I loved the control aspect of the N64 controller, it just after hours and hours of Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and some of those brutal mini games in Mario Party, my thumb would be raw!
I honestly think the standard N64 analog stick (not the Hori Mini Pad 64 one, that's a whole different story) is one of the worst analog sticks on a gamepad. Even when it was brand-new, it always had a stiff, jerky feeling to it. When you first move it, it feels like you're breaking it. It feels very brittle. The GC analog stick, on the other hand, is perfection. The movement is so smooth and springy. It never jerks or gets stuck. Even the surface of the stick is smooth and rubbery. No, that's not what she said.
^lol. I think the gamecube stick is perfection too. But the N64 stick is great too, just in a different way. until it breaks, that is. @la-li-lu-le-lo: this might be relevant to your interests http://t-mod.tumblr.com/post/15555006406/i-love-gamecube-porn don't worry, it's SFW XD
My consoles were looking at it from a shelf behind me. For some odd reason they seem to have... lubricated themselves...