Upside down controller

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Do you play SNES games with the controller upside down?

Yes, I usually play with the standard controller upside down (d-pad on the right; face buttons facing the ceiling) for all games and want this option in more games
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No votes
I sometimes play with the standard controller upside down depending on the game (please elaborate)
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No votes
I only play with the standard controller upside down for tricks and lols
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10%
I play with a custom controller (please elaborate)
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5%
No, I never play with the standard controller upside down and it doesn't sound fun
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85%
 
Total votes: 20

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rainwarrior
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Re: Upside down controller

Post by rainwarrior »

I just remembered the Atari Lynx, which had an ambidextrous design where games would let you rotate the handheld console 180 degrees, and since it had symmetrical buttons you could play with either hand configuration.
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Re: Upside down controller

Post by Pokun »

Reminds me of the WonderSwan, though rotating that is for tate mode of course. I guess the tate mode actually has a symmetrical button layout, so a game could technically use either set of 4 buttons as the d-pad, not sure if any game actually does.
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