Special Edition Controllers - Scott The Woz

Hello everyone, Scott here! I bought new clothes! That's why they always call me "New Clothes Scott." I love designs like this, I should go as far as possible with that look! : What type of tattoo do you want? Plaid. I could have gotten the Xbox controller. It's a new day, I wake up and what do I do? I buy more useless junk. If I run out of money, I'll sell another kidney. I don't mind. Look! I bought another rice cooker for the collection. That's a core problem when it comes to the everyday video game player. We end up buying a lot of things we don't really need.

I mean, sure, I don't *need* Rhythm Heaven Fever, damn it, I need two! Obviously they are products that we all want, but don't really need. However, buying new video games gives us entertaining experiences that we would not have had otherwise. But we all have those things we *really* don't need but want anyway, and game companies know it. That's why everyone says "Take the paint, Scott's an idiot!" I'm not as embarrassed as I'd like. The

special

edition

s, products that have a

special

little paint job that makes you squirm at the thought of not owning it. Even if you already have the standard

edition

of a game console and it works perfectly fine, you even think it already looks pretty and fancy and all that, just when a PlayStation 4 Glacier White is announced, yeah, okay, where do I sign?

Special edition gaming systems have baffled me a bit, because in many cases these special editions attract hardcore fans, fans who already own the console, so making them buy a completely new one just for a different paint job... It's a lot to go through. That's why I think special edition

controllers

are where they're at! Drivers are the type of thing that you usually buy multiples for your system. Hey, why not get the special ones? You can never get enough of this! But here's the thing: drivers are absolutely abused. These things happen a lot! And if you game, you know you're prone to thumb fat.

To buy a controller based solely on its appearance, and since it's only available for a limited time, I almost don't want to use it. I know that if I do, it is more susceptible to wear and tear, and if it breaks I don't want to buy another one. When you have to do that, it will be ten times more expensive online! Have you *seen* the Cheeto market? People pay a lot of money for specialty crap, imagine how much I have to pay for a new Halo Reach controller. Who chews thumb sticks!? Special edition

controllers

, always a pleasure to see, plus you can usually justify getting them, because you can never have too many controllers.

However, I never want anything to happen to these. They are too valuable, that's why I don't invite anyone anymore. Yeah, I have this weird thing where I have to lick every controller I see. (gasps) Donkey Kong?! Listen, I usually buy something like this when A) it's related to a game I like or B) the design makes me swoon. I have a Xenoblade Chronicles 2 controller and have no interest in the game. I feel like I'm on a list somewhere. But sometimes special edition drivers are more trouble than they're worth. Again, that's why no one is invited here anymore.

You have the one guy who notoriously doesn't wash his fingers and says, "Yeah, I'll take the gold one." What the fuck, don't do that to my controller! But to really appreciate today's special edition controllers, we have to go back to when companies said, "Do it yourself." People have been customizing their controllers since the dawn of time, and if you want to go a little further, we could consider decals to be the first instance of the "special edition." I think a lot of people have seen these Nintendo Power decals for NES controllers. You would get them with the magazine and just stick them on your game panel.

These things have always existed and are still prevalent today. These are the cheapest possible solution to give your controller that special touch. The only one I technically have is the controller skin that came with the Sonic Forces bonus edition. Choking hazard? Thank God I read it. But no one likes to talk about adhesive paper. Everyone wants to talk about controllers that come with pre-adhesive paper! Special edition controllers really took off during the Nintendo 64 days. Not only were there several colors to choose from, but also some stylish designs that were definitely harder to come by. Some of them were given away through promotions, raffles or specific catalogs within magazines such as the Millennium 2000 controller or the gold Nintendo Power number 100.

