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Old 09-06-2005, 07:06 PM   #1
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10. The VMU - Sega Dreamcast
9. The Turbo Button - NES Advantage
8. Triggers - Z button on N 64
7. Breakaway Cord - Xbox?
6. Multiple Face Buttons - ?
5. Shoulder Buttons - SNES
4. Rumble/Force Feedback - N64
3. Wireless - not first but first to make mainstream
2. The D-Pad - NES
1. Analog Control - N64




wow, nintendo does innovate... is there something missing from the list?
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Old 09-06-2005, 07:23 PM   #2
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Default Re: top 10 controller innovations: IGN

And people are doubting Revolution's controller.
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Old 09-06-2005, 07:54 PM   #3
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What the hell. Where's the standard multiple-turbo controller innovation for the Turbo-Grafx-16.
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:17 PM   #4
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Didnt Sega have the first wireless controller?


Not the "Wavebird".
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:23 PM   #5
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Didnt Sega have the first wireless controller?


Not the "Wavebird".
But the Wavebird really invented it.
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:24 PM   #6
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What the hell does "The Wavebird really invented it."


Did Sega travel through time, steal the idea from the Wavebird, go back in time, and then use it on their own machine?
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Old 09-06-2005, 09:55 PM   #7
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9. The Turbo Button - NES Max

I could have sworn the NES Advantage (which definatly had turbo, and was also the greatest controller EVER) was older than the NES Max.


In fact, I'd bet money on it.
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Old 09-07-2005, 02:55 AM   #8
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I could have sworn the NES Advantage (which definatly had turbo, and was also the greatest controller EVER) was older than the NES Max.


In fact, I'd bet money on it.

that's what I mean, updated
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