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[chrisbid]

The fanboy favorite semifinal was a boring blowout for the Dreamcast and her Saturn 3D cousin

the updated braquet...


ROUND 1


1 Playstation Dual Shock (1 & 2) - 6
16 Atari 5200 - 0

8 Nintendo Entertainment System - 1
9 Sega Saturn 3D pad / Sega Dreamcast (essentially the same design) - 12

5 Sega Genesis (six button) - 8
12 Colecovision - 2

4 Super Nintendo Entertainment System - 12
13 Atari 7800 - 1

3 Atari 2600 (CX40) - 10
14 Nintendo 64 - 4

6 Microsoft X-Box (S-type) - 5
11 Sega Master System - 7

7 Nintendo Gamecube - 5
10 Atari Jaguar - 9

2 Sega Saturn (Japan Style 6 Button) - 15
15 Intellivision - 0


ROUND 2


1 Playstation Dual Shock - 6
9 Sega Saturn 3D pad / Sega Dreamcast - 10

[url=http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=376440#376440]5 Sega Genesis Six Button - 9
4 Super Nintendo Entertainment System - 7

[url=http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=376452#376452]3 Atari 2600 - 12
11 Sega Master System - 1

[url=http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=377432#377432]10 Atari Jaguar Pro - 7
2 Sega Saturn Digital - 6


ROUND 3


[url=http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=378596#378596]9 Sega Saturn 3D pad / Sega Dreamcast - 13
5 Sega Genesis Six Button - 3

3 Atari 2600
10 Atari Jaguar Pro


the second semifinal match...


3 - Atari 2600



-vs-

10 - Jaguar Pro



FACE OFF!!

[holy_fluck]

between a rock and a hard place here but I'll take the lesser of the two evils and go with the Jag

[kisrael]

2600. It's an elegant classic. It really was something special and influential, comfortable and stylish.

[Clock]

The original 2600 stick is a classic design and wins hands down.

[Gabriel]

Unlike the last one, this is a very easy decision for me.

Real Joystick > Pad

The Atari 2600 stick all the way.

[Lost Monkey]

I am always happier if there is a 2600 stick in my hand than when I am holding a Jaguar pad... and its not because I lack opposable thumbs...



Vote 2600.

[Brian R.]

Ooo, now here's a tuff one. Atari vs Atari, classic vs new, fondly remembered vs barely acknowledged.

Go for the 2600. In the end, the Jag controller was just another D-pad with six buttons. The keypad is only unique in that it's a recycled old idea.

You can never beat the gaming joy of a joySTICK, and a single fire button.

[JagMX]

shit this is a real tough one for me -
can i vote for both?

for the simplicity of games back then compared to now the 2600 is perfect, and for the games of the Jag era and now the Jag controller is perfect (at least for me)
im gunna go with the Jag Pro.

[Hyper_Eye]

Jag.

[liveinabin]

Jag had a nice pad but the 2600 is an all time design classsic.
It's gotta be 2600 for me:)

[JB]

I vote the Jag.
I like having more than one button.

[liquid_sky]

the 2600, it didnt look like an ugly cellphone like all the other controllers of the era

[Atari_Owl]

Hmmm, very difficult.

Much as i like tha Jaguar Pro and the extra buttons, i need to consider when it was released and its impact.

I think the 2600 Joystick is just to classic, too important historically and culturally to not win.

So even though i'd rather have a Jag Pro pad most of the time

I vote 2600 Joystick.

[Ze_ro]

I gotta go with the Jaguar on this one.

--Zero

[chrisbid]

half time

jaguar - 5
2600 - 8

[holy_fluck]

chrisbid said:

half time

jaguar - 5
2600 - 8

ok how is this done, i dont know if I missed it or whatever but when do you stop it or whatever because the Jag vs Sat was 7-6, but then there was one that was 13-3 and this is 8-5 and could add up to 16 or stay 13 like the other one

[kisrael]

holy_fluck said:

chrisbid said:

half time

jaguar - 5
2600 - 8

ok how is this done, i dont know if I missed it or whatever but when do you stop it or whatever because the Jag vs Sat was 7-6, but then there was one that was 13-3 and this is 8-5 and could add up to 16 or stay 13 like the other one

I think he keeps polling open for like two days.

[Scooterb23]

I'm going for the 2600.

[Agent X]

The 2600 joystick is definitely one of the most important and influential controllers of all time, loved by millions of gamers for many years. The Jaguar ProController, while not nearly as widely recognized and influential as its ancestor, holds its own as one of the best pure digital controllers ever conceived.

My heart tells me to go with the 2600, but my head tells me to go with the Jaguar. I love 'em both, but can only pick one here. As I'm not voting purely on influence, my choice this time is going to be the Jaguar ProController.

[JaySeaver]

I love the 2600 stick quite a bit, but I have to admit - the Jag controller feels pretty good. The 2600 felt better when I was a kid, but now, I've got to go with the Jag.

[chrisbid]

final score

2600 - 9
Jaguar - 7