What are the must have controllers and wheels, joysticks, etc.....

S-controller no doubt about it

S-Controller
I havn't tried any 3rd party stuff and really don't plan too.

Big fan of the original controller. Don't like the S (then again, I never liked the PSX pad either).

I agree with Runciter...I love my orginal controllers I wouldn't trade them for an S. I player Halo a bit with the S and it just didn't feel right plus the black and white buttons are just in the wrong place Also my mother bought the racing wheel (Mad Catz I believe) to play Project Gothem in her free time with me (I never thought my mom would want to play video games with her 24 yr old son, but it is a way to spend some time together with our full schedules). I personally don't like the wheel, but then again I grew up using controllers for racing games while she never played games and found the controller just hard to use for the game. Bottom line is your going to get a group of people who love the S and a bunch who love the original as well as the other controllers that are available. The best advice is to try out various controllers at store kiosks (when possible) to decide which are best for you, if that is your intent for this thread.

I like the original controller over the S, but Interact makes a controller called "PowerPad Pro" that kicks ass. Perfect size and easily the most comfortable controller of any console ever.

PowerPad Pro...i'll look for that...thanks