User:Zoganes/Temp/Timeline of video game controllers

Significant developments in video game controllers

1977

• Atari 2600 joystick - digital stick, 1 fire button
• paddle

1984

• Famicom joypad: D-pad, 2 fire buttons, 2 control buttons. (NES controller, 1985)
• NES Zapper (Japan) - light gun

1986

• Family Trainer (Japan) - pressure sensitive "dance mat" for the Famicom.

1988

• Acclaim Wireless (US) - infrared versions of the NES controller
• Sega Mega Drive joypad (Japan) - D-pad, 3 fire buttons, 1 control button

1989

• Mattel Power Glove

198?

• NES Advantage
• NES Max
• Knoami Laserscope - voice activated lightgun
• Quickshot Trackball
• Turbo Touch 360 - touch sensitive control pad
• U force

1990

• Super Famicom controller (Japan) - D-pad, 6 fire buttons (inc 2 "sholder" buttons), 2 control buttons

1993

• Mega Drive/Genesis controller updated to 6 fire buttons (for use with Street Fighter II)

1994

• PlayStation controller (Japan) - D-pad, 8 fire buttons (inc 4 sholder buttons), 2 control buttons

1996

• Nintendo 64 controller (Japan) - three-prong design featuring an analog stick

1997

• Rumble Pak - N64 controller attachment to provide vibration
• PlayStation Dual Shock (Japan)- The Playstation controller with the addition of 2 analog sticks (which also double as 2 fire buttons) and vibration function.

2003

• Sony Eye Toy (Europe) - camera-based motion detection

2004

• Gametrak (Europe)