X-Box controller makes dumbest moments in gaming list

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-06-12 07:07pm

The X-Box controller could be better, but I like the one that comes with the X-Box. Mad Catz ones are way to sensitive.

They should just remove the big X and replace it with a screen. Then they could make portable Halo. A sort of "Super Mega Ultra Uber Cool Gameboy"

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-06-14 07:14pm

YT300000 wrote:They should just remove the big X and replace it with a screen. Then they could make portable Halo. A sort of "Super Mega Ultra Uber Cool Gameboy"

Have you ever tried lugging an X-Box around? No one is that stupid. My friends and I have a running joke that the X-Box controller is a deadly weapon and the X-Box itself makes for decent body armor.

StimNeuro · Post by **StimNeuro** » 2003-06-14 07:22pm

theheap wrote:I know what you are saying... its just that you can say that about alot of things in the video game world. Just look at Sega, If they had never made the 32X (which made half of the loyal sega fan base leave) It is very possible that Sega would be at the top of the hill in the hardware market today but all because of that one mistake they never got the fan base back and now they are just doing software.

Ignorance showing here, but how did the 32X piss off so many loyal fans? It was similar to the PS2. You can play both new and old games on it, but new games only work on 32X.

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-06-14 07:23pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
YT300000 wrote:They should just remove the big X and replace it with a screen. Then they could make portable Halo. A sort of "Super Mega Ultra Uber Cool Gameboy"
Have you ever tried lugging an X-Box around? No one is that stupid. My friends and I have a running joke that the X-Box controller is a deadly weapon and the X-Box itself makes for decent body armor.

True... one of mine broke so i started using it as a morning star... as i was swinging it i accidently clocked my little brother with it in the head. Almost knocked him out since that thing weighs about 40 pounds

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-06-14 07:27pm

I love the original X-Box controller, its a MAN'S controller. If you are Japanese, or a little kid, or a man with excessivly small hands, get the "Controller S", ya pussy. Otherwise, that big beefy thing is GREAT! It seems clunky at first, but once you play Halo using it for more than say, 30 seconds, you realize how good it is. The only problem is that now, games aren't made for the original, everyone wants the pussy-fyed "Controller S".... pisses me off, but oh well. When my X-Box died, the new one came with a "Controller S". I use it when necessary, but I still tend to revert to one of my three original controller.

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-06-14 07:27pm

StimNeuro wrote:
theheap wrote:I know what you are saying... its just that you can say that about alot of things in the video game world. Just look at Sega, If they had never made the 32X (which made half of the loyal sega fan base leave) It is very possible that Sega would be at the top of the hill in the hardware market today but all because of that one mistake they never got the fan base back and now they are just doing software.
Ignorance showing here, but how did the 32X piss off so many loyal fans? It was similar to the PS2. You can play both new and old games on it, but new games only work on 32X.

The reason it pissed off so many fans is the fact that Sega didn't make that many games for it and dumped it very quickly leaving everyone who bought it with 200 hundred dollars less in their pockets. Not only that most people thought it was sega's next system and when sega anounced the Saturn just 6 months later that sent most people over the edge thus leading most of their fan base to give them the finger.

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-06-14 07:32pm

Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:I love the original X-Box controller, its a MAN'S controller. If you are Japanese, or a little kid, or a man with excessivly small hands, get the "Controller S", ya pussy. Otherwise, that big beefy thing is GREAT! It seems clunky at first, but once you play Halo using it for more than say, 30 seconds, you realize how good it is. The only problem is that now, games aren't made for the original, everyone wants the pussy-fyed "Controller S".... pisses me off, but oh well. When my X-Box died, the new one came with a "Controller S". I use it when necessary, but I still tend to revert to one of my three original controller.

My wife plays games too and she doesn't have big hands like me. She has a hard time using it since it is a "mans controller"

. Men aren't the only one's who play games. It doesn't suck just because it is big the whole design is shtty. the button lay out for it sucks a fat nut...

