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BrainBoxLtd on 08 August 2008

Reading some of these responses, I can't help but think you're baiting other people into making your point for you fkusumot.



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DMeisterJ on 08 August 2008

What is the point of the keypad on Atari Controllers?

What do they do?



BenKenobi88 on 08 August 2008
Sky Render said:
I think this kind of missed the point of control evolution. It's not the buttons, it's not the control sticks, it's the convenience factor.

PONG - Simple analog wheel. Linear precision control only. Pretty easy to use.

Atari - Various input methods, most notable being joystick + button. Still linear precision control only, and very stiff.

NES - D-pad input. Linear precision control, easy to use.

SNES - See: NES.

N64 - Analog input. Non-linear precision control, a bit too loose.

PS2 - See N64, but too stiff instead.

Wii - Analog, camera, and motion input. Non-linear precision control, but imprecise for motion input (MotionPlus should help with this).

PS3 & 360 - See PS2.

PC - Key-based input. Linear input only.

PC has keys and a mouse, so there's two axes of movement there...

And you cannot ignore PC dual analog controllers that a majority of games support.



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DMeisterJ on 08 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
DMeisterJ said:
What is the point of the keypad on Atari Controllers?

What do they do?

Atari wanted to enter the phone business.

lolx.

That would have been fun.



DMeisterJ on 08 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
DMeisterJ said:
RolStoppable said:
DMeisterJ said:
What is the point of the keypad on Atari Controllers?

What do they do?

Atari wanted to enter the phone business.

lolx.

That would have been fun.

It took you a long time to reply. I guess you really had problems to understand the joke for a couple of hours.

I wasn't online.



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DMeisterJ on 08 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
DMeisterJ said:
RolStoppable said:

It took you a long time to reply. I guess you really had problems to understand the joke for a couple of hours.

I wasn't online.

That's what I would call a knee jerk excuse.

I don't understand.



DMeisterJ on 08 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
DMeisterJ said:

I don't understand.

And that's exactly what is wrong with Americustria these days.

 

 



Gnizmo on 08 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
DMeisterJ said:
RolStoppable said:
DMeisterJ said:

I don't understand.

And that's exactly what is wrong with Americustria these days.

 

Fine, you win. Yours is bigger than mine. Country, I mean.

 I love you Rol. You are the only thing that makes these forums worth reading some days.



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DMeisterJ on 08 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
Gnizmo said:

 I love you Rol. You are the only thing that makes these forums worth reading some days.

Okay, is that an honest statement or sarcasm? If it's honest, what kind of love are you talking about? I have encountered weird beings on this forum before, like MontanaHatchet who was already talking about "our children". :O

Monti is a little creepy.

I'm pretty sure he's a pedophile.



Gnizmo on 09 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
Gnizmo said:

 I love you Rol. You are the only thing that makes these forums worth reading some days.

Okay, is that an honest statement or sarcasm? If it's honest, what kind of love are you talking about? I have encountered weird beings on this forum before, like MontanaHatchet who was already talking about "our children". :O

 It is honest. This is the kind of love one can have for what is essentially just a blurb of text on a website. I would have like a million of your e-babies but thats about as far as it goes.



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