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This page contains brief descriptions of all game consoles (new and classics). Some users may prefer to use a game console as a base.


Note:

  • If a game consoles is bold, it still in the market
  • If a game consoles is italic, it still on the way to the market


Company Console Players Game Sticks1 Game Buttons2 Cabfriendly Emulators3 Year
3DO Company 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 1? Digital 5 ? 1993
Atari Atari 2600 2 Digital4 1 Stella 1977
Atari 5200 4 Analog + Keypad 2 MESS 1982
Atari 7800 2 Digital4 2 MESS 1986
Atari Jaguar 2 Digital + Keypad 3 Virtual Jaguar 1993
Bally Bally Astrocade 4 Digital + Spinner 1 ? 1978
Bandai Bandai Atmark (Apple Pippin) 2 Digital + Trackball 6 ? 1995
Coleco Colecovision 2 Digital + Keypad 1 MESS 1982
Commodore Commodore 64 GS 2 Digital4 1 ? 1982
Commodore CDTV 1 Digital + Keypad 2 ? 1991
Commodore CD32 2 Digital 6 ? 1993
Emerson Hanimex HMG 2650 (Arcadia) 2 16-direction disc + Keypad 1 MESS 198?
Epoch Cassettevision 2 2 Spinner 2 ? 1981
Fairchild Fairchild Channel F 2 Digital + Twist 1 MESS 1976
Interton Interton VC4000 ? ? ? ? 1978
Magnavox Magnavox Odyssey 2 Spinner None? ? 1972
Magnavox Odyssey 2 2 Digital 1 ? 1978
Mattel Intellivision 2 16-direction disc + Keypad 3 Nostalgia 1980
Microsoft Xbox 4 Digital + 2xAnalog 6d 2t ? 2001
Xbox 360 4 Digital + 2xAnalog 6d 2t NO 2005
NEC PC Engine/Turbografx 16 2 Digital 2 MagicEngine 1987
Nec PC-FX 1? Digital 6 ? 1994
Nintendo NES/Famicom 2 (4 with adaptor) Digital 2 FCE Ultra VirtuaNES 1983
SNES/Super Famicom 2 (5 with adaptor) Digital 6 Zsnes Snes9x 1990
Nintendo 64 4 Digital + Analog 9 Project 64 1996
Nintendo Gamecube 4 Digital + 2xAnalog 5d 2t Dolphin 2001
Nintendo Wii ? Unique Motion Control ? NO 2006(exp)
Nuon Nuon 1? Digital5 10 Nuance ?
Philips Philips CD-i 1 Digital 4 ? 1991
Philips G7000 (Magnavox Odyssey²) 2 Digital + Keyboard 1 ? 1978
Sega Sega Master System 2 Digital4 2 Kega Fusion 1985
Sega Megadrive/Genesis/32X 2 Digital4 3 Kega Fusion 1988
Sega Saturn 2 Digital 6 SSF 1995
Sega Dreamcast 4 Digital + Analog 4d 2t Chankast 1998
SNK SNK NeoGeo 2 Digital 4 MAME 1990
Sony Sony Playstation 2 Digital 8 ePSXe 1994
Playstation 2 2 Digital/Analog + 2xAnalog 8a PCSX2 2000
Playstation 3 ? Digital/Analog + 2xAnalog + Tilt 6a 2t NO 2006(exp)
Vectrex Vectrex 2 Analog 4 MESS 1982

1) Game Sticks:

  • Some consoles had Digital and/or Analog controls, both are listed.
  • Some consoles may have digital/Analog hybrid pad. They feel like a normally digital pad, but is technical analog (not all games take advance of this).
  • Some older conrolse may use a keypad, wich is mentioned under the sticks.
  • Only the standard control that came with the machine are "listed" (Any addons like Dual Shock (PSX) and Pro Controllers (Genesis, Jaguar etc) are explained in the indepth page. These may require more buttons).


2) Buttons:

  • Digital buttons is marked as d. If only digital buttons is used, there would been none letters.
  • Analog buttons (that feel like as digital) is marked as a. Only some games may take advance of these, hince they can been used as a digital button.
  • Analog trigges is markedas t. These feel really like a analog button. These are typical placed as a L/R shoulder buttons.


Notes:

  • This list count only fire/triggers buttons on their control that are used to play the games. Note that the buttons are listed for one player only.
  • Some systems may have start/select and/or other system buttons/swiches, but these are not counted (most emulators have special keys for those).


3) Cabfriendly:

  • Only the most commonly used cabinet friendly emulator(s) is(are) listed. The console's page might have a more comprehensive list of emulators.

4) Hacking:

  • These Atari controllers are very easy to interface to your arcade controls. It's even compatible with other systems too.

5) Nuon Controller:

  • This is minimum joysick and buttons to been opereation. There are also a joystick with a added analog stick.
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