Hitmanthe3rd
Smash Rookie
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Well Lets see how every1 here plays. Personally I like the Gamecube controller
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What Controller Setup are YOU using?
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Master Fox
Smash Journeyman
Wiimote + Nunchuk.
I must be a rarity!
I must be a rarity!
Word
Out with the old, in with the new.
Jeff Highwind
Smash Ace
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Tried the Wiichuck combo, Jumping and Shielding became intensely awkward. I went back to GC Controller but if I get a classic controller i may try that as well.
I agree I honestly really tried to use the new controller setups but I just couldn't get used tp ot at all. I went back to the GC and haven't looked back!
Prax
Smash Journeyman
Same with me, I got the jump and shield buttons mixed up and lost the gamestop tourney because of it. I'm sticking with the gamecube controller.
Stimpy
Smash Apprentice
Wiimote + Nunchuk. Took a couple of days to adjust, but I'm now just as good with it as I ever was with the 'Cube controller. Better, perhaps, and I certainly like it more. Only one minor customization too - making the down control pad grab. Well, and the side and up control pad taunts, but that hardly matters. And of course tap jump off, but imagine most people are doing that.
Zevox
Zevox
Sir Nels the Slayer
Smash Cadet
I use a modified Wiimote + Nunchuck control scheme. I have up on the control stick to jump and shake smash both turned off. Also, the D-Pad has my taunts instead of 1 and 2. Using C for jump and Z for shielding is easy for me. However, I simply cannot grab with A + B. So, I shieldgrab instead.
I always use the Classic now; at first I thought it sucked and immediately went back to the GameCube controller, but then I decided to give it another shot, and it just grew on me. Now I love the Classic controller just as much as I do the GameCube controller.
Sir_Psycho
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Before SSBB even came out I determined that I would use the Wiimote + nunchuk in order to make the game feel like a new product instead of just Super Smash 2.5. At first the whole scheme was confusing, but after playing with it for a few days in 4 man brawls with my friends, it has grown to be just as comfortable as playing melee with the GC controller.
DraginHikari
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I have my own setup with the Nunchuck that has worked really well for me
Switched the d-pad to Jump on Down, Left and Right, which allows me to jump without moving my finger too much or having to be dead on. I also found the d-pad was easier to short hop with then the GC button simply due to a different level of senstive.
I switched the C-button to Grab rather then jump, since I don't use the quick grab much.
As far as getting used to it, it was really just a matter of relearning my reactions as far as attacks went. But the plus side was I didn't have to move my finger to move between my special and my attack button, seemed quite effective to me.
Switched the d-pad to Jump on Down, Left and Right, which allows me to jump without moving my finger too much or having to be dead on. I also found the d-pad was easier to short hop with then the GC button simply due to a different level of senstive.
I switched the C-button to Grab rather then jump, since I don't use the quick grab much.
As far as getting used to it, it was really just a matter of relearning my reactions as far as attacks went. But the plus side was I didn't have to move my finger to move between my special and my attack button, seemed quite effective to me.
Darkslash
Smash Master
Nunckuck is now imprinted in my Brain. I can play with out looking at the Wiimote 
but then thats for when i use Wolf and Ike
Marth he's a different story
but then thats for when i use Wolf and Ike Marth he's a different story
Subtle
Smash Cadet
I've jumped around a lot. All of this info is biased around me using Lucas unless otherwise noted
I tried to play through SSE with the Wiimote and Nunchuk, but after having difficulty in the first battle, I decided that I would use the Gamecube controller just to power through single player, as I wanted to beat it quickly. My first few wifi matches used this controller as well.
A day or so afterwards I switched to the Wiimote and Nunchuk combo. I experimented with shake to smash a great deal, thinking that in theory it would be able to replace the use of a C-stick. I bound Z to shield, C to grab, and Down on the D-pad to jump. I was moderately successful with this scheme, and noticed that it really helped me to use neutral moves more often, jabbing and my N-air.
Shake to smash was really... not good though. I wanted something a little quicker to preform some precise air moves so I bound the side and up buttons on the wiimote d-pad to smash, allowing me to use my up air and forward air better, and get quick smashes off on the ground ( People really like running into a bat attack if your not facing them). I tested the " Wiichuk 2.0" scheme with and without shake to smash, and eventually decided to drop shake to smash as often it would read my input wrong and I would get punished or miss a kill for that reason. Over time, however, I realized that using this control scheme made me loose one of my best offensive tools, which was jousting with a down air.
To recap what jousting is for people who are not familiar, its using a move in a way that it attacks the opponent, but you continuously move while using it, so its much harder to punish. While in Melee this was always down with air moves, a good example now would be Wolf's forward smash. Lucas's has multiple hit boxes that catch the opponent, so you can either tag them with it and do more damage, or hit with only one box and land safely, so it really gives you many options. If you just do a down air with control stick input, you always gain downward momentum, but via using the c-stick, you can do one while moving up, or horizontally.
So with the lack of being able to joust using my down air, and loosing the ability to play my melee main, Jigglypuff, whom I need a c-stick for, I decided to switch back to a traditional control scheme. I considered going back to a gamecube controller, but I decided that I didn't want to over-ride the muscle memory I built up for melee ( Using tap to jump as opposed to using another button). So on Thursday I went out and purchased a classic controller.
With the classic controller, I've noticed that in general it responds faster than the wiimote combo. I also find the extra shoulder button and the placement of them to be a large boon. I was initially disappointed that I couldn't use the d-pad to move, but I quickly got over that. All the buttons feel good, though the Z buttons can be funky, having a 'click' like a mouse press rather than the feel you get from most buttons. I've experimented with setting the right analog stick to tilts and B moves.
I am a large fan of the tilt stick, and think that if it's inputs were more precise that it would greatly help my game, but, due to the fact that it accidentally causes jumping and neutrals, I'm slightly disenchanted with it. While getting off more reliable and quick up-tilts and forward tilts is nice, one of my largest gripes is that I cannot do a forward tilt in a direction I am not facing, unlike with the C-stick.
The B-stick was interesting, but ultimately only useful for Lucas' wavebounce. While easy to pull off and immediately useful with defensive applications, the timing for actually firing a pk Fire at an angle that will hit a grounded opponent is very difficult to get, and I loose one of my strongest tools, which is air moves without transferring momentum.
I really with that we had a MMORPG level of customization with controller set ups... I would love a controller that had 2 right analog sticks, and better shoulder buttons. Ultimately though, I think that the classic controller is the way to go.
I tried to play through SSE with the Wiimote and Nunchuk, but after having difficulty in the first battle, I decided that I would use the Gamecube controller just to power through single player, as I wanted to beat it quickly. My first few wifi matches used this controller as well.
A day or so afterwards I switched to the Wiimote and Nunchuk combo. I experimented with shake to smash a great deal, thinking that in theory it would be able to replace the use of a C-stick. I bound Z to shield, C to grab, and Down on the D-pad to jump. I was moderately successful with this scheme, and noticed that it really helped me to use neutral moves more often, jabbing and my N-air.
Shake to smash was really... not good though. I wanted something a little quicker to preform some precise air moves so I bound the side and up buttons on the wiimote d-pad to smash, allowing me to use my up air and forward air better, and get quick smashes off on the ground ( People really like running into a bat attack if your not facing them). I tested the " Wiichuk 2.0" scheme with and without shake to smash, and eventually decided to drop shake to smash as often it would read my input wrong and I would get punished or miss a kill for that reason. Over time, however, I realized that using this control scheme made me loose one of my best offensive tools, which was jousting with a down air.
To recap what jousting is for people who are not familiar, its using a move in a way that it attacks the opponent, but you continuously move while using it, so its much harder to punish. While in Melee this was always down with air moves, a good example now would be Wolf's forward smash. Lucas's has multiple hit boxes that catch the opponent, so you can either tag them with it and do more damage, or hit with only one box and land safely, so it really gives you many options. If you just do a down air with control stick input, you always gain downward momentum, but via using the c-stick, you can do one while moving up, or horizontally.
So with the lack of being able to joust using my down air, and loosing the ability to play my melee main, Jigglypuff, whom I need a c-stick for, I decided to switch back to a traditional control scheme. I considered going back to a gamecube controller, but I decided that I didn't want to over-ride the muscle memory I built up for melee ( Using tap to jump as opposed to using another button). So on Thursday I went out and purchased a classic controller.
With the classic controller, I've noticed that in general it responds faster than the wiimote combo. I also find the extra shoulder button and the placement of them to be a large boon. I was initially disappointed that I couldn't use the d-pad to move, but I quickly got over that. All the buttons feel good, though the Z buttons can be funky, having a 'click' like a mouse press rather than the feel you get from most buttons. I've experimented with setting the right analog stick to tilts and B moves.
I am a large fan of the tilt stick, and think that if it's inputs were more precise that it would greatly help my game, but, due to the fact that it accidentally causes jumping and neutrals, I'm slightly disenchanted with it. While getting off more reliable and quick up-tilts and forward tilts is nice, one of my largest gripes is that I cannot do a forward tilt in a direction I am not facing, unlike with the C-stick.
The B-stick was interesting, but ultimately only useful for Lucas' wavebounce. While easy to pull off and immediately useful with defensive applications, the timing for actually firing a pk Fire at an angle that will hit a grounded opponent is very difficult to get, and I loose one of my strongest tools, which is air moves without transferring momentum.
