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Analog stick
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An analog stick, also known as a control stick, thumbstick or joystick, is an input method designed for video games that translates thumb movement into directional control. It consists of a protruding
The GameCube controller analog stick
The GameCube controller analog stick
The Sony PlayStation DualShock (1997) features two analog sticks.
The Sony PlayStation DualShock (1997) features two analog sticks.
Sega's arcade electro-mechanical game MotoPolo (1968), the earliest game with analog joystick controls.
Sega's arcade electro-mechanical game MotoPolo (1968), the earliest game with analog joystick controls.
Cromemco JS-1 (1976), the first known analog joystick for microcomputers.
Cromemco JS-1 (1976), the first known analog joystick for microcomputers.
Joystick
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A joystick, sometimes called a flight stick, is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Also known as the contro
Analog stick
…buttons while the affected analog sticks are untouched. Sega's two-player arcade electro-mechanical game MotoPolo, released in early 1968, introduced joystick controllers, one for each player. They were essentially analog joysticks, using analog magnetic lever technology to move miniature motorbikes in any…
Cockpit of a glider with its joystick visible
Cockpit of a glider with its joystick visible
A prototype Project Gemini joystick-type hand controller, 1962
A prototype Project Gemini joystick-type hand controller, 1962
CH Products Mach II analog joystick for Apple II computers. The small knobs are for (mechanical) calibration, and the sliders engage the self-centerin
CH Products Mach II analog joystick for Apple II computers. The small knobs are for (mechanical) calibration, and the sliders engage the self-centering springs.