I agree.
It is impossible to recreate the feel of a paddle using buttons. Period.
And without a paddle, all paddle games would suck.
It's kind of interesting... I always thought the paddle was an excellent
controller and I have yet to see it recreated since the Atari 2600.
They DID create a similar paddle-type controller for use specifically
with Arkanoid for the Nintendo NES. It wasn't a big knob, though,
but a small one...
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