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We\u2019re kicking off our \u201cFive Senses of Gaming\u201d miniseries today, starting with \u201ctouch.\u201d The Verge\u2019s William Poor explores a controller crisis in the Nintendo 64 speedrunning community, and follows one speedrunner\u2019s quest to recreate a mythical controller he lost.\n\nFurther reading/viewing:\n\nHow Sticks Are Sabotaging Speedrunners (Stick Crisis History)\n\nabney317 on Twitch\n\nThe Quest to Beat abney317\n\nMariokart64.com\n\nMore on Beck Abney\u2019s controller problems\n\n\nEmail us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices