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submitted 7 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Idk if both was the "right" choice, but given the virtual boy was a ~year prior... there is definitely wisdom in playing things a little more cautious, which is what I would say the N64 controller represents: a justified fear to commit to the analog stick and remove the D-pad.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Honestly, I think, "both," really was the only choice. No one had developed for a joystick-exclusive console since the Atari days. Most third-party developers would have had a tough time porting and adapting their games over to an exclusively joystick layout. The other consoles of that generation, the Saturn and Playstation, both had D-pad only controllers and D-pad/joystick combination controllers; no one went joystick only. The N64 design was imperfect, but it allowed them to launch Mario 64 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy in the same year (and it was a step up from Sega's crack at it).

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