameCube controller on the dolphin emulator with sunshine and it was working fine

@Beau Skunky  
There’s a very solid Gamecube emulator called Dolphin that’s compatible with the WiiU USB adapter and an actual Gamecube controller. You need a fairly good computer for it but nothing special: mine’s a pretty generic off-the-counter laptop from a couple years ago I bought at Best Buy and it runs it flawlessly. As always I’m content to buy them fair and square but if you’re not able to do so, well… :D

@northern haste  
From what I hear, it actually wasn’t. (Considering New3DS systems were required to properly emulate the SNES games.)  
In order to make the GBA Ambassador games work on 3DS, it had to go into the system’s backwards-compatable DS-Mode, and sense old DS systems could play GBA cartridges, it basically emulated playing GBA games on DS system. As a result of the complicated process, multiplayer was disabled, (as was the case when playing a GBA cartridge on the DS system) limiting their features for some games, and that might be partially why GBA games were never put on the 3DS Eshop for others to purchase.
 
Sense Nintendo was so focused on newer games, and systems, like the WiiU, and Switch, I guess trying to get GBA games to work on 3DS wasn’t a huge priority, so the WiiU seemed a better fit for them at the time. The developer M2 was apparently responsible for the GBA emulator program for WiiU interestingly, they’re also the ones making the upcoming Sega Genesis Mini, and TurboGrafX-16 mini.

@Beau Skunky  
One thing I always found odd about the virtual console on the 3DS is that the console was capable of doing gba because people who got the console early were giving 10 free games but gba was never properly put on the eShop

@northern haste  
Darn gamers for not buying more WiiU consoles! We could’ve gotten GameCube games on Eshop! Oh well… Switch Eshop maybe? Though, they’d need a new controller to properly recreate the preasure-sensitive L&R shoulder trigger buttons, which some games required. (Without ‘em, you can’t tilt your arwing sideways in StarFox, steer your F-Zero car properly, or control your FLUDD water flow in Super Mario Sunshine.)  
The current Switch controllers just use one-click L&R buttons.

@Badumsquish  
Oh, I didn’t think you were, I was just speaking my veiwpoint.

I remember when the Wii u was just coming out I’ve read in the magazine that it was too difficult to make it backwards compatible with GameCube but they were going to put them on virtual console but sadly that never happened.  
Apparently you can hack a GameCube emulator into a switch but doing so can get your account banned so I’m not try

@Power-Up&Sky-Blue  
Most Wii models had that. Though, honestly, Wii-remotes worked pretty good for some Virtual Console games.
 
In fact, on WiiU, sense VC games had custom controls added, you could customize Wii remotes (see digital manual on how to activate) to use on even SuperNES & GBAdvance games.  
Y’know, sense Donkey Kong Country only uses 2 buttons mostly, it can be played with the NES Classic’s NES controller. (Using the WiiU version’s customizable classic controller options, though be sure to make the A-button set to the select button, so you can dismount animals, as well as use it to switch between DK & Diddy.)
 
@Badumsquish  
Shame, as many of it’s games are still pretty good regardless.  
In fact, Wii Sports Resort, and such honestly are better with motion controls, if you ask me.  
EA’s complicated button combination sports games are too complicated, and hard for me to memorize, or excute personally, (I have trouble just getting some Street Fighter 2 special moves to work) and why I don’t like Madden, and stuff.