StimNeuro · Post by **StimNeuro** » 2003-06-14 07:33pm

theheap wrote:The reason it pissed off so many fans is the fact that Sega didn't make that many games for it and dumped it very quickly leaving everyone who bought it with 200 hundred dollars less in their pockets. Not only that most people thought it was sega's next system and when sega anounced the Saturn just 6 months later that sent most people over the edge thus leading most of their fan base to give them the finger.

So they essentially over-saturated the market? Bloody Sega... they had a good thing going and blew it.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-06-14 07:36pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
YT300000 wrote:They should just remove the big X and replace it with a screen. Then they could make portable Halo. A sort of "Super Mega Ultra Uber Cool Gameboy"
Have you ever tried lugging an X-Box around? No one is that stupid. My friends and I have a running joke that the X-Box controller is a deadly weapon and the X-Box itself makes for decent body armor.

I have. I just put the system and games in the box, and the controllers in a plastic bag.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-06-14 07:39pm

Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:I love the original X-Box controller, its a MAN'S controller. If you are Japanese, or a little kid, or a man with excessivly small hands, get the "Controller S", ya pussy. Otherwise, that big beefy thing is GREAT! It seems clunky at first, but once you play Halo using it for more than say, 30 seconds, you realize how good it is. The only problem is that now, games aren't made for the original, everyone wants the pussy-fyed "Controller S".... pisses me off, but oh well. When my X-Box died, the new one came with a "Controller S". I use it when necessary, but I still tend to revert to one of my three original controller.

The button layout is still horrible.

How'd your X-box die?

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-06-14 07:47pm

StimNeuro wrote:
theheap wrote:The reason it pissed off so many fans is the fact that Sega didn't make that many games for it and dumped it very quickly leaving everyone who bought it with 200 hundred dollars less in their pockets. Not only that most people thought it was sega's next system and when sega anounced the Saturn just 6 months later that sent most people over the edge thus leading most of their fan base to give them the finger.
So they essentially over-saturated the market? Bloody Sega... they had a good thing going and blew it.

They sure did blow it. At the time the Genesis was out selling the snes 3 to 1 and during christmas time it was outselling the snes 10 to 1. See the problem is that sega was rolling is so much money that they wanted to do to many things at one time. That lead to their down fall.

Fun Facts: Alot of people will tell you that SNES sold more systems thus winning the 16 bit wars. The fact of the matter is the SNES did sell more systems than the Genesis...after sega had left the 16 bit market to focus on the 32 bit market. Nintendo kept producing and selling the SNES well into the N64 era... 3 years after sega had quit.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-06-14 08:03pm

YT300000 wrote:I have. I just put the system and games in the box, and the controllers in a plastic bag.

Really? I'd have guessed that the X-box weighs as much as a PC--hardly portable.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-06-14 08:05pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
YT300000 wrote:I have. I just put the system and games in the box, and the controllers in a plastic bag.
Really? I'd have guessed that the X-box weighs as much as a PC--hardly portable.

It's actually surprisingly light. One of my friends also put it in the box, tied some sort of belt around it, and made himself a handle. I can easily lift it with one hand.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-06-14 08:05pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:I love the original X-Box controller, its a MAN'S controller. If you are Japanese, or a little kid, or a man with excessivly small hands, get the "Controller S", ya pussy. Otherwise, that big beefy thing is GREAT! It seems clunky at first, but once you play Halo using it for more than say, 30 seconds, you realize how good it is. The only problem is that now, games aren't made for the original, everyone wants the pussy-fyed "Controller S".... pisses me off, but oh well. When my X-Box died, the new one came with a "Controller S". I use it when necessary, but I still tend to revert to one of my three original controller.
The button layout is still horrible.

How'd your X-box die?

