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A '''gamepad''' or '''game pad''' is a [[video game]] controller that is held by both hands and is controlled by pressing buttons primarily by using thumbs. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Gunpei Yokoi]], the then-manager of [[Nintendo Research & Development 1]], created the first gamepad | [[Gunpei Yokoi]], the then-manager of [[Nintendo Research & Development 1]], created the directional pad, or D-pad, for the [[Ball]] [[Game & Watch]] system in [[1980]]. | ||
The first gamepad was the [[NES Controller|controller]] for the [[Family Computer]], which was designed by [[Nintendo Research & Development 2]] and released by [[Nintendo]] in Japan in [[1983]]. It used Yokoi's D-pad design on the left half of the gamepad for control, two action buttons on the right half, and a select and start button in the center. | |||
The original Family Computer controllers were hardwired, but for the console's international redesign, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the controllers contained plugs so to make them interchangeable. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America in [[1985]], followed by other markets in the following years. | |||
[[Category:Computer and console peripherals]] | [[Category:Computer and console peripherals]] | ||
Revision as of 02:53, 6 October 2023
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| Gamepad | |
| Developer | Gunpei Yokoi, Nintendo R&D1, R&D2 |
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| Publisher | numerous, see below |
| Systems | numerous, see below |
| Released | 1983-present |
| Added to Museum | numerous, see below |
A gamepad or game pad is a video game controller that is held by both hands and is controlled by pressing buttons primarily by using thumbs.
History
Gunpei Yokoi, the then-manager of Nintendo Research & Development 1, created the directional pad, or D-pad, for the Ball Game & Watch system in 1980.
The first gamepad was the controller for the Family Computer, which was designed by Nintendo Research & Development 2 and released by Nintendo in Japan in 1983. It used Yokoi's D-pad design on the left half of the gamepad for control, two action buttons on the right half, and a select and start button in the center.
The original Family Computer controllers were hardwired, but for the console's international redesign, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the controllers contained plugs so to make them interchangeable. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America in 1985, followed by other markets in the following years.
