Atari 2600 followed by NES
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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
3 button megadrive controller
Spectrum +2A
Intellivision II and Commodore 64 with joystick. Not sure which one we had first first.
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.
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
Pong.
SNES
Atari controller
We upgraded to a Wica controller (same thing as the Atari controller just with better parts so it didn’t break so easily.)
Paddle or joystick?
Oh man, that brought back some memories, thanks!
First joystick and then paddles.
PS1. Unless mouse and keyboard counts….
I played many systems before the Dreamcast but I consider that controller my first.
Not a controller per say, but does a mouse and keyboard count?
N64, and no I'm still not sure how to hold it, I always end up walking funny.
Lol I love this.
There is no wrong way to hold an N64 controller. Any way you hold it, it is equally uncomfortable.
Trackball/Portable computer keyboard, followed by NES
Vic-20 joystick and keyboard. And the rotary knob on the woodgrain "pong" game.
Sega Master System II
C64 joystick was the first (playing Professional Ski Simulator...) but the Mega Drive controller was the one I used everyday.
This bad boy:
(Mattel Intellivision)
A PS1 controller (without analogs) 😊
Without analogs? Was it custom made... just kidding
Hahaah "back in my days", dualshocks were luxurious things
Atari
ps1 (dualshock)
My first controller was probably an NES knockoff. Nintendo never did (and still doesn't) sell consoles officially in my home country.
If you're not counting the GBA SP's controls, my first official controller was the Wii's Wiimotes.
Not counting dedicated Pong-type machines, this magnificent bastard. Still one of the best for precise twitch gaming with the short throw of the stick, and the paddles seemed slightly less prone to jitter.
Sega Master System II
Xbox 360 controller. we got the console quite late, around 2012-ish? other than that we were mostly a pc household.
I had tac-2 style joystick on my spectravideo sv-738
An Atari 800 joystick, which was basically the same as the 2600 one. Many evenings spent playing Zaxxon, Miner 2049er, and so on, as well as simple games typed in from magazines.
Then I bought an NES and didn't look back. Super Mario Bros. was way more advanced, not only in terms of graphics but also the fluidity of movement and the game pad design. And it was more fun!
I’ve just had to search for the right model but the earliest that I remember is the Coin Control Competition Pro 5000. We had it in a dark/deep blue colour.
Keyboard and mouse, but when I started using computers I was so young that my hands were too small to hold the mouse properly, so I left clicked with my thumb up until three or four years ago when I got my first ergonomic mouse. Kinda funny how long habits can stay with you.
TI-99/4a keyboard.