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  2. List of game controllers - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of game controllers. It includes input devices that are notable and whose primary function is to control how the video games are played. Regional variants and models containing insignificant changes are not included.

  3. Game controller - Wikipedia

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    A game controller, gaming controller, or simply controller, is an input device or input/output device used with video games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game. Input devices that have been classified as game controllers include keyboards , mice , gamepads , and joysticks , as well as special purpose devices, such as ...

  4. Joystick - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known electronic game joystick with a fire button was released by Sega as part of their 1969 arcade game Missile, a shooter simulation game that used it as part of an early dual-control scheme, where two directional buttons are used to move a motorized tank and a two-way joystick is used to shoot and steer the missile onto oncoming ...

  5. The Evolution of Video Game Controllers: From Coleco Telstar ...

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    As a result, the controllers we use to play those games have changed to adapt with that ever-advancing technology. The Evolution of Video Game Controllers: From Coleco Telstar to PS5's Dual Sense ...

  6. Category:Game controllers - Wikipedia

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    This category, game controllers, contains articles about input devices used by game players to control computer and video games. Such devices can range all the way from common computer mice to replicas of advanced aircraft control sticks.

  7. Gamepad - Wikipedia

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    Shoulder buttons ("bumpers") and triggers on an Xbox 360 controller. Some common additions to the standard pad include shoulder buttons (also called "bumpers") and triggers placed along the edges of the pad (shoulder buttons are usually digital, i.e. merely on/off; while triggers are usually analog); centrally placed start, select, and home buttons [clarification needed], and an internal motor ...

  8. Video game console - Wikipedia

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    All game consoles require player input through a game controller to provide a method to move the player character in a specific direction and a variation of buttons to perform other in-game actions such as jumping or interacting with the game world. [20] Though controllers have become more featured over the years, they still provide less ...

  9. Analog stick - Wikipedia

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    The initial prevalence of analog sticks was as peripherals for flight simulator games, to better reflect the subtleties of control required for such titles. It was during the fifth console generation that Nintendo announced it would integrate an analog stick into its iconic Nintendo 64 controller, a step which would pave the way for subsequent leading console manufacturers to follow suit.