However, one I have is the Donkey Kong 64 controller. It was a special order item through Nintendo Power, and not much different compared to the standard yellow one, but it's killing it with this one. They are bananas! This layout makes me feel much more comfortable with the standard controller layout. So that's what these things were supposed to be. Many look to gold controllers for their daily dose of dopamine. Nothing screams "Special Edition" more than crippling debt. So, of course, there was a gold Nintendo 64 controller, but there was an even goldier controller (*) that is much rarer. These were given away at a Star Fox 64 tournament at the Nintendo booth at E3 1997 and are pretty similar to the standard gold you can get in stores.

However, this one had a fancy Nintendo 64 logo on the front. I consider the Nintendo 64 to be where the special controller variants were really born. Sure, there were constant revisions to the Sega Genesis controller, for example. But they mainly boiled down to: "red buttons" "black buttons" With the N64 offering four controller ports, that obviously meant more controllers would be sold. So why not sweeten the deal a little with some designs that only a mother would love? These were not reviews, rather they were for fans of the console and the games. But in this era of gaming, special edition consoles were much more prevalent than simple controllers.

You were lucky if the controller included in the box received any love. The PS1 and Sega Saturn dabbled in this here and there, but we really had to take a big leap of faith: onto the next generation, where we can really start to see some more special controllers make their debut. The Sega Dreamcast took some notes from the Nintendo 64. Look, we have four controller ports, you know what that means! It's fucking blue! But GameCube was where it was at for special variants. I'd say it's definitely not on par with the N64, but we have some interesting ones here.

One I have is a controller that you can only buy through Club Nintendo Japan. The controller Luigi. Oh gosh, I can't wait to see what it's like! *crumpled plastic* Who could have thought!? Club Nintendo was home to some of the most sought-after special editions for the console. We have a Mario, Wario and the standard Club Nintendo skin, and Club Nintendo Europe also offers the Mario skin. I honestly think the most interesting thing about these are the boxes. Not only do I like that the official name is "LUIGI CONTROLLER", but they made sure to include denim. I know what you're thinking.

I love the GameCube. There were many other designs included with the limited edition consoles. But what about controllers with special functions? You see, I enjoy this, but I just want more. I think I found another choking hazard! The keyboard controller is the white whale of my video game collecting career. I want it, but just when I discovered it, it was definitely expensive, but you could definitely get it. We have now officially entered the year 2020 and damn! There goes my fifth kidney! This was only available in Japan and only for Phantasy Star Online, so you could communicate with other players quickly.

Yes. This may not do me any good but... well, come on, who wouldn't want this? Do you write? Maybe you write. Of course, if we're talking about special limited controllers during this era, there was, of course, the Resident Evil 4 controller. Hey, that's good. Why the f*ck??? This is without a doubt one of the most egregiously strange controllers ever created: a chainsaw! Now, of course, one of RE4's iconic enemies was Chainsaw Man. Considering he uses a chainsaw and you don't, I don't see how immersive this controller really is. But bonus points when you have to get bonus points, I really feel like I'm playing with a chainsaw.

This was also released for the PlayStation 2 and is definitely more of a Capcom product than Nintendo or Sony. Which does raise how third party companies can definitely publish their own wacky editions. Generally in collaboration with companies specialized in this type of garbage. The Shadow the Hedgehog PS2 controller, yes, it's in the store for that one. Sony was never the biggest at custom designs. Normally they will just make new colors and maybe a few special ones here and there. But this is an area where Redmond reigns supreme. Of *all* these options, did you really think the Fuzion Frenzy editor would come out with the most controller variants?

Now, the original Xbox was pretty humble. Here and there we got a few, especially with special edition systems, no big deal, but THEN the Xbox 360 came out. Is this a fucking joke!? Many of these are relatively inexpensive considering I think collectors of Xbox stuff are much more in danger, compared to Nintendo and PlayStation collectors. Darwinism is hilarious. But that never stopped Microsoft from releasing a ton of special edition controllers. Many of which were just that. Controllers. You could buy them separately from a console bundle or something. Here I have a Halo Reach controller and a Gears of War 3 controller.

