The History of the Game Controller

1up.com has up a feature going through the history of the game controller. Starting in the dark ages of the PDP-1, the article moves all the way up to Nintendo's mysterious Revolution controller. From the article: "And when will Nintendo tip its hand? All we know at this point is that the Revolution will be backwards compatible with GameCube controllers, so at the very least the system will support all the functionality you're used to. But apart from that, will the controller feature a built-in touch screen and microphone, like the Nintendo DS? Is it just a box of brain-wave-reading goo? One thing is for sure: if history is any indication, there's no telling what the game controller we use twenty years from now will look like. And just as long as there's no numeric keypad, we should be okay."

Comments

Pretty damn long article

[xenocide2]

For something that can be summarized as "Nolan Bushnell is the idiot savant that created video games, and Nintendo is the group that saved gamers from their creator."

Re:Please, this is a nerd site.

[Psykechan]

You can't mention the Saturn 3D controller on a nerd site without mentioning the fact that the cord is removable and it looks like the Reliant from Star Trek II.

I feel so dirty.

Numeric Keypad... please!

[Red Flayer]

"And just as long as there's no numeric keypad, we should be okay."

I hope they do include a numeric keypad. I'm an accountant -- I could treat it as a business expense and save some money on my taxes!

Now, if only Nintendo put out a green see-through visor as an accessory...