The Genesis/Saturn d-pad is absolute perfection. It's the standard by which I judge all other d-pads, and nothing has ever come close to being as good as it. And it makes me wonder why Sega made a worse d-pad for the Dreamcast, when they had something that was perfect.
-
Arcade Stick > D-Pad
-
-
Dual shock D-Pad master race.
-
Sony has always done d-pads really really well. It's undoubtedly the best part of their controllers.