Fear the Mad Catz - The Worst Video Game Controllers Ever

Join us on the maddening odyssey of the most cruel controllers ever devised.

0:00 Who Were Mad Catz?
4:51 Third Party Game Controllers
6:33 Mad Catz Control Pad (Sega Genesis)
9:17 Rise of Third Party Controllers
10:25 Mad Catz Controller (Nintendo 64)
15:14 Mad Catz Analog Steering Wheel (Nintendo 64)
18:13 Mad Catz Fazor Arcade-style Light Gun (PlayStation/Sega Saturn)
21:25 Mad Catz in Disguise
23:11 Mad Catz and the PlayStation 2
25:47 Mad Catz Official Gamepad 200 Series (PlayStation 2)
26:09 Mad Catz Dual Force 2 Pro MicroCON (PlayStation 2)
26:47 Mad Catz RetroCON (PlayStation 2)
27:34 Mad Catz Dual Force 2 Pro (PlayStation 2)
28:17 PlayStation 2 Gamepad Wrap-up
30:09 Mad Catz Beat Pad (PlayStation 2)
32:40 Mad Catz Handheld Racing Wheel Controller (PS/PS2)
33:32 Mad Catz Universal MC2 Racing Wheel and Pedals
37:38 Mad Catz Control Pad (XBOX)
38:35 Mad Catz Dream Pad (Sega Dreamcast)
41:16 Mad Catz Panther DC (Sega Dreamcast)
47:11 Mad Catz's Bad Reputation
49:15 Mad Catz GameCube Controller Roundup
50:25 Mad Catz's Bad Reputation Continued
51:38 Mad Catz Tries to Make Amends
54:01 Mad Catz Xbox 360 MicroCON & Arcade GameStick
55:26 Saitek Aviator (Xbox 360) & Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII
57:30 Mad Catz M.O.J.O. Micro-Console for Android
58:57 Mad Catz L.Y.N.X. 9 Mobile Hybrid Controller
59:58 Mad Catz & Guitar Hero
1:02:18 Mad Catz & Rock Band
1:05:01 Mad Catz & Rock Band 4
1:08:28 The End of Mad Catz
1:08:58 Modern Third Party Controller Market
1:10:10 Mad Catz: A Rebirth
1:11:01 Outro

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[zeldagameryt]

Anytime I hear Mad Catz I’m just reminded of that Scott the Woz video. “If you run into a building constructed by Mad Catz get the f out of there.”

[dontcallmechris]

“The controller brand for unloved brothers and sisters” -caddicarus

[hackwrench]

I was at a GameStop when they had a Mad Catz promotion. Line of people at the counter, clerk picks up the phone. "Thank you for calling GameStop, the home of Mad Catz. Get a new controller for your console made with the same quality as an original PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo controller." We all started laughing at him until he cracks and tells us "Corporate makes us say that or we could be fired."

[EccoWolf]

Man when I heard the Oceangate submersible had been being controlled with a third party video game controller, my first remark was. "Was it MadCatz?"

[richardpreston]

You may find yourself
In a thrift store
And you may find yourself
Picking up a used Mad Catz controller
And you may ask yourself
"Well, how did I get here?"

[Caddynars]

Mad Catz: Official creator of that controller you give to your younger sibling that’s never plugged in.

[brianhull]

My parents made the mistake of buying a Mad Catz controller once. It was for the GameCube, and the control stick quickly lost the ability to respond to upwards inputs. They immediately realized that the money saved on per-controller costs did not make up for the increased costs of buying new controllers every few months, and they never made that mistake ever again.

[skuffy]

I remember Caddicarus' video about useless PS1 accessories, and want to say two things.
1. They also made a cord extension for PS1 controllers that was designed with a weird plastic device it winds inside of that basically chews on the cable.
2. For whatever odd reason, the steering wheel control is fully compatible with the original Silent Hill, I'm not making this up, it somehow works.

[EWH]

I can still hear all the parents saying "How about this one...its the same thing" 😳

[mymomsaysimcool]

My children never knew the disappointment of madcatz. Because I went through it with N64. They’d see the wild packages and shapes, I saw the MC logo. No kids, we’re getting the OFFICIAL controller. I taught them “you get what you pay for “.

[MagnoliaSivverson]

My brother and I have a long-running joke about the price of Mad Catz stock. They don’t really exist anymore so it’s like a fraction of a cent per share so sometimes I’ll bust out some pocket change and go “Wanna go buy Mad Catz?”

[opalyasu]

every gaming youtuber's archenemy:
AVGN: LJN
Caddicarus: Dingo Pictures/Phoenix Games
DashieGames: Donkey Kong
DarkSydePhil: Whoever developed the game he's playing
Rerez: Mad Catz

[bleejis_krilbin]

My buddy ruled at Goldeneye using the Mad Catz steering wheel and pedals. His older brothers would take the two standard controllers they had and left him with the steering wheel so he got really good using that and preferred it after a while.

[TrainfanJanathan]

When I was a kid, we called MadCatz controllers "The _Bad_ Controllers."
"No fair! You're only winning because I have 'The _Bad_ Controller!' "

[Lesardah]

I will never.... EVER forgive MadCatz and their AWFUL PS1 Memory Card for destroying my FF8 save. NEVER.

[alexgomez]

Madcatz: The enemy of every younger brother in the 90s

[WildKat]

My mom didn't play video games or know much about consoles in general. But, she understood the idea that third party accessories weren't always the best choice (example camera parts, nerf guns, etc). So she always bought us official accessories for the console my Dad and I played. I'm really glad that despite not knowing anything about what she was buying for us, she trusted her gut that the sales person in the electronics section didn't know what they were talking about and were just trying to up-sell her with junk.

[AbsoluteSadlad]

the duality of Mad Catz having great Fightsticks but then dog water controllers has always been so strange to me

[Martynde]

I feel like an AVGN style “WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!?” warrants for many entries here.

[Stop-motion-Smokebox]

As a wise Scott Wozniak once said : "If you enter a building that's built by Mad Catz, get the f*** outta there!"