Atari 2600 followed by NES
3-button Genesis controller.
Same, and that is still the way a d-pad should feel IMO.
A commodore 64 joystick. Next was the NES controller.
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.
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
NES controller
Also worked for the Commodore 64 and Vic20.
3 button megadrive controller
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.
Spectrum +2A
Intellivision II and Commodore 64 with joystick. Not sure which one we had first first.
Commodore 64 joystick.
Me too. I started with the little brown first-party stick that came with the Pro Pack, but soon switched to an inexplicably beige Quickshot II.
PS3
I appear to be quite young around here…
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
Yall making me feel like a little kid
Radio Shack Pong game.
Pong.
SNES