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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - General Gaming - Circular d-pads: Suck or not suck? |
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Do circular d-pads suck?| Do you dislike circular d-pads? | Yes; They suck |
75.6%, 34 votes | No; They don't suck |
24.4%, 11 votes | Multi-voting is disabled. 45 users have voted.
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Kailieann                  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Three out of three random people agree, circular d-pads suck.
I find them to be too twitchy to be useful, compared to the more traditional four-point design. What do you think? Do you also dislike the circular d-pad design, or do you prefer another design? |
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Tatrion <_<; Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| I have to agree; the 4-point d-pads are better than circular ones. I don't think circular ones are outright bad though; it's easier to do a diagonal move on a circular pad, IMO.
Control sticks of N64 and GC fame are pretty sweet too. |
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Sonicandfails   910   Since: 11-17-05 From: Mass Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Genesis gamepad ftw! | |||
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Thexare Metal battleaxe Off to better places  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| I was raised by an NES, an SNES, and an N64. Needless to say, I'm biased in favor of a normal 4-way d-pad. I have too much difficulty precisely controlling with a circular one, as diagonals tend to be too easy... | |||
Kirbynite Phan Phan  I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!!  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| I, too, have been raised in the way of the NES. I guess that does make me kinda biased...
Thinking about it some more.. the only time I've had problems with circular pads is when it's from a third party. I loved this one XBox third party controller because the analog sticks felt just perfect... but when I'd play a fighting game, or have to resort to using the D-pad, I'd constantly hit the wrong direction because of its twitchyness or whatnot... I normally perfer a sturdy d-pad that won't make my thumb feel tired after a while. Unfortunately, I can't remember which was the perfect one right now... |
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Kattwah Acro RIP Acmlm's Board: Feb. 18 2007  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Circular D-Pads and I dont agree...
At all... Theyre especially bad at playing puzzle games with. The cursor never goes where I want it too and I lose that 16x chain D: Plus circulars are just not... ergonomic. They dont feel right to me  |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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Cross is good for some games, circle is good for others. So I'd vote "don't care", but there's no such option.  |
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Chickenlump Paratroopa  Since: 11-18-05 From: Columbia City Indiana Last post: 6354 days Last view: 6335 days |
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| My god, suddenly I remember the blisters and frustration that circular d-pads cost me, because I used to buy 3rd party gamepads and attempt to compete in ANY 2D fighting game. The pain, the losses (that would have never happened), the humility...
I know better nowadays to only buy 1st party controllers. I fail hard at the most simple of games with circular d-pad controllers. *shudder* MadCatz comes directly to mind... |
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Prince Kassad 320 As you wish.  Since: 06-30-06 From: nowhere Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| Circular D-Pads are good for 3D games, 4-way ones for 2D ones. If you know how to handle the circular ones, you can play most games with them, so I don't think they suck. | |||
Valcion Knuckle Joe too much high power man  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| I rather like circular D-pads. Very good for fighters. | |||
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Deleted User Banned    Since: 05-08-06 Last post: None Last view: 6299 days |
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| My problem with circular pad is that I need to position the control on my hand very exactly, otherwise when I hit right, it's read as up+right and that makes me lose.
I don't have those problems with the +, so I voted for "circulars suck"  |
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Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Circular D-pads seems to be only a way to avoid the lawyers of Nintendo. :/
Yeah the + is patented, or at least used to. (edited by Ailure on 09-14-06 08:50 AM) |
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jeff Double metal axe  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6299 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| i like the traditional 4 way d-pads, but even those sometimes have diagonal tendencies i don't want. i can easily tell this by playing gradius 3 on my ps2. moving diagonally at bad times is killer in that game(you can especially tell in the final stages, claustrophobes beware!). i wish they would be more separated, like a keyboard. it's much easier when you don't accidentally have your fingers more up than down. | |||
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Deleted User Banned Since: 05-08-06 Last post: None Last view: 6299 days |
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Originally posted by Ailure Or they could buy the rights and use them, couldn't they? But anyway, I like + pads better just as I like 2D games better than 3D... Those times will never come again, I guess... |
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timdevril50755 Poppy Bros. Jr Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6308 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| I too, was biased, so I have to vote for circular pads suck, I grew up with the SNES, N64, and Gamecube, I'm just not used to the circulars. | |||
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Darkdata 980  Since: 02-25-06 From: Newfoundland Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Circular d-pads are:
*Not fun to use. *Always feel too lose *They feal weak when using them *Also i grew up with the nes so like somepople above me...  |
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Kasumi-Astra Flurry Since: 11-18-05 From: Sheffield England Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Meh, since the SNES at least, d-pads have been eight point, not four-point, even if they're not circular. I can't think of any application of the non-circular d-pad that doesn't better the circular d-pad in any way, so it's circular d-pad for the win. | |||
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Kailieann Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6298 days |
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Originally posted by Darkdata I can vouch for this one. I had one snap off after less than a month of minimal use <.<; |
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Zidane Koopa  Since: 07-14-06 From: Melbourne, FL Last post: 6303 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| Circular D-Pads make things easier, if you have the coordination. Lack of precision results in a diagonal when going for a cross direction. I like the circular ones because they're easy on the hands when rotation in necessary (more for fighting games - otherwise I'd use the analog stick). | |||
neotransotaku Sledge Brother Liberated from school...until MLK day  Since: 11-17-05 From: In Hearst Field Annex... Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| wait...so is a circular d-pad nothing more than an analog stick? because the only circular d-pad I know of the NES max controller...
analog sticks are nice when you play directional games for hours (like sports games). However, i like d-pads for RPGs and stuff... |
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