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From what I can tell, the NES controller was the first gamepad to be used on a major console[1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamepad#Third_Generation http
by whoisthemachine 12y ago
From what I can tell, the NES controller was the first gamepad to be used on a major console[1].
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamepad#Third_Generation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamepad#Third_Generation
- ekianjo 12y agoThere were joysticks with buttons way before the NES. Do you consider putting a piece of plastic instead of a joystick a major invention?
- LukasMathis 12y agoI think the fact that there were many joysticks before the NES came out, and many other kinds of input devices, kind of shows that the d-pad was a non-obvious invention. In hindsight, it seems super obvious, but back then, it was a major invention.
- ekianjo 12y agoAnd the Atari 7800 controller from 1984 does not qualify as a gamepad? Come on... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800#mediaviewer/File:Atari_7800_with_cartridge_and_controller.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800#mediaviewer/File:Ata... If anyone is rewriting history here, that's certainly not me.
- LukasMathis 12y agoI think the relevant thing is the d-pad.