I developed a grip that was basically the only way I could play Tekken with any proficiency and now my hands makes that shape automatically whenever I pick up tekken.
I use the flat claw grip that gets some hate at the beginning of the video. I would note that I use the dogbone controller which has a favorable slant to the buttons for flat claw grip, and it doesn't have the sharp corners. For reference I recently played through Super Orb Bros. so speedrunning and kaizo are definitely viable with the flat claw grip.
important thing to observe: notice how mitch's wrists are always neutral (by which i mean that they aren't flexed) whenever he's in a position that he'll have to hold for an extended period of time. any palmar flexion or dorsal flexion at the wrists will seriously increase the tension on your fingers' flexor and extensor muscles, which originate in your forearms, and have to cross the carpal tunnel to get to their attachment points on your fingers. trying to use the controller with that extra tension can cause inflammation (tendinitis), and those inflamed tendons can put pressure on the median nerve, causing pain (carpal tunnel syndrome).
if you're gripping the controller with flexed wrists, that's something to change immediately. mess with your chair height, desk height, how close or far away you hold the controller etc, until you find something like mitch has here, where you have a (more or less) straight line from your elbow to your big knuckles.
Sometimes with a game like track and field, I’ll do like a tremolo picking strum thing on the button to mash. It’s a bit inconsistent because I don’t play a ton but it’s effective when you can do a total repositioning of the controller.
I never had a problem with the nes controller it's just been fine. I usually play tetris for about a hour to 2 hours at a time and I've never had a problem
My brother held the controller upside-down…he used his middle, index, and ring fingers to hit the d-pad and a/b buttons, and rested the controller against his thumbs. It looked so bonkers but he could transition so quickly. He didn't use his thumbs on the action buttons at all.
I actually never put much thought into how I hold the controller until now, but as an old school speed runner I hold my left and right hands completely different (Mostly because I'm constantly holding B to run with Mario) I angle the controller where the a and b buttons are lower than the d-pad and the directional buttons sit more like an X than a + I noe notice I've been using this same grip all the way from the SNES to Tekken on the PS4 and games on the switch and everything in between (Except the N64 controller of course)
I'm so used to holding controllers with my palms that the NES controller is hard to adjust to because it's just too small and the controls are too close to the edge.
Just have double jointed thumbs. You can do a lot more with button mashing that way. 🙂
As an older gamer I've tried to talk to several younger ones about how fucked up my hands are but no one will ever listen. Good job, Mitch.
I developed a grip that was basically the only way I could play Tekken with any proficiency and now my hands makes that shape automatically whenever I pick up tekken.
I use the dog bone that came with my top loader nes.
My friend used to play so rough until he got red sores between his thumb and pointer finger
sometimes my wrist hurts after i play for like 4 hours
The fact that the NES controller requires a tutorial on how to hold it properly says volumes about it's design.
fascinating!
I use the flat claw grip that gets some hate at the beginning of the video. I would note that I use the dogbone controller which has a favorable slant to the buttons for flat claw grip, and it doesn't have the sharp corners. For reference I recently played through Super Orb Bros. so speedrunning and kaizo are definitely viable with the flat claw grip.
important thing to observe: notice how mitch's wrists are always neutral (by which i mean that they aren't flexed) whenever he's in a position that he'll have to hold for an extended period of time. any palmar flexion or dorsal flexion at the wrists will seriously increase the tension on your fingers' flexor and extensor muscles, which originate in your forearms, and have to cross the carpal tunnel to get to their attachment points on your fingers. trying to use the controller with that extra tension can cause inflammation (tendinitis), and those inflamed tendons can put pressure on the median nerve, causing pain (carpal tunnel syndrome).
if you're gripping the controller with flexed wrists, that's something to change immediately. mess with your chair height, desk height, how close or far away you hold the controller etc, until you find something like mitch has here, where you have a (more or less) straight line from your elbow to your big knuckles.
stay healthy, y'all!
Just the tip Mitch. Just the tip. 🙂
Sometimes with a game like track and field, I’ll do like a tremolo picking strum thing on the button to mash. It’s a bit inconsistent because I don’t play a ton but it’s effective when you can do a total repositioning of the controller.
I'm just here cause Mitch complained about lack of viewers on his stream
Do u play on NES classic?
how is your controller so clean
I never had a problem with the nes controller it's just been fine. I usually play tetris for about a hour to 2 hours at a time and I've never had a problem
My brother held the controller upside-down…he used his middle, index, and ring fingers to hit the d-pad and a/b buttons, and rested the controller against his thumbs. It looked so bonkers but he could transition so quickly. He didn't use his thumbs on the action buttons at all.
or just get a dogbone controller.
I actually never put much thought into how I hold the controller until now, but as an old school speed runner I hold my left and right hands completely different (Mostly because I'm constantly holding B to run with Mario)
I angle the controller where the a and b buttons are lower than the d-pad and the directional buttons sit more like an X than a +
I noe notice I've been using this same grip all the way from the SNES to Tekken on the PS4 and games on the switch and everything in between (Except the N64 controller of course)
I'm so used to holding controllers with my palms that the NES controller is hard to adjust to because it's just too small and the controls are too close to the edge.
I could never play with both thumbs, I've always played the A-B buttons with index and middle finger….I guess you can call it over the top style