SNES controls

Post by **grinvader** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:41 pm

Jipcy wrote:And two S's, if you want to get picky.

???
SL != ST, in case you didn't notice...

1-letter variables are so BASIC, you know. Real programming languages read the name until it's not a valid char anymore. Like ' '.

Post by **Agozer** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:22 pm

grinvader wrote:
Jipcy wrote:And two S's, if you want to get picky.
???
SL != ST, in case you didn't notice...

I think he knows that. There are two S's, that's why he said it.

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:41 pm

grinvader wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:Why is it that Japanese/Euro SNES controllers look better than their US counterparts ?
Because americans think a CROSS means 'OK' and a CIRCLE means 'OH NOES'

I doubt that immensely. I think it has more to do with finger placement... I at least rest my thumb nearer to the B/X. Hence it's faster to choose what you want by a a second or so.

Or so that's my reasoning for a change the companies made.

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I have no clue what the deal is with the SNES colors though. It's probably due to idiotic reasons similar to the difficulty changes in some games...

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:56 pm

The colors made the controller seem more toy-like by comparison to the Sega Genesis. I'd say that's why they changed it.

I really can't say why they redesigned the control deck. It looks like ass compared to the SFC and Euro SNES. When I first got mine in '93, I thought that it was the most beautiful console ever made!

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:06 pm

If I recall, they used a different plastic in order to conform to certain safety standards in the US. They might have had to change the deck in the process.