History of the Dpad
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Just saw a great video about the history of the Dpad. Imagine what games would be like with out it?
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Great video! I'm a big fan of Gunpei Yokoi. The electro-mechanical games he designed for Nintendo before they got into the video game business are also a marvel and worth looking into for anyone unfamiliar with them. For example, the original 1971 'Duck Hunt' was played in the lanes of converted Japanese bowling alleys and the original 1974 'Wild Gunmen' had people shooting "real" cowboys on 16mm film. Just about everything he designed was a stroke of genius.
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