Light gun
From WE Computers Museum
| Gamepad | |
| Developer | Gunpei Yokoi |
|---|---|
| Publisher | numerous, see below |
| Systems | numerous, see below |
| Released | 1983-present |
| Added to Museum | numerous, see below |
The 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 first gamepad with the controller for the Family Computer, which was released by Nintendo in Japan in 1983 and later as the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985, followed by other international markets in the following years.
