17th September 2005, 7:22 PM
Most older Game & Watch units didn't have the D-Pad. I think DK was the first. Intellivision was certainly the first console to feature the pad.
I also dispute that Nintendo created the 'modern' D-pad, because the only thing different about it from the INTV's disc was the shape. In actuality, the Intellivision's D-Pad is more advanced than any since, as it had 16 distinct directional inputs, as opposed to the 8 that has been on every one since (and a fair number of games utilized that). If anything, the only company to really change anything about the D-Pad since its conception almost 30 years ago is Sony, who added pressure-sensitive analog functions to the PS2's D-Pad.
I also dispute that Nintendo created the 'modern' D-pad, because the only thing different about it from the INTV's disc was the shape. In actuality, the Intellivision's D-Pad is more advanced than any since, as it had 16 distinct directional inputs, as opposed to the 8 that has been on every one since (and a fair number of games utilized that). If anything, the only company to really change anything about the D-Pad since its conception almost 30 years ago is Sony, who added pressure-sensitive analog functions to the PS2's D-Pad.
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