Hard Drive, I think. I bought it when it first came out, but according to MS<they fixed a bunch of problems (including mine) and updated the design like 4 months after I bought the thing. Mine was just defective, i guess

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-06-14 08:10pm

YT300000 wrote:It's actually surprisingly light. One of my friends also put it in the box, tied some sort of belt around it, and made himself a handle. I can easily lift it with one hand.

And you learn something new everyday.

Hard Drive, I think. I bought it when it first came out, but according to MS<they fixed a bunch of problems (including mine) and updated the design like 4 months after I bought the thing. Mine was just defective, i guess

Geez. You'd think that a console would free from hard drive issues that can plague a PC owner, but apparently not.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-06-14 08:15pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
Hard Drive, I think. I bought it when it first came out, but according to MS<they fixed a bunch of problems (including mine) and updated the design like 4 months after I bought the thing. Mine was just defective, i guess
Geez. You'd think that a console would free from hard drive issues that can plague a PC owner, but apparently not.

1. An X-Box is basically a shitty PC.
2. It is made by Microsoft.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-06-14 08:17pm

theheap wrote:
Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:I love the original X-Box controller, its a MAN'S controller. If you are Japanese, or a little kid, or a man with excessivly small hands, get the "Controller S", ya pussy. Otherwise, that big beefy thing is GREAT! It seems clunky at first, but once you play Halo using it for more than say, 30 seconds, you realize how good it is. The only problem is that now, games aren't made for the original, everyone wants the pussy-fyed "Controller S".... pisses me off, but oh well. When my X-Box died, the new one came with a "Controller S". I use it when necessary, but I still tend to revert to one of my three original controller.
My wife plays games too and she doesn't have big hands like me. She has a hard time using it since it is a "mans controller" . Men aren't the only one's who play games. It doesn't suck just because it is big the whole design is shtty. the button lay out for it sucks a fat nut...

the "man's controller" thing was partly a private joke (*still laughs at the time in question*). And you are most certainly correct that men aren't the only ones who play games. I know quite a few women gamers (they all lean towards PC (which r0x0rz more than... anything), but I can drag them over to a X-Box LAN sometimes). I personally liked how the button layout went with a lot of the early games, but when Controller S was released, it all went downhill. Now I can't find any new games that are made to use my beloved big controller

. A bunch of people complained, so they disontinued production. It seems like common sense to appeal to the bigger group (in this case, people with small hands), but that bit of sense sucks ass when you are part of the smaller group. Oh well, I still have my 3 controllers I can play with, so I can be happy. I just feel bad for those who bought the X-box late and didn't have a chance to try out the original controller...

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-06-14 08:20pm

YT300000 wrote:
Darth Yoshi wrote:
Hard Drive, I think. I bought it when it first came out, but according to MS<they fixed a bunch of problems (including mine) and updated the design like 4 months after I bought the thing. Mine was just defective, i guess
Geez. You'd think that a console would free from hard drive issues that can plague a PC owner, but apparently not.
1. An X-Box is basically a shitty PC.
2. It is made by Microsoft.

1. It's better than my PC (HDs that have failed on my X-box? 1 - On my computer? 4 now, and maybe 5 if I can't get my other comp to work...)
2. M$ makes plenty of quality products. Just cause the O/S sucks ass doesn't mean everthing else made by them does. My other X-Box hasn't done anything bad, even the "Dirty Disc" errors that plagued many people in the old version of the X-box (messed with me too, happened a lot when we were using GSTunnel, instead of paying 50 bucks for X-box live =[] )

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-06-14 08:25pm

Maybe, but the X-box is still based on Microsoft...er, software, which certainly doesn't help.

I still use my Sidewinder Precision Pro joystick for X-wing and TIE Fighter, and it hasn't broken down, so I can't argue with you about the existance of Microsoft products that aren't shit.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-06-14 08:38pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:Maybe, but the X-box is still based on Microsoft...er, software, which certainly doesn't help.

Xbox is based on the Win 2k kernel, but besides that, its original stuff...

