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|'''Console'''
 
|'''Players'''
 
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|'''Controls<sup>1</sup>'''
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|'''Game Sticks<sup>1</sup>'''
 
|'''Game Buttons<sup>2</sup>'''
 
|'''Game Buttons<sup>2</sup>'''
 
|'''Cabfriendly Emulators<sup>3</sup>'''
 
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1) Controls:
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1) Game Sticks:
 
* Some consoles had Digital and/or Analog controls, both are listed.
 
* Some consoles had Digital and/or Analog controls, both are listed.
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* If the console used a keypad (some older consoles had one!), it is mentioned in the list.
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* If the console used a keypad (some older consoles had one!), it is mentioned under the sticks.
 
* Only the '''standard control''' that came with the machine are "listed"
 
* 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.
 
* 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:
 
2) Buttons:
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* This list count only fire/action buttons on their control that are used to play games. Note that the buttons are listed for ''one player''.
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* This list count only fire/triggers buttons on their control that are used to play games. Note that the buttons are listed for ''one player''.
 
* Some systems may have start/select and/or other system buttons/swiches, but these are not counted (most emulators have special keys for those).
 
* Some systems may have start/select and/or other system buttons/swiches, but these are not counted (most emulators have special keys for those).
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* Buttons are marked '''d'''igital, '''a'''nalog or analog '''t'''riggers. Default is '''d'''igital.
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* Buttons are marked '''d'''igital (default), '''a'''nalog
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* Analog trigges is destripted as '''t'''. These feel like a analog button, and these is typical placed as a R/L shoulder buttons.
 
* Note: While both the PS2 and Xbox have fully analog buttons, they were never really used except as digital inputs, except for the shoulder buttons.
 
* Note: While both the PS2 and Xbox have fully analog buttons, they were never really used except as digital inputs, except for the shoulder buttons.
  

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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 ? 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) ? ? ? MESS 198?
Epoch Cassettevision 2 ? ? ? 1981
Fairchild Fairchild Channel F ? ? ? MESS 1976
Interton Interton VC4000 ? ? ? ? 1978
Magnavox Magnavox Odyssey 2 Spinner ? ? 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 ? ? ? NO 2005
NEC PC Engine/Turbografx 16 ? ? ? MagicEngine 1987
Nec PC-FX ? ? ? ? 1994
Nintendo Nintendo NES/Famicom 2 (4 with adaptor) Digital 2 FCE Ultra VirtuaNES 1983
Super Nintendo (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 Revolution ? ? ? NO 2006(exp)
Nuon Nuon ? ? ? Nuance ?
Philips Philips CD-i ? ? ? ? 1991
Philips G7000 ? ? ? ? 1978
Sega Sega Master System 2 Digital4 2 Kega Fusion 1985
Sega Megadrive/Genesis/32X 2 Digital4 3 Kega Fusion 1988
Sega Saturn ? ? ? SSF 1995
Sega Dreamcast ? Digital + Analog 4d 2t Chankast 1998
SNK SNK NeoGeo 2 Digital 4 ? 1990
Sony Sony Playstation 2 Digital 8 ePSXe 1994
Playstation 2 2 3xAnalog 8a PCSX2 2000
Playstation 3 ? 3xAnalog + Tilt 6a 2t NO 2006(exp)
Vectrex Vectrex ? ? ? MESS 1982

1) Game Sticks:

  • Some consoles had Digital and/or Analog controls, both are listed.
  • If the console used a keypad (some older consoles had one!), it 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:

  • This list count only fire/triggers buttons on their control that are used to play games. Note that the buttons are listed for one player.
  • Some systems may have start/select and/or other system buttons/swiches, but these are not counted (most emulators have special keys for those).
  • Buttons are marked digital (default), analog
  • Analog trigges is destripted as t. These feel like a analog button, and these is typical placed as a R/L shoulder buttons.
  • Note: While both the PS2 and Xbox have fully analog buttons, they were never really used except as digital inputs, except for the shoulder buttons.

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.
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