You might have heard the phrase "there's no such thing as too many books" before, but can the same also be applied to console controllers? Your answer may depend on your current living situation and, crucially, how much space you have in the house, but we reckon most would agree that an extra pad here and there is nothing to be sniffed at.
Given his experience in the video game industry, legendary developer Masahiro Sakurai will have undoubtedly ammassed quite the collection of controllers over the years, and to demonstrate, he's posted a pretty cool picture showcasing almost all of them.
Quick translation: "Too many pads in the house? (I found about 10 more after this)"
There's quite a range here, too. We've got a bunch of GameCube pads, Wii U Pro Controllers, Wii Remotes, Switch Pro Controllers, Xbox Elite pads, Xbox 360 pads, OG Xbox pads (no Dukes, though) Dualshock 3 and 4 controllers and several Dualsense pads, PS3 Move controllers, SNES pads, a Steam controller, a New Famicom pad, and a whole bunch of third-party controllers.
What we'd like to know, of course, is how your own collection compares to this! Do you own more or less than Sakurai? Is his collection child's play compared to your own? Share your controller collection in the comments below and let us know.
[source twitter.com]
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I wonder if he can use all of them with one hand like the mad lad does with the GameCube controllers.
I didn't know that there was a toploader Famicom! That's pretty interesting.
@RupeeClock Aren’t all Famicoms toploaders?
I wonder if he has a hudson soft famicom joystick.😉
@Markiemania95
Well, yes the original Famicom design was, the one that lacked detachable controllers.
By toploader, I mean just like the NES toploader that was launched in North America around the time of the SNES.
The two appear to be quite similar, with the distinguishing feature being the cartridge slot; flat for Famicom, rounded for NES.
No Wavebird?! DENIED!
There's no such thing as a Dualshock 5.
Two Xbox Elite Series 2 controllers? Nice. That control is truly the GOAT.
With so many controller and so many wires to charge. I have this problem
No Roll n' Rocker? guess it'll never be supported in smash smh.
Ah, I see Sakurai is a man of culture as well.
6 GCN controllers
@RupeeClock Yes, that is the A/V Famicom, and it also has the composite outputs that the US top loader lacks. You can read about it here on NintendoLife (just found it when double-checking the name):
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/02/hardware_classics_nintendo_av_famicom
I've got more Wii Remotes and GameCube controllers than he's got pictured there, that's for certain (like, at least double probably), but he's got me beat in most other respects.
@RupeeClock top loader? This is for murica. The name is AV Famicom, and anyone into retro games are familiar with it. It's the most sought after console on the famicom/nes line. It has the AV out and it's 60 pins.
@zander_dale I came here to say the exact same thing!
I hope there are Smash branded Gamecube controllers in those other 10 he found after taking the photo.
@LillianC14 I imagine they are talking about the dualsense controller for PS5.
@LillianC14 Good shout, I often forget Sony gave it a ridiculous new name.
@RupeeClock It's called the AV Famicom, it was the first to include Composite video output in Japan, the first Famicom output only via Antenna (RF Signal) which is horrible.
Impressive collection. Might even have mine beat, or pushing it close. Few too many dupes though
@zander_dale I sold my Wavebird a few years ago boxed for almost £100. Whilst it was a great controller and I liked having it that was too good an offer to pass up. Great piece of gaming history though.
My collection is more varied lol
LillianC14 wrote:
Great controller, terrible quality control. Almost every time it's mentioned people will chime in about how X/Y/Z broke and they are on their 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc.
For the few who got through unscathed though, I agree.
I still have this orange GameCube Controller I bought from my cousin at a yard sale. I use it for Smash Ultimate when I can, and for playing Shadow the Hedgehog and/or Sonic Heroes when necessary.
Seems like a standard collection if he has friends over.
Pointless hoarding at it's best. Rawr.
I thought Japanese don't play Xbox, kinda interesting to see he not only had one but one for each iteration of the Xbox lineup. What's very interesting is that he had no Sega controllers at all especially the ones Sega made for Nintendo.
What? Only 1 Famicom controller? But how does he play Urban Champion?
@gaga64 The original Famicom came with the controllers already attached (just like the Odyssey) to the console and you can't detach em which is why he can't show the controllers here. It wasn't until the AV Famicom that the system support detachable controllers just like the NES.
I actually think I might have more controllers than him 😨
@F_Destroyer Ironic how the same design was used for the NES 2, which was RF only.
It's also no surprise he doesn't have a "Duke" Xbox controller. Those were never released in Japan.
My controller collections :
PS2 analog controller
PS3 controller
PS4 controller
Gamecube controller
Wii U gamepad
Wiimote Plus for Wii U + Nunchuck
Joycons for Switch
Wii Fit Balance
Pop'n Music PS2 controller
Para Para Paradise PS2 controller
Keyboardmania PS2 controller
Not bad, but I'd add some NES and Genesis pads. Oldies like the NES Max and NES Advantage, N64 controllers, etc. He's got a nice haul, but there are way too many duplicates
Oh wow, my collection is probably about 80% the size of his. I'm glad I'm not the only one with 5 Dualshock 3 pads, 5 Wii remotes, and 5 Gamecube pads. 😂
No N64? How does he play smash bros without?
You never have controllers enough
Not a single Joystick?!
that's nothing. I have about 3 times as many not including my 20 something arcade sticks. Then again, I AM a crazy person sooooo...
@Jayenkai he actually DOES have them but I guess he doesn't count them as normal controllers. he has other posts with some HORI RAPs.
@Ratmasterd21 They're the original normal controllers!!
None of these newfangled shoulder buttons. You got one button, and you loved jumping with the up direction.
Oh, that SNES shaped HORI pad for the GameCube. Wonderful little thing. The only sensible choice for Soul Calibur 2. And even compatible with The Twin Snakes if you're being bloody-minded enough.
@Jayenkai oh you mean like a 2600 joy stick? I don't think that system sold well in Japan. Atari was mostly just popular here in the states, well NA I suppose
Thats quite the collection.👍
no chainsaw gamecube controller? phhftt.
@zander_dale
"I don't even have -A- GameCube!"
I've a few he hasn't:
jaguar
Dreamcast
master system
genesis
Saturn
Capcom SNES fight pad
nes advantage
nes max
turbografx16
I used to think I had a large controller collection... though I guess I have more variety / more consoles represented.
@Anti-Matter
nice collection!
I seriously want to play games at your place haha.
@NeonPizza yeah apparently he's not a Sega guy! 😅
yeah. I can't talk either because I've completely ignored Xbox for 20 something years, but still. Sega was the only mainstream games console company focused on the arcade experience at home (SNK/neogeo is the exception that proves the rule) and therefore has it's place. I'm still not sure what xboxs place is.
honestly I had very little love for playstation since PS3, but PS2 was fantastic! if you missed out on it, I'd really recommend going back to some of those games!
Actually less than I thought.
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