What are your preferences in gaming controllers? What have you liked/not-liked over the ages?

I know this is probably kind of odd but I was a huge fan of the Nintendo 64 controller. I don't know, but for me it was just really comfortable to hold and intuitive to use. These days I'm rather fond of the Xbox 360 controller. I find it similarly comfortable and it's a huge improvement over the original XBOX HUEG controller from back in the day, because my hands are tiny and that was near impossible for me to hold.

Speaking of ridiculous controllers: