The Control Pad Family Tree

Steve Cable has whipped up this handy “family tree” of video game controllers (click through for the full thing). Informative and educational!

As seen on CX Partners. Thanks Josh!

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(6 Comments)
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    Chris Ryan

    Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 8:26 AM

    Im impressed. A few things tho:
    My WaveBird doesnt have a cord.
    GBA was a usable control system for GCN. (Koo Loo Limpah!) As is the PSP for PS3, I guess.

    And dont SplitFish-style controllers count?

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      Steve M

      Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 6:49 PM

      Not having a cord was the whole point of the Wavebird… It was a wireless GameCube controller. Pretty glaring mistake on the Steve Cable’s behalf there.

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    Animality

    Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    Very comprehensive family tree. Superb!

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    Rohan Rance

    Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    I see the PlayStation Move, but I don’t see the Kinect. Not a control-pad exactly, but (matbe) an evolution in game control, as the chart suggests.

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    bigkid

    Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 11:00 PM

    Missing
    - 6-Axis -> Dual Shock 3
    - Eyetoy -> Kinect

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    TJW

    Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 3:32 PM

    Hehe they even have a Negcon there. Loved that controller when the only alternative was the then digital PS1 controller. Wipeout and F1 were fantastic with it. Would love an updated version to be released.

    Oh, the memories.

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