A movie summarizing various controllers that have colored the history of the game "A Brief History of Video Game Controllers"

Many names come out just remembering domestically produced stationary game machines such as NES, SUFAMI · PLAYSTE · 64 · SEGA SATURN · DRIQUAS, but from the game machine of such nostalgia to the latest game machine, the game It is absolutely necessary to play "controller"is. A movie that follows the history of evolution of such a game controller is "A Brief History of Video Game ControllersSo, you can see the various controllers you were absorbed about when you were small.

A Brief History of Video Game Controllers - YouTube


The first thing came out was "1958 released in"Tennis for Two"Controller. "Tennis for Two" is one of the earliest computer games, developed by William Higgin Bossam, an American physicist and a book filled with information on video games "Electro-optic play title"Or"Electronic Yugi era"This game is said to be the" world's first computer game ". It is a controller that twists the left paddle and pushes the right button to operate it.


Actually watching "Tennis for Two" using this controller can be seen in the following movie.

Tennis For Two - The second ever computer game - YouTube


Developed by students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and released in 1962Space War!This is the world's first controller for shooting games. It is supposed to operate with the button and lever x 2.


The "Space War!" Play screen can be checked with the following movie. However, the controller does not appear.

Spacewar! (MIT 1962) - YouTube


The world's first home game machine released from Magna Box in 1972 "Odyssey"The controller looks quite different from the controller of the modern game machine. That should be that, the Odyssey controller is not a joystick type currently used in many controllers, but equipped with a circular knob for turning and operatingPaddle controllerWhat is called. It is distinctive that there is no button to push in.


Atari had released as an arcade gamePonWas rebuilt into a home game machine and released in 1975 was "Home · Pong". The controller for that home / pong is the following. It is the same type of controller as the Odyssey that twists and paddles the paddle attached to the obliquely inclined face.


And get the home Pong movie that contains the state in which to play the following.

Vintage Atari Pong Unboxing and gameplay - YouTube


In 1977, "Atari 2600Although it was released, its dedicated controller was very different from the conventional one. It is not a paddle type that was many in previous game machines, and it is currently a joystick type one that can be seen with many controllers.


As a successor in 1982 "Atari 5200Appeared. Like the 2600, it is a joystick type controller, but the buttons are increasing at a stretch.


And in 1983 it was released from Nintendo of Japan "NES". In the controller, the cross button, the A / B button, and the START / SELECT button are arranged, which is the basic design of modern game controller.


In 1984, a ray gun type controller for Nintendo Entertainment appeared. In overseas, "NES Zapper"Popular in the name of Wii U's popular game software Supatoon will be a model based on this NES Zapper.


"NES Max" of NES exclusive control caller released in 1988 has evolved to the one that the number of buttons is increasing and the cross key is easier to push.


No way "Hanging from the neck"Controller of NES released in 1989" Hands Free ". It was made for people with disabilities in the body.


Also released in 1989, a glove type controller for Nintendo "Power glove". Since it sold by Pax Corporation in Japan, it is also known as "Pax Power Glove".


PAX Power Globe Notice, PAX Production Part 1, Part 3 - YouTube


In 1990, as a successor to the family computer "Super FamicomAppeared. The controller is a familiar cross key & A / B / X / Y button, and the color scheme that separates the A / B / X / Y buttons into red, yellow, blue and green is also inherited to the latest NINTENDO 3DS and so on.


The controller for Nintendo, released from Konami in 1990, is "Laser scope". Voice control is possible, and it seems that it was able to operate if saying "fire" toward the microphone.


NES or Sega'sMega driveThird-party controller for "Turbo Touch 360". It is released in 1992.


The controller known under the name "Fighting Pad 6B" released in 1993 is a controller for Sega's mega drive.


Sony's "PlayStationIt appeared in 1994. PlayStation (PS) will evolve later as PS2, PS3, PS4, but the design of the controller has not changed significantly from the one of the original PS, and there is a sense of security such as "this controller speaks of the preste".


Furthermore, in 1996, "NINTENDO 64Appeared. The moment the first time I saw the characteristic three parts and hand parts, the first time I saw "Since I use the button, the right hand should hold the right side and the left hand should have a part with the cross key, or the middle joystick There should be a lot of people who bothered with the head, "Should I have a part?"


Same as NINTENDO 64 In September 1996, "Sega Multi Controller" appeared. This is a controller for Sega Saturn.


It was released from Sega in 1998 as "Dreamcast"The controller is the following. In the center there was an expansion slot which can insert memory card with liquid crystal display "Visual memory", vibration pack "Purupuru Pakku", audio input device "microphone device", digital camera "Dream eye"


Fighting game for PS "Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style"The limited controller comes with the limited version of the following. It is distinctive asymmetrical mysterious design.


The real thing of the controller for "Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style" can be seen in the following movies.

Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style Limited Edition Controller (PlayStation) - YouTube


The successor to NINTENDO 64 "Nintendo GameCubeIt was released in 2001. The shape of the controller, the base is a common type two again, but the characteristic C stick which was arranged to protrude forward from the button part on the right side is characteristic.


Also released in 2001 "Xbox"The controller for this.


In addition, released in 2005 "Xbox 360Controller for. It is slimmer than the original Xbox controller.


In 2005 PS2 music game "Guitar heroThis was released as a dedicated controller for. It is a guitar type controller like Gibson · SG was made smaller.


In 2006, "WiiAppeared. Speaking of Wii, instead of conventional cross key and button operation, it adopted a unique operation method of playing the game by moving the controller with various sensors "Wii Remote"It gained popularity with.


The so-called "gay"rock band"Drum type controller for.


"Motion controller that can be used in PS 3 or later, detects movement and operates"PlayStation Move".


In the same year, "Xbox 360"KinectAppeared. Kinect also adopts a tremendous operation method which is different from conventional controller, and it can detect the movement of the whole body with the camera and enjoy the game by moving the body.


Nintendo 's "released in 2012"Wii UIn the controller there is an LCD screen, there are games you can play without a TV screen.


And lastly it appeared in 2016 that was released in the end "Oculus Rift". As you move your head, the point of view in the game also moves, so Oculus Rift can be said to be a controller for games indeed.