| Bamboleo said: @ Damnyouall You fail like no else does: Vectrex and Atari 5200 had not analog sticks. They were simply Directional sticks. Analog sticks = accept different input of direction and angle. directional sticks = accepts up to 8 directions (4 in the first sticks) and doesn't recognize the angle you're holding. To sum up, directional sticks are "elongated D-Pads". |
Ok, you're making a fool out of yourself now. From wikipedia
Many, if not most, 1970s video game consoles featured an analog joystick, see under, the VC 4000 (1978) for more info. In 1982 Atari released the first controller with a potentiometer-based analog stick[2] for their Atari 5200 home console. However, the non-centering joystick design proved to be ungainly and unreliable, alienating many consumers at the time. During that same year, General Consumer Electronics introduced the Vectrex, a vector graphics based system which used a self-centering analog stick, obviously a precursor to the modern design.
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In 1995, Sony (realizing that analog technology could be useful) created a potentiometer-based analog joystick for use in Flight-Simulation games. The Sony Dual Analog FlightStick featured twin analog sticks and was used in games such as "Descent" to provide a much greater degree of freedom than the typical digital joysticks of the day.
In 1996 Nintendo introduced a thumb-operated control stick on their Nintendo 64 controller.
