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[–] jeff_rose@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Atari 2600 followed by NES

[–] MamboGator@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

3-button Genesis controller.

[–] tuckerm@supermeter.social 6 points 11 months ago

Same, and that is still the way a d-pad should feel IMO.

[–] Null@pawb.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A commodore 64 joystick. Next was the NES controller.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The reverse order for me. A borrowed NES first at 5-6, then a secondhand C64 at 8. Learned to type and program BASIC on that thing.

[–] Null@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago

Learned basic on that thing as well. I remember having a magazine subscription that included a program in the center fold. Then saving it to a cassette tape to enjoy later. Lol

[–] calavera@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SteveDinn@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Also worked for the Commodore 64 and Vic20.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 6 points 11 months ago

NES controller

[–] joeyv120@ttrpg.network 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

3 button megadrive controller

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago

Atari 2600 controller. Joystick & button.

My parents bought us a Nintendo 64 for Christmas when it came out.

Never played any games or consoles that came in between those two. It was wild.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Spectrum +2A

[–] Nunya@lemdro.id 5 points 11 months ago

Intellivision II and Commodore 64 with joystick. Not sure which one we had first first.

[–] kaboom36@ani.social 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

PS3

I appear to be quite young around here...

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Perhaps a bit.

Mine was ps2. Grandparents still had the original nes my dad played on. Fortunately got some duck hunt and Mario 1 memories

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

I played many systems before the Dreamcast but I consider that controller my first.

[–] sparky1337@ttrpg.network 3 points 11 months ago

PS1. Unless mouse and keyboard counts….

[–] GenXLiberal@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Atari controller

We upgraded to a Wica controller (same thing as the Atari controller just with better parts so it didn’t break so easily.)

[–] natecox@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] GenXLiberal@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Oh man, that brought back some memories, thanks!

First joystick and then paddles.

[–] RaineV1@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

The NES controller. Though I like 2 at the time. First one I remember playing is the SNES controller.

[–] pseudorandom@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Radio Shack Pong game.

[–] the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Not a controller per say, but does a mouse and keyboard count?

[–] tslnox@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago
[–] Caitlynn@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago

Yall making me feel like a little kid

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago
[–] cheet@infosec.pub 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

N64, and no I'm still not sure how to hold it, I always end up walking funny.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

There is no wrong way to hold an N64 controller. Any way you hold it, it is equally uncomfortable.

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Lol I love this.

[–] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

C64 joystick was the first (playing Professional Ski Simulator...) but the Mega Drive controller was the one I used everyday.

[–] jared@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Vic-20 joystick and keyboard. And the rotary knob on the woodgrain "pong" game.

s-l300

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This bad boy:

(Mattel Intellivision)

[–] almost1337@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Trackball/Portable computer keyboard, followed by NES

[–] sv1sjp@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A PS1 controller (without analogs) 😊

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Without analogs? Was it custom made... just kidding

[–] sv1sjp@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Hahaah "back in my days", dualshocks were luxurious things

[–] SVcross@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Sega Master System II

[–] helloharu@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I’ve just had to search for the right model but the earliest that I remember is the Coin Control Competition Pro 5000. We had it in a dark/deep blue colour.

[–] jesta@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I had tac-2 style joystick on my spectravideo sv-738

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago
[–] levi@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

Sega Master System II

[–] SpaceTurtle224@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Xbox 360 controller. we got the console quite late, around 2012-ish? other than that we were mostly a pc household.

[–] Kerb@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

ps1 (dualshock)

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

TI-99/4a keyboard.

[–] HKT3020@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Not counting dedicated Pong-type machines, this magnificent bastard. Still one of the best for precise twitch gaming with the short throw of the stick, and the paddles seemed slightly less prone to jitter.

[–] xfts@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Keyboard and mouse, but when I started using computers I was so young that my hands were too small to hold the mouse properly, so I left clicked with my thumb up until three or four years ago when I got my first ergonomic mouse. Kinda funny how long habits can stay with you.

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