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)