8 Ways You're Wrong About Old Video Games Being Better

5. Controllers & Control Schemes

Okay, while the SNES controller might be one of the most iconic images of many childhoods, we all have to admit that controllers nowadays are far superior.

Dual analogue sticks, responsive triggers and buttons that - for the most part - don't get stuck under the plastic shell, are far and above that of older input devices.

And when you’ve only got a single D-pad and six buttons, you had cases of developers coming up with ridiculous ways to allow players to perform actions.

Hold up and shoot and you simply jump, but tap up and then jump and you somersault forward... in a pinch, that’s a recipe for disaster.

Not to mention, for the longest time we were shooting on PlayStation using X. Not a shoulder button... A FACE BUTTON. Go play an old action game and realise just how much that has escaped your memories.