Console Standards A History of Game Controllers Tandy Atari 2600 Tennis Atari 5200 NES By Damien Lopez ColecoVision ColecoVision 1 D-Pad 1 Stick 1 Stick 1 Knob 1 Stick 1 Stick Game Controller 1 Stick 2 Buttons 1 Button 1 Button 1 Button 2 Buttons 4 Buttons 4 Buttons 2 Options Game Controller Screen 1 Number Pad 1 Number Pad 3 Options 1 Number Pad Hand Input Deivce of Controller - D-Pad - Up. Down, Left, Right Stick - 360º Control Button - A, B, X, Y Option - Start Select, Mode, Pause Sega Master System Genesis SNES Sega CD N64 Dreamcast Shoulder - L, R 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 2 Buttons 3 Buttons 4 Buttons 6 Buttons 1 Stick 1 Stick Numer Pad - 1-9, #, * 1 Option 2 Options 4 Buttons 2 Shoulders 6 Buttons Motion Sensitive 2 Options 3 Shoulders 2 Shoulders 1 Option 1 Option Aimed Touch Screen Specialty Controllers Playstation 2 X-Box Old X-Box New NES Gamecube X-Box 360 Wii Mote Wii Arcade NES 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad Light Gun Power Glove 2 Sticks 1 D-Pad 2 Sticks 2 Sticks 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 4 Buttons 2 Sticks 6 Buttons 2 Sticks 3 Buttons 6 Buttons 2 Sticks 1 Button 1 D-Pad 4 Shoulders 4 Buttons 2 Shoulders 6 Buttons 4 Options 2 Shoulders 4 Buttons Aimed 2 Buttons 3 Options 3 Shoulders 2 Options 2 Options 2 Shoulders 1 Shoulder 4 Shoulders 15 Options 1 Option 2 Options Motion Sensitive 3 Options Motion Sensitive Aimed 1 Stick 2 Shoulders Motion Sensitive Portable Systems Computer Dreamcast Keyboard + Mouse Fission 110 Buttons 2 Number Pads 1 Stick Motion Sensitive 4 Buttons 1 Reel Motion Sensitive Game Gear Virtual Boy Game Boy Color Game Boy Lynx 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 2 D-Pads 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 4 Buttons 2 Buttons 2 Buttons 2 Buttons 2 Buttons 5 Options 1 Option 2 Shoulders 2 Options 2 Options 2 Options SNES PSP Super Scope GBA DS GameBoy Micro DS Lite 1 D-Pad PS2 GBA SP 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 1 Buttons 1 D-Pad 1 D-Pad 4 Buttons 2 Buttons 4 Buttons 2 Options Guitar 2 Buttons 1 D-Pad 4 Buttons 2 Shoulders 2 Shoulders 2 Shoulders Aimed 2 Shoulders 2 Buttons 2 Shoulders 6 Options 2 Options 1 Touch Screen 5 Buttons 2 Options 2 Shoulders 1 Touch Screen 2 Options 2 Options 3 Options 2 Options 1 Stylus 1 Strum 1 Stylus 1 Wammy Motion Sensitive.