PS2

• best d-pad ever made
• comfortable to my big hands without being uncomfortable to friends’ regular-sized hands
• pressure sensitivity all over the place, even if that did get underutilized
• versatile design that’s equally comfortable to use for 2D and 3D games and doesn’t specifically favor a small number of genres
• smooth, strong, and yet quiet rumble
• good heft
• uses a cord so no fucking around with batteries
• sensibly named and located Start and Select buttons (Everyone‘s been dropping the ball on that front, lately. Sony most of all.)