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[* black] Fully assembled Nintendo Famicom console. | |
- | [* black] The Famicom was the first console to |
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+ | [* black] The Famicom was the first console to popularize [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-pad|D-pad] controllers to acquire user input. Departing from the era of joysticks, the inclusion of the D-pad allowed for quick and accurate controls. |
+ | [* black] The controllers are similar, but not the same... |
+ | [* black] The first controller boasts the traditional layout: D-pad on the left, "select" and "start" buttons in the center, and "b" and "a" buttons on the right. |
+ | [* black] However, the second controller has a built-in microphone and a volume switch at the expense of the central "select" and "start" buttons... Cool! |
+ | [* black] This is the only console we know of that has a microphone on one of its standard controllers. |