[The Hypocaust] set out to make it happen. The N64 polls the controller and receives button and analog stick data in return. Four bytes are sent by the controller, with 14 bits covering the ...

The GameCube's controller remains a titan, which is why so many have “borrowed” from its design. But now things are afoot that signal Nintendo could be about to resurrect this gaming gem.

and trigger-like Z button on the underside lived. Unless you had truly gargantuan hands, it was nearly impossible to reach all the controls at once. The N64 controller's defenders will point to ...

BitDo's modern take on the classic Nintendo 64 controller comes with Hall effect joysticks and better ergonomics than its ...

A/B buttons and joystick in the exact same size and layout as the original N64 controller. The 8BitDo 64 Controller has been modernised in two ways, though: it offers a Hall-effect joystick ...

Alongside the Analogue 3D announcement, controller maker 8Bitdo is rolling out a new "64 Controller," complete with a Hall Effect joystick and the N64's distinctive face button layout. The ...

Alice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge. In anticipation of the ...

It has D-input and S-input modes. The controller features all of the N64's inputs--joystick, C-buttons, an authentic D-pad, A/B buttons, R/L/Z triggers--in a similar layout but with a modernized ...