Favorite non-standard controllers?

[exodus]

Hey y'all.
I was just going through some of my lesser-used pc engine stuff, and noticed how many weird controllers they made.
I've got the avenue 6, the 3-button blaster, two hori PC Commanders, the american joysticks, the mouse, and three different color variants of the main PC Engine controller.

Then there are all the ones I don't have - the avenue 3, the pc-fx-style controller that came with the duo RX, and more...

So, what's your favorite?

The Blaster is nice, but not really necessary for most games. I find the Avenue 6 to be a bit too bulky. I actually think the PC Commander has a great form factor, and is super responsive and nice, which is typical of a Hori product. But!! One of the two doesn't register presses on the 1 button, and has an inferior turbo slider which I suspect may be the culprit. Maybe I'll clean it?

Anyhoo! Curious to hear your opinions on these weird controllers!

[Gillian Seed]

I haven't used one, but I think I'd feel right at home with an Avenue 6. My favourite controllers are the Saturn model 2 and Genesis 6-button controllers.

[Black Tiger]

The Hori Fighting Commander (or whatever) pad is nice.

The Duo RX/PC-FX d-pad sux compared to stock PCE pads, but gets the job done for simpler games.

[exodus]

Gillian, the Saturn pad is fantastic, and the genesis 6 button is decent - but the avenue 6 is really big and meaty, with a fair amount of wasted space (it feels). The others are contoured for hands, but the avenue 6 seems to poke your palms in all the wrong places.

Black Tiger - I agree re: the hori PC Commander... but the durability problem :\

[Gillian Seed]

That's a shame. I did get that feeling from looking at it actually.

[esteban]

I use the Pachinko controller for every game.

[exodus]

yesssssssssssss now that is a true soldier

[Official Ninja]

I have and use the Avenue 3 pad. It is really big though. I do like it better than the Duo-RX pad I have. I find the diagonals very hard to hit with that one.

Lately I have been using an adapter to use a Turbo Pad with my Duo-R. They are comfortable controllers. I actually don't own a stock PCE controller yet. I'd like to pick one up someday.

In the 90's I almost exclusively used the Turbo Stick.

[exodus]

I found the turbo stick even tougher to do Fighting Street moves with, somehow.

some of those original pc-e controllers have nice colors. I'll take a picture of a few varieties and post it in a bit.

[wildfruit]

i like the colour scheme of the PAL controller
does that count as non standard?

[hoobs88]

The Bee-otch pad!

[exodus]

haha, nice work there. clearly official!

[Gillian Seed]

That's so awesome.

[whisper2053]

Gotta say, I swear by my hori fight stick. It's built like a tank and just makes all of the shooters a dream to play. Wouldn't trade it for anything!

Now I just need to find a second one lol.

[exodus]

as promised, here's my paltry selection of controllers.
low res due to my phone dying ;_;