Note - This episode was originally released in December 2024. I've decided to add all Bonus Round episodes to the main feed, sequentially and on a 1-year-plus delay, so that EVERYONE can enjoy these fun, classic gaming banter sessions.

Patrons will still get NEW Bonus Round episodes every month. Bonus Round 49.5 just went live a few days ago, so if you'd like to catch up, head over to Patreon and support the show at the Fire Flower level or higher.

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Hey Retro Gamers, welcome back to Bonus Round!

These monthly podcast episodes are Patreon Exclusives and available at the Fire Flower level of support or higher. Each month, my guest and I will put together some sort of list, ranking, or otherwise fun conversation, usually related to that month's main episode. These will be released on the 28th of each month, and hopefully will be the dessert you've been missing after the main course episode two weeks earlier!

Episode 35's game, Tomb Raider, had a unique control scheme due to it being one of the earliest 3D action/adventure/platformer games to grace consoles in the nascent 3D era of the early-to-mid 90s. Realizing this fact, I thought, "what better to talk about than CONTROLLERS?!" So here we are. Anthony and I picked our Top 5 Controllers...and you know I managed to talk about like 10 of them along the way.

There are a couple of visual aids at the original Patreon post for this episode (which is now free to access) that will make more sense as you listen:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/118806015

Enjoy! And let me know what YOUR favorite controllers are. And which ones you despise. Join the discussion at https://discord.smashingbricks.com