The Gamecube controller featured three shoulder buttons, moving the old trigger ‘Z’ button on the N64 to the right shoulder. It also added a second control stick while retaining the D-Pad.

Many Japanese N64 owners complained that the N64 controller was too bulky. It was the same for some American children who had to concentrate on keeping the controller steady.

Hasse wanted to help his brother out, so he designed and hacked a N64 Gamecube controller into one-handed use, allowing his brother to play games.

Nintendo has long dabbled in unique controller designs; everything from the N64 to the Wii to the Switch brought something new to gaming, even if it wasn’t always a runaway hit. But while the ...

Nintendo has a unique ability to design controllers that look like complete nonsense, yet are beloved all the same. Despite the fact that the third D-pad leg of the N64 controller was like an ...