There is a clear difference between the C-buttons and a thumb stick no one is disputing that. The point is the 3D environment was already created and the dual shock just made it better. The article makes the reader believe the dual shocked created the environment rather than enhancing it.
You are correct. I have played plenty of games on Coleco. I should have said thumb sticks which is what I was referring to. And if you held the N64 controller correctly it was very good. With that said my point is still accurate as Nintendo was the first thumb stick