Top 10 Worst Video Game Controllers

The Top Ten
1 Xbox Fat Controller

Nah, saying that the Duke Controller is the worst controller is like saying that the Ohio flag is the worst state flag. This list won't be accurate until the Amiga CD32 controller will be on the #1 spot.

Even though I don't own a xbox the controller looks like a blob the buttons look like they are hard to reach. Playstation has a line of good controllers. For you guys on ps3 add me takithbomb

It has the stupid four inch wire thing that would always get lost so then the whole controller was useless

I actually think it was a very good controller. It might just be because of my giant hands though...

2 Jaguar Controller

Jaguar controller sucks and the console also

My god this thing had so many useless buttons!

Way too many buttons

Worse than Duke.

3 5200 Controller

You guys can say what you want about the Xbox Fat, Jaguar, etc. controllers, but at least those actually worked and could function, unlike this piece of garbage.

Problems:
Joystick That Doesn't Center
Buttons Made From Weak Material
Very Short Shelf Life (No Wonder How The Shelf Life Was So Short As The 2600 Lived On And The 7800 Was On The Way)

Even the Atari Jaguar controller works a lot better than this crazy excuse for a video game controller works.

It not only breaks easily as it is also one of the most uncomfortable controllers ever made.

4 Philips CDi Game Controller

. . . And I STILL and never will understand why all of the hype of the Hotel Mario and Forces of Evil CDI games is here (primarily on YouTube)

These controllers look better in the bin

Three buttons that are never used

What does the third button do?

5 Roll N Rocker Controller

Want to make your games more unnecessarily difficult? Want to make it so you can't do sudden movements as quick? Want to rock around like an idiot when in reality you actually can use a controller with it? Well then the Roll N Rocker is right up your alley.

Seriously, who thought that would ever be a good idea?

Iv seen on Angry video game nerd, how much this thing sucks. It barely works. Rolling rock on roll N rocker. laugh out loud! But this thing is bad! So... ASS!

Let's face it, the biggest reason the Roll-n-Rocker sucks can be summed up in three little words: Laughing Joking Numbnuts

Let's face it, the Roll-n-Rocker is a useless waste of perfectly good plastic brought to you by Laughing Joking Numbnuts!

6 Wii Bowling Ball

OK, who thought this was a good idea? I get that Wii bowling is a thing, but come on.

7 Power Glove

This thing sucked so hard. It looked cool but didn't work a bit. I remember saving up my allowances to by this piece of crap when I was a kid. First experience of Buyer's Remorse... Stupid thing was in that Stupid Fred Savage movie, Wizard... made us want it even more.

It's looks awesome, but you can't complete a game with it! Controls: move hand instead of joystick and press lots of buttons. Its awful, but looking cool. That's all about it.

A video game controller so bad, it was parodied in Regular Show to mock its inferiority.

Cloress has two of those "bad" controllers in Pokemon Moon/Ultra Moon.

8 Nintendo 64 Controller

I really liked the Nintendo 64. But the only thing that flopped it was the controller. I don't like the W-shaped controller. It felt awkward. Especially with the joy stick in the middle. And there was a button in the back. What the hell? I had trouble play ocarina of time with this controller. Such a great game, and it got screwed with the bad controls. So I decided to buy the master quest for the gamecube, since it was a better controller.

This controller was so revolutionary in so many ways! First controller to use a thumb-stick, memory card slot, rumble feature, and trigger (excluding gun controllers). Without this controller, Sony would have had nothing to rip off to make their DualShock.

There was no one way to hold it, as you couldn't reach all the buttons comfortably no matter how you held it. The Horipad Mini 64 is a much better controller for the N64. It does everything better, and N64 games that you weren't really good on you can probably be really good at that game using the Horipad Mini 64.

Ok, the reason why it sucks is that the N64 introduced analog sticks, so it's possible that it could be awkward sometimes, Sony however got it right and introduced dual analog sticks.

9 U-Force Controller

Though it was made by a third-party company called Rotorbund, it was licensed by Nintendo.

The you force is a good accercory the nerd reviewed it and its good

10 Madcatz GameCube Controller

It breaks and sticks easily. It could barely be used for a month.

The Contenders
11 Turbo Touch 360 Controller
12 PlayStation 2 Controller

I just can't get over the shape buttons. Everyone else does letters. Also it never improved over 3 generations. It WAS the best when it came out for ps1, but the 2nd Xbox, 360, and GameCube were all better, and N64 was pretty close.

God, I remember getting blisters. and wtf with people saying xbox control is too fat and that ps3 controllers fit comfortably in your hands, both lies. Xbox 360 control fits perfectly in your hands, ps3 control is way to small.

Wow, look at the age of little kids they let on this site, the controller's too big and heavy? What are you 2 and have the strength of wet paper? Ps2 controllers feel broken in my hands, I don't know why people whine about the battery pack, its fine to me,

Why is this even on the list? It's not the best controller ever made, but it's still comfortable to hold and it works very well.

13 Kinect 1

Kinect is awful. It does not work. The Wii remote is a much better idea of a motion controller.

14 The Sega Activator

How is this below ITSELF?

15 Intellivision Disk
16 Playstation 3 Controller The PlayStation 3 Controller is an input device used for interacting with the Sony PlayStation 3 gaming console. It features Bluetooth technology for wireless connectivity and includes traditional buttons as well as motion-sensing capabilities through its Sixaxis technology.

Worst control ever! Period!

Not suitable for playing FPS games. The mushroom sticks, are placed at a total awkward angle. Would be better, if the stick where moved to the front of the controller, instead of - now - more into the middle.

And the cheap plastic they are made of, break so easily. I'm on my third controller now. The second controller only lasted four months.

This controller is exactly the same as other PlayStation controllers.

Light, fits well on your hands. Joysticks are okay, overall great.

Bring back the Boomerang controller!

17 Sega Activator Controller

Who the heck is that? I don't even. Know about that?

18 Wii Controller

I have no idea why Nintendo released this piece of crap. If you've had a history with the classic controller design, this thing will frustrate you. The buttons are awkwardly placed and the motion sensitivity will sometimes mess up and screw up your game. Also, I have pretty big hands and the controller was actually a bit small in my hands so it made pressing the right button a pain. Now if you've played with this thing a lot, then you may get used to the feel of it soon, but trying to play Smash Bros. on this thing was just ridiculous and made you look like a total noob. And trying to play racing games with the thing was a pain in the ass and made your arms hurt like hell. Then Microsoft had to make it even worse by releasing the stupid and broken Kinect. I'm glad Nintendo switched to new controller for the Wii U. I was a bit worried about it because of the size but the controller has a natural feel to it with the way you hold it and the button placement.

There's nothing wrong with the shape of the controller. It doesn't break or anything, but sometimes the motion controls screw up and make you lose.
Why do we need motion controls anyway? Buttons are fine! We don't need motion that doesn't respond to the sensor that well.

Either it's the game has crappy motion controls or your sensor bar is out of place or blocked.
I had no problem with this controller only when it screws up would I get mad.

Why is this controller is here? It's great! It's better than PlayStation move and Xbox Kinect!

19 TI-99 Joystick

It has swag, and its like a dick

The system is super quiet.

20 Xbox Kinect

Even Phil Spencer (the current head of Xbox) said it sucked.

21 Nintendo Switch Joy Con

It is too small and they look like deformed penises

What
the layout is good and they detach for cool motion control stuff

Get worst over time

22 PS Move
23 Intel Wireless Gamepad

A video game controller shaped like a horseshoe? How crazy can you get!

24 Atari Trackball Controller
25 Commodore 64 Controller

This is one crappy controller

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