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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Since the inception of video games in the 1970s, games and video game consoles have evolved with each generation. As a result, the controllers we use to play those games have changed to adapt with ...
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.
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 ...
While the Virtual Boy controller differs greatly in design from Nintendo's other controllers, the directional pads closely resemble the directional pad of the Game Boy but larger and with a steeper slope inwards. Since the Virtual Boy was designed for single player use, the system only has a single controller port on the underside of the console.
Add pictures of controllers from systems ranging from the classic Pong to a full timeline picture of all Atari controllers up to the Jaguar. Also, Intellivision, Colecovision, 3D0, etc. Discuss the evolutionary trends that can be seen in game controller development. Discuss how controller design has influenced game design.