Significant developments in video game controllers
- Atari 2600 joystick - digital stick, 1 fire button
- paddle
- Famicom joypad: D-pad, 2 fire buttons, 2 control buttons. (NES controller, 1985)
- NES Zapper (Japan) - light gun
- Family Trainer (Japan) - pressure sensitive "dance mat" for the Famicom.
- Acclaim Wireless (US) - infrared versions of the NES controller
- Sega Mega Drive joypad (Japan) - D-pad, 3 fire buttons, 1 control button
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- NES Advantage
- NES Max
- Knoami Laserscope - voice activated lightgun
- Quickshot Trackball
- Turbo Touch 360 - touch sensitive control pad
- U force
- Super Famicom controller (Japan) - D-pad, 6 fire buttons (inc 2 "sholder" buttons), 2 control buttons
- Mega Drive/Genesis controller updated to 6 fire buttons (for use with Street Fighter II)
- PlayStation controller (Japan) - D-pad, 8 fire buttons (inc 4 sholder buttons), 2 control buttons
- Nintendo 64 controller (Japan) - three-prong design featuring an analog stick
- Rumble Pak - N64 controller attachment to provide vibration
- PlayStation Dual Shock (Japan)- The Playstation controller with the addition of 2 analog sticks (which also double as 2 fire buttons) and vibration function.
- Gametrak (Europe)