I still use my Sidewinder Precision Pro joystick for X-wing and TIE Fighter, and it hasn't broken down, so I can't argue with you about the existance of Microsoft products that aren't shit.

That game is cool, but I liked the original X-Wing and Tie Fighter. They are sadly too old to be sold in stores (you have to E-Mail Lucasarts customer service to even find a link to buy X-Wing, and I don't want to buy Tie Fighter from them because every link you click, the info changes on the game), but not old enough to be abandonware (free, old warez).

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-06-14 09:03pm

Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:That game is cool, but I liked the original X-Wing and Tie Fighter. They are sadly too old to be sold in stores (you have to E-Mail Lucasarts customer service to even find a link to buy X-Wing, and I don't want to buy Tie Fighter from them because every link you click, the info changes on the game), but not old enough to be abandonware (free, old warez).

You mean the original as in the DOS versions? I bought the Collector Series set, which included the expansions. The last time I checked, it was still in stores. *shrugs*

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-06-14 09:29pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:That game is cool, but I liked the original X-Wing and Tie Fighter. They are sadly too old to be sold in stores (you have to E-Mail Lucasarts customer service to even find a link to buy X-Wing, and I don't want to buy Tie Fighter from them because every link you click, the info changes on the game), but not old enough to be abandonware (free, old warez).
You mean the original as in the DOS versions? I bought the Collector Series set, which included the expansions. The last time I checked, it was still in stores. *shrugs*

I have (had) the collector series too (in fact, I still have the box for X-Wing), which included the expansions. I have looked in stores, I can't find it anywhere... *shrugs*

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-06-14 11:06pm

Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:1. It's better than my PC (HDs that have failed on my X-box? 1 - On my computer? 4 now, and maybe 5 if I can't get my other comp to work...)
2. M$ makes plenty of quality products. Just cause the O/S sucks ass doesn't mean everthing else made by them does. My other X-Box hasn't done anything bad, even the "Dirty Disc" errors that plagued many people in the old version of the X-box (messed with me too, happened a lot when we were using GSTunnel, instead of paying 50 bucks for X-box live =[] )

point 2 was humour. Note the

smiley.

Microsoft does make good stuff. My Wireless Optical Mouse blue has been working almost non-stop for a year, and hasn't broken down yet. Personally, I prefer any Win OS to any Mac OS. I haven't tried Linux yet.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-06-15 12:36am

YT300000 wrote:
Mitth'raw'nuruodo wrote:1. It's better than my PC (HDs that have failed on my X-box? 1 - On my computer? 4 now, and maybe 5 if I can't get my other comp to work...)
2. M$ makes plenty of quality products. Just cause the O/S sucks ass doesn't mean everthing else made by them does. My other X-Box hasn't done anything bad, even the "Dirty Disc" errors that plagued many people in the old version of the X-box (messed with me too, happened a lot when we were using GSTunnel, instead of paying 50 bucks for X-box live =[] )
point 2 was humour. Note the smiley.

Microsoft does make good stuff. My Wireless Optical Mouse blue has been working almost non-stop for a year, and hasn't broken down yet. Personally, I prefer any Win OS to any Mac OS. I haven't tried Linux yet.

my point 2 was humour also, note the "=[]" smiley.

MS OPerating Systems are good because they are easy. Not anyone can install linux, but any fucknut can pop in a Win XP cd and furiously click next!

As far as mouses go (i really don't think "mice" is a good term for pieces of shaped plastic with balls in them), I bought 2 MS INtellimouse Explorers, they both died within 4 months. THe first time I think it was because some dumbass tried to connect his mouse to a spare USB port on my comp, confusing the hell out of it (I was getting "found new hardware" windows for weeks). After that, the mouse would randomly shut off. I mean, it would just SHUT OFF. no light, no movement, nothing. It happened with the first mouse, so I brought it to Wal-Mart (I don't think I bought it there, but what the hell) and got it exchanged for another. It did the same thing.

Other than that, MS products have worked for me.