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--- videogame_controllers [2021/01/10 10:33] – Weight controllers rjt
+++ videogame_controllers [2024/06/04 22:52] (current) – videogameinterface.wiki link rjt
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 I feel like a have a big interest in different forms of computer and game input, but it's all kinda nebulous and I need to write it down and collect it somewhere.
-===== 3-D =====
+I guess I started this: [[https://videogameinterface.wiki/index.php/Main_Page|videogameinterface.wiki]]
+===== Kinds =====
+==== 3-D ====
 Particularly on the PC, there were some interesting controller concepts when 3-D games started becoming popular.
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   * Microsoft SideWinder Freestyle Pro
-===== Motion Controls =====
+==== Motion Controls ====
-===== Weight =====
+==== Weight ====
 Use some variety of weight sensors to measure how a person is standing on it.
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   * 1987 - Roll & Rocker
   * 2007 - [[nintendo_wii#Wii Balance Board]]
+===== Adapters =====
+  * DB9 -> USB\\ 9-pin, analogue connector used in lots of early consoles (with unique controllers): [[Fairchild Channel F]], [[Intellivision]], [[Colecovision]], [[atari|Ataris]] ...
+    * Retronic: https://www.retronicdesign.com/en/store/
+    * Ultimate PC Interface: https://intellivision.us/intvgames/interface/interface.php
+===== Mine =====
+I've started collecting some of the controllers I find most interesting and/or pretty. I have a vague goal of opening some kind of controller museum/art space/workshop, but for now am just working on a wiki with the info. I find.
+<sortable>
+^ Name ^ Company ^ Model No. ^ System ^ Notes ^
+| ASCII Stick | ASCII | | Famicom | Nice microswitched stick! |
+| neGcon | Namco | | PlayStation | White one. |
+</sortable>
 ===== See Also =====
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   * [[https://gamepad-tester.com/|Gamepad Tester]] - [[web_browser|Browser]]-based tool for testing controllers.
-{{tag>controller hardware input videogames}}
+{{tag>controller hardware input interface videogames}}