Simply put, for those people who play roms and otherwise emulate on their PCs, what kind of joystick do you use?
About six years ago, I bought a Gravis GamePad Pro from Best Buy for only about $10. It may be cheap, but it's one of the best bang-for-buck purchases I've ever made, because it's a really excellent console-style controller that works just as good as the day I bought it.
Here's a review I found of the controller from 2000:
http://www.macgamer.com/reviews/game...amepadpro.html
As you can see, it's basically a clone of a PS1 controller with a USB port. It's very comfortable, and perfect for PS1 and SNES games especially. Although, I also use it for everything else, too. One of the negatives he lists is that "wear and tear takes a fast toll," but I have no idea what he means by that, because like I said, I've had this controller for six years. I've logged hundreds of hours on it, and it's still great.