I like the overall look of both. I think the Gears one has a better overall design, but I love the minimalist version of the Reach variant. But I bought them for 10 dollars each online. I got this one back in the day from 360 with my own money from 14 years ago. I like this one. It's been my go-to 360 controller ever since, the material used feels really premium and the overall design, being completely greyscale, is incredibly stylish. The only problem is that some games may tell you "press the yellow button", and now you know my colorblind hell. Oddly enough, Sony and Nintendo barely jumped into the specialty controller market this generation.

The Wii was basically white for most of its life, and then when people stopped caring that's when they added new colors. But none of them were particularly limited or special. I think the main "special" Wii remote that most jump to is the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword edition. Gold with Zelda insignia. It's a good looking controller. No doubt. But as one of the only special Wii remotes? Hey. But speaking of gold controllers, only available through special editions of Goldeneye 007 was a gold Classic Controller Pro. I love this. It's just gold. I found it used at GameStop in the past.

Again, I'll reiterate, I love this. Now, Sony had more specific game-based designs than Nintendo, but at least the Wii remote was a completely new design; You didn't necessarily have to bring it to life with fun colors and shapes. The PlayStation 3 controller was a spin-off of this, which was a spin-off of this, I can go on. They just didn't do much with this other than mostly colors. But that changed with the PlayStation 4, check out all of these! They really upped their game; We have Uncharted 4, the 20th anniversary of PlayStation, piss, there are so many options now! Well, it looks like Microsoft finally has some competition on its hands.

This is hell of fun. They even fixed my biggest problem with that silver controller and are showing the colors here, it's perfect! They even let you create your own custom controller colors online now. They're fucking crazy. But hey, this is greaseproof, a controller that addresses the game's biggest hurdle. Look, I want to play Halo, but I love spaghetti without a fork. Now, what did Nintendo do with the Wii U, the console with the most comprehensive control experience? Nothing. I mean there was Wind Waker, which was only included in the console package; They never sold Wii U gamepads separately.

But even the Wii U Pro controllers didn't have special releases; All we got were black and white colors. But special Wii Remotes and Wii U boxes were released, all with designs based on the Mario cast, and yes, I have twins. I feel like these character-specific Wii remotes are a little cooler than the GameCube ones. Certain colors are used in certain parts to represent the character, the bottom 1 and 2 buttons are brown for his shoes, the plus and minus buttons are yellow for his general buttons. The back has the overall color of the monkey. Other controller companies had similar ideas when making their own controllers.Officially licensed Nintendo.

I have this classic Metal Mario controller from PDP. These were primarily made for Smash Brothers for Wii U. It may not be a great controller, but it's not a good controller either. The design is really cool though, just because of how shiny and metallic it looks. Almost, but doesn't make up for, the mediocre feeling buttons. HORI made their own licensed GameCube-like controllers for Wii Remotes during the brilliant era of Smash Wii U, which are much better. Although not as good as the real thing. Which was good, because Nintendo itself reissued the GameCube controllers for the launch of Smash Wii U, now with a Smash Ball on the front!

These are GameCube controllers, and Nintendo re-released them again for Smash Ultimate! I don't want to hear anyone argue that this design is better than the previous one. And that brings us to the Nintendo Switch, where special edition controllers are much more prevalent. Specially colored Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers are finally getting some love. As I said above, I have the Xenoblade.edition; I'm terrible. But I also have the Smash Brothers one, which looks great! You have the silver Smash Ball and the white grips, and I can already see the paint peeling off. See my problem with the special edition controllers?

Look, I really like these controllers, they look great, they look great! But controllers are made to be used and I can't use them without feeling guilty! They are too rare and valuable! On the other hand, special edition consoles look great, but it also makes much less sense to buy them if you already have the console, even though the design will last much longer. So I have come to the conclusion: that I will never buy anything. I won't do it! Subtitles by Jobel Subtitles reviewed by ThatOneEvangelionFan