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  2. Atari 2600 hardware - Wikipedia

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    The Atari CX50 keyboard controller functions as a computer keyboard and is required for games such as Star Raiders. [ 3 ] : 59–60 The Atari Mindlink is a prototyped motion controller which measures the movement of the user's eyebrows via a fitted headband, which replaces the paddle controller; however, the Mindlink was cancelled early in its ...

  3. Atari CX40 joystick - Wikipedia

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    The Atari CX40 joystick with one button and an 8-directional stick. The Atari CX40 joystick was the first widely used cross-platform game controller.The original CX10 was released with the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed the Atari 2600) in 1977 and became the primary input device for most games on the platform.

  4. Joyboard - Wikipedia

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    This is done via a standard Atari joystick port placed next to where the cable goes into the board. It can be used in a "plugthrough" manner which saves disconnecting the board when not in use. Due to similarities in design and function, the Wii Balance Board , [ 3 ] a peripheral for Nintendo 's Wii video game console , has been compared to the ...

  5. 5 Items From the 1970s That Are Worth a Lot of Money - AOL

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    The Atari video computer system, known as the Atari 2600 after 1977, was a trailblazer in gaming entertainment. ... Pong (original Atari Pong C-100, 1972): $100 to $150. Asteroids (original arcade ...

  6. List of game controllers - Wikipedia

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    [5] Master System controller: Master System: Connectivity: Master System controller port Input: 2 digital buttons, D-pad: September 1986 [6] [7] NES Advantage: NES: Connectivity: NES controller port Input: 4 digital buttons, 2 adjustable knobs, 3 toggle buttons, 1 switch 1987 [8] Sega Genesis/Mega Drive controller: Sega Genesis: Connectivity ...

  7. Atari joystick port - Wikipedia

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    The Atari 400 and 800 had four ports arranged along the front of the machine. The Atari Video Computer System (later the 2600) developed out of an effort to address problems Atari found when releasing their first home video game console, Pong. Although successful, Pong was an expensive system to design, and was dedicated solely to one game. It ...

  8. Codebreaker (video game) - Wikipedia

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    It was one of three cartridges to accompany the introduction of the Atari keyboard controller, an add-on launched in response to claims of false advertising that the VCS is a "computer" (the other two were Hunt & Score and Brain Games). [2] The cover art for the game is by Chris Spohn, who created the cover art for many early Atari games. [3] [4]

  9. Kempston Micro Electronics - Wikipedia

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    Kempston joystick interface Kempston Interface plugged into a Spectrum Plus ZX Spectrum Kempston Joystick Interface with 3 ports and cartridge slot. The Kempston Interface is a joystick interface used on the ZX Spectrum series of computers that allows controllers complying with the de facto Atari joystick port standard (using the DE-9 connector) to be used with the machine.