I really with that we had a MMORPG level of customization with controller set ups... I would love a controller that had 2 right analog sticks, and better shoulder buttons. Ultimately though, I think that the classic controller is the way to go.
_Slick_
Smash Ace
Aside from a remake about this question being asked countless times, Gamecube controller.
Sisen
Smash Rookie
GC all the way baby. I didn't even want to try the new way.
Even with snide remarks from my family.
"You aren't gonna play with the new controller you bought?"
Even with snide remarks from my family.
"You aren't gonna play with the new controller you bought?"
shadydentist
Smash Lord
I'm messing around with the layout on the gamecube: c-stick specials, tap jump off, etc.
spindash
Smash Ace
GameCube controller. ^^ But I take off the analog jumping like most others do. 
I may or may not have an advantage by having never played Melee, and never owning a GameCube. When I camped out for my Wii, I bought a GameCube controller to finally buy and play all those classic GC games I never had a chance to play. Recently, when SSBB came out I gave it a go using the GC controller.. and was decent with it. Then, the next day my girlfriend came over and we played together; I let her use the GC controller finding it was easier to learn on and used the Classic Controller myself. I simply fell in love with it, even though the button layout is similar to that of the GC controller, I just find it so much easier to navigate with, especially using the C-Stick to smash. We'll see how things pan out though, but I recommend trying the classic controller if anyone owns it!
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
I'm becoming rather good with the Classic Controller. Most likely my main controller for Brawl.
Ivoryshadows
Smash Cadet
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I prefer the Gamecube controller but I can also use the Wii Remote+ Numchuck.
I absolutley hate the Wii remote by itself.
I absolutley hate the Wii remote by itself.
Windlord
Smash Journeyman
Game Cube controller, the one that came with my platinum edition game cube and melee. Still works fine.
=Samus-Aran=
Smash Journeyman
The Gamecube controller.
But I could get used to Wiimote+Nunchuck if I wanted to...it seems easy to use.
=S-A=
But I could get used to Wiimote+Nunchuck if I wanted to...it seems easy to use.
=S-A=
Napilopez
Smash Lord
Wii Remote + Nunchuck.
Was incredibly hard to gt used to at first, but I was determined to learn to play this way. My mele main was Mario, so retraining myself for him was real hrd. But then I got to play Sonic, whom I had intended to be my main, and I found it much easier to get used to controlling him with the Wiichuck.
The beauty of it is its customizability. My control scheme is very similar to DraginHikari's:
"Switched the d-pad to Jump on Down, Left and Right, which allows me to jump without moving my finger too much or having to be dead on. I also found the d-pad was easier to short hop with then the GC button simply due to a different level of senstive.
I switched the C-button to Grab rather then jump, since I don't use the quick grab much."
The only differencein my scheme is that I use the side D-Pad buttons for taunts as well.
Also, I use shake smash. At first didn't always regiter my movements right, but now I'm getting better at it.
Was incredibly hard to gt used to at first, but I was determined to learn to play this way. My mele main was Mario, so retraining myself for him was real hrd. But then I got to play Sonic, whom I had intended to be my main, and I found it much easier to get used to controlling him with the Wiichuck.
The beauty of it is its customizability. My control scheme is very similar to DraginHikari's:
"Switched the d-pad to Jump on Down, Left and Right, which allows me to jump without moving my finger too much or having to be dead on. I also found the d-pad was easier to short hop with then the GC button simply due to a different level of senstive.
I switched the C-button to Grab rather then jump, since I don't use the quick grab much."
The only differencein my scheme is that I use the side D-Pad buttons for taunts as well.
Also, I use shake smash. At first didn't always regiter my movements right, but now I'm getting better at it.
lookatthatbaconsizzle
Smash Journeyman
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Wiimote and Nunchuck. Had to get used to it but works like a charm.
BlackYoshi7
Smash Apprentice
Gamecube, tap jump off, X turned to grab (I use Y to jump). I experimented with the Auto-RAR setup (Z for attack, c-stick to specials, but it wasn't my cup of tea. I can manually RAR well enough.
Dante X
Smash Apprentice
After using a gamecube controller for like ever, I don't think I'll ever change.
Super Drybones
Smash Ace
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Gamecube
changd it to no more up to jump and c-stick specials
changd it to no more up to jump and c-stick specials
NintendoWarrior
Smash Lord
Classic controller
Calixto
Smash Apprentice
Modified Classic Controller, with b as Attack, a as Jump, y as Special, and x as grab.
Rash
Smash Ace
Gamecube controller and Wiimote/Nunchuk. I only have two Gamecube controllers; when I play Brawl with my two roommates, I let them use those controllers, and I take the Wiimote/Nunchuk. Otherwise, I still prefer the GC pad, but the Wiimote/Nunchuk is a viable control setup if you map the buttons right.