Sega's 6-button Genesis and "model 2" Saturn controllers have the best joypads ever designed. Those are my favorite video game controllers. The Wico joystick for Atari would ne my #3 controller.

I still can't understand why Sega changed their d-pad for the Dreamcast controller, other than peer pressure to get with the program on 3D analog-control games, or fear of confusing players.