Talk:Nintendo 64 controller

message: Does this really still qualify as a stub? --Thaddius 15:01, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think so. Go through the appropriate channels and have it un-stubbed, I say. — Mütze 15:12, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stub 

message: Was it really necessary to change it to honor, ex-nintendo employee? Then say 'less of that, more fact'? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm not going to change it back for the sake of preventing a spelling war, but you should consider the fact that the States is not the center of the world. --Thaddius 02:30, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What are you talking about? He just meant that the phrasing did not carry the formal tone of an encyclopedia, and wasn't exactly neutral. It had nothing to do with spelling. In fact, the word was removed completely. Dancter 02:37, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah. My mistake I guess. I jusmped to conclusions based on the comments. I thought he was changing it to honor, not removing it. In my defense the history description says 'honor' as the first word. I just assumed he was starting a spelling war. It was acctually a good idea removing the 'the honour goes to' things. Again, my bad. Sorry for being a jerk. --192.139.231.5 16:38, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  No offense taken, next time if you've got a question about an edit, feel free to ask me about it on my talk page. I'll be happy to discuss any and all disagreements that might pop up concerning edits or edit content. Cheers! Ex-Nintendo Employee 17:35, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling 

message: "Finally, it could be held entirely by the left or right hand by the center grip, allowing it to be held like a pistol for FPS style games."
The above quote is for an orientation I've never heard of. Can someone cite and example from a game that only used one hand? --Thaddius 14:35, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've fact-tagged the segment for now. Just64helpin 14:44, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Held like pistol? 

message: I noticed the different descriptions on how to hold the controller. In (I think) the instruction manual that came with the N64, it claims 3 different positions; 1) Left hand - D-Pad, Right hand - C-buttons "Home Position". 2) Left hand - analogue stick, Right hand - C-buttons "Right Position". 3) Left hand - D-pad, Right hand - Analogue stick "Left Position".
I would be willing to add this but at present am busy and to be honest, inexperienced with wikipedia. Eternalnoob 18:29, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controller Design 

message: Were there any games that required the player to hold the L-button and D-pad in the left and and the Control Stick and Z button in the right?  I know that Nintendo laid it out as an option, but none of the games I played ever required me to hold it like that. --Bando26 (talk) 06:24, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The only thing I can think of was the Digglet(sp.) minigame in Pokemon stadium Eternalnoob (talk) 12:58, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Left Position 

message: Perhaps the article could have more about to-USB converters instructions, ebay, and wiring left to right (ground,signal, 3.3V) not sure how the signal is send. (According to first link 'in sequence', ~microseconds per bit)88.159.74.176 (talk) 14:50, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: In general terms, I see no issue with adding some info on the communication protocol, but please remember that Wikipedia is not a technical manual, so its addition would have to be carefully constructed. As for controller-to-USB adapters, I don't think they can really be talked about in depth (notability has to be taken into account); a passing mention is probably fine (along the lines of "As with many console controllers, the N64 controller has been adapted to work on PCs", depending on the context. Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ (talk) 21:47, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protocol 

message: You say these long quotes "speak for itself", but in that case, why even have prose in the article at all? Why isn't every single sentence a direct quote from the source, so each can be 100% precise? You yourself know the answer: because Wikipedia is not a collection of quotes (we're not Wikiquote). It's supposed to be an encyclopedia article, which summarizes other sources. I see no reason why we shouldn't be putting this information in our own words. In fact, excessive long quotes present a copyright issue. As this essay states: "Don't use quotations as a substitute for exposition". Opencooper (talk) 05:59, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Long quotes