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The two-handed throne controller that turned thumbs into the body's most athletic appendage.
means A handheld controller with buttons, sticks, and triggers used to play video games.
from Coined in the 1980s as 'pad' replaced 'joystick'—flat, thumb-driven, built for the couch instead of the arcade cabinet.
D-pad debutNintendo's cross design arrived on 1983's Famicom.
Standard layoutDual analog sticks became default after 1997's DualShock.
Rumble pioneerForce feedback turned controllers into tiny earthquakes.