Evolution of Video Game Controllers

Ant writes "This Revolution Advanced article takes a look at the evolution of controllers from the days of Atari 2600 to Nintendo Revolution." Tragically the Intellivision controller is missing. But oh the nostalgia.

blasphemers!

[mickyflynn]

game controllers really WERE intelligently designed!

Re:blasphemers!

[ceeam]

Are you sure certain game controllers have not just had sex with TV remotes?

Re:Commodore 64 joystick...

[edremy]

I think I have permanant scars from that thing- or maybe those are from that other hand/eye coordination building technique I learned a year or two later.... Image available at http://www.geocities.com/big_al_1401/c64joy.jpg [geocities.com]

I don't know about anyone else, but there's no way I'm clicking on that link

Re:blasphemers!

[Jeremy Erwin]

I think that this is a case of the inadequacy of the fossil record. If the intellivison, colecovision, and various outher game controllers were added, as well as the species adapted for computer use, the so-caled gaps would not be apparent. Pure Sophistry, in my view. But then, ID is sophistry.

Re:blasphemers!

[3.14159265]

Intelligently designed? Well, there's at least one fact against your "theory": the original XBox controller :)

Re:Commodore 64 joystick...

[THESuperShawn]

oops..I guess I worded that a litle weird. The link is juat a Commodore joystick picture I googled...it's not me googling my joystick.

Re:blasphemers!

[sehryan]

Controllers were designed by the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which is why they have so many buttons. Only the FSM could use any of the current gen controllers to their full potential.