Sony's original Analog Controller SLUS-1180

[mardfet]

Will this work with all ps1 games??

[rumbazz]

this should be the ps4's controller.

[sayhellorosco]

Why did they dump the concaved analog sticks?

[SupermarketsRevil]

@sayhellorosco Because convex is significantly better and more comfortable.

[juxhin000]

i always preferred analog than joystick. for me thats easier

[evenmorebetter]

Mark Cerny created Marble Madness and was in some sort of leadership position for Sega Technical Institute (who made Sonic 2 and a ton of Sega's U.S.-made games).

"What could offer more control than that?"

Hello Wii Remote

I don't even have a (working, thanks overheating 1995 model) PS1 anymore, but I've still got one of these dual analogs with the box because it was such a good controller with the longer grips, and in theory, it's supposed to be pretty rare.

[shblaze30k]

holy shit, that guitar riff brought back memories. we used to have a demo CD that had that song on it and it was the best thing ever.

[JamesGreen321]

Those were the days. Playstation has and always will be the best!! Screw Xbox wannabe's

[DjStiv3]

i know right,, the ONLY thing i hate from playstation is the high prices for ps1 classics,, i mean come on resident evil1 (hard ass game) for 10 bucks i can see mgs1 for that much but re1 is expensive as well as the 6 dollar others too,, if they were like 3 bucks id buy all of them,, but man it just seems expsnsive since yu can get soo many better ps2 and even a cpl ps3 games for the same price

[brunobb1]

stop being a retarded Sony fanboy! How about we all respect ALL of the consoles? damnit! I'm sick of you little imature kids! PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii are all good consoles!

[silenceofthehills]

I believe the ps4 analog sticks should be like this, like xbox's is now.

[strykah92]

That'd be a bad move, I've never been able to use ANY analog sticks comfortably apart from those on the PS controller, for me personally the 360 controller is just as tragic as the one on the Original Xbox.

[silenceofthehills]

Well, not strictly like xbox, those controllers have these extra bumps inside and the round thumb indents are smaller. This one here looks fine as it fits to the entire thumb.

Still, I can agree because having none makes it easier to move it around due to it raising up to touch your thumb.

[strykah92]

I see what you mean, did you have one of these controllers? I whipped mine out today, the only game i really needed it for was Ape Escape, but hell my thumbs were significantly smaller back then lol. The grroves are fine, the traction just isnt as balanced as the DualShock. As for that green LED mode.. well i never really had any flight games apart from Warhawk, was disappointed to see it didnt use it.

[carddealer758]

posted on my bday,ya!!!!!

[TheBigNigga1]

y is this vid comin out in 2009

[badmanelite]

i remember these. preferred the analogs on the dualshock controller that come later though, as the plastic on these had virtually no grip and your thumbs would just slide off.

[LLeopardGGecko]

Awesome video find!

I got one of these bad boys very soon after they were released in the U.S., since I'd been following it in PSM for months and months prior. I was upset that they omitted the vibration from the U.S. version, but regardless, this controller made Croc, Rally Cross and a host of other 3D games a breeze and a blast to play.

Ah, the memories! I was so PSYCHED back in the day when I got this controller!

[irulethe70s]

i had my playstation since US release and a ps1 too and they both still work

[spoogie357]

I still have one of these actually... in some ways I liked it better than the dual shock. It's a bit bigger, which is kinda hard to tell in the video, but it's nice. Not so many hand cramps. ;)

[steelorigin]

compare sony's first analog sticks to the current day xbox360's analog sticks and notice how they are both not outward or rounded unlike the ps3's

it seems M$ is living in the past..

[666oFallenAngel666]

The analog sticks are a great OWNED of the analog stick and shi** buttons on the N64 controller (i hate te C, D butons :@)

[Kunfumovil]

Do not forget that the Nintendo 64 was the first to have this innovation with the Stick in addition to the Rumble pack. A great example is best platform game of all time Super Mario 64.

[sonideromex]

Leave it to Nintendo to innovate and for others to follow. Also, my opinion is not meant to be flame bait, just my opinion. But true gamers know the facts.

[Clarensee]

Very cool video, brings back memories. David Perry... =)

[Ishidasouken]

life was fine back then

sony, nintendo and sega... only japanese

[strykah92]

Exactly, then nerdy Microsoft stuck their nose in and desperately tried to make gaming revolve around the internet, because they know its the one thing they wont get crushed at. Casual gaming will never be the same thanks to their ignorance.

[WillSerenity]

I remember getting one of these right when they came out cause I needed a new controller. It was amazing then and the design is still amazing to this day. Playstation, imo, since the old Analog controller and the Dual Shock, has had the best controller design out there. Hey, they've use it for all three systems and they really haven't changed a thing, simply because, you don't mess with perfection.

[NoxNoctisUmbra]

FPS anyone?

Today we take it for granted.. no controller can not be less then 2 sticks to be a great one.

By the way, TODAY with PS3 even the D-Pad is Pressure sensitive, so now Every button is pressure sensitive, except select and start.

I tink it was like this since PS2

[gamemaster14neo]

If I recall correctly the d pad on the dualshock 2 for ps2 was digital only.

[Rovelius]

Hmm I have to disagree there. PS2's joysticks aren't really suited for FPS's. The deadzone is way too great.

[olistanes]

what is the dead zone?

[Rovelius]

It's the distance you must push a joystick before the controllers records the change. It doesn't matter in platformers or RPGs since they don't require as much precision, but in FPS game, it's really a hassle. I've been killed countless times while playing BattleField 2 online just because of the joysticks.

So far, the only controller which had a suitable deadzone to me was the 360's.

[badmanelite]

agreed although i cant stand analogs for 1st person shooters. would be great if i could hook up my razer deathadder mouse to a ps3 or 360.

[Rovelius]

Hehe it sure would be. Still, I could rack up about 70 kills every games when I got to play BF2 on 360. Only because of the joysticks. Then I went back on PS2 and I was like "Wow, why am I even playing this?"

[GANDHITRON]

It also depends on the game. I've played both Call of Duty and Killzone 2 on my PS3. Although I feel the controls for the former are comfortable, Killzone 2 was unplayable to me (they have/are releasing a patch to enable "precision aiming"; pfft).

[Rovelius]

I wouldn't know because I haven't played any PS3 game to date. However, I do remember the controls on Killzone 1 being completely horrible.

The only FPS games on PS2 which I thought aiming wasn't so bad was the TimpleSplitters games, Area 51 and Urban Chaos.

[InfinitiProject]

I had one of those the first day it came out. Now I seriously regret getting rid of it. Those are really hard to come by now.

[KyubiFox2]

cool vid

those sticks look cooler than the ones they put on the dualshocks nowadays

[MrNeaNea]

lol it looks kool

[TheHollyBros]

i wish they still made there analogs that way lol :D

[CyC10n345]

Nice

[crashpro3]

The sticks are different than they are now. I wonder if these were ever sold?

[gamemaster14neo]

"Dual Analog Controllers" as they were called were sold for a short time before being replaced by the Dual Shock Analog Controller in 1998. They are quite rare and collectable at this point of course.

[LCDragonrats]

I actually liked the 1180, I own a couple of them, they rock and are rare!!

[freidenfelt81]

lol...i remember when this came out and was boxed in with my playstation when i expected the other one. I HATED IT!! lol...refused to use the damn sticks. Now i could never imagine being without them. ....TOTALLY loved croc and crash, fun video I lose these flashback videos they hold my teen years in their hands.

[YellowToonlink]

so this is now the ps2 controller

[JacobTheFruit]

Nope.

Ps2 uses the Dual Shock SLUS1200

As does the Ps3