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I 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 i
by LukasMathis 12y ago
I 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.