A video game or console can be great, but without the right input device who really cares?  Playing a bit off of Tan's article on the Saitek Cyborg 3D Gold USB, The RFG Pulse wants your opinion on the Best Digital Controller.  But first a little history might be in order.

Digital controller technology was the primary method utilized until about the mid 1990's.  To put it simply, this was basically an On-Off technology: push a button, directional button or joystick and a single response was transmitted to the console to execute an action.  The amount of pressure applied was not a factor, as it is in today's analog controllers.

When considering your vote, take into account innovation, control, feel, overall performance and usability.  There were many, many more digital controllers released who did not make the list that you see in this poll.  The most notable missing is the 'pistol' controller for the Bally Professional Arcade - a truly sensitive and responsive controller for its time, but not considered a mainstream system by most gamers.

There are some heavy weights in this poll.  Who will win?  Vote and add a comment to state your case!

Atari 2600 - Joystick Simple, elegant and easy to use.  A true classic.	Mattel Intellivision Innovative at the time, allowing complex user input.  The 'circle' pad allowed quick directional input.	Nintendo NES The introduction of the first gamepad.  The D-Pad exists to this day in our modern controllers.
Sega Genesis Excellent design and fits like a comfortable pair of shoes.	Nintendo SNES Slightly small, dog bone design, but introduced us to the 'shoulder' buttons still utilized today.	SNK Neo Geo AES The mother of all controllers.  This true arcade stick was / is a classic with excellent control.

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