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D-pad

The D-pad (short for directional pad) is a compact input method developed for video games, designed to translate thumb movement into directional control through a flat, cross-shaped surface that rests on four internal switches. Each switch corresponds to a cardinal direction (up, down, left, and right), while diagonal inputs engage two switches…

History, Consoles with D-pads & On non-gaming equipment

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On non-gaming equipment

Consoles with D-pads

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D-pad

Nodes113
Edges112
Triples75
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017699
Components1

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D-pad

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related to Consoles with separate controllers · 37
D-pad → Amiga CD321993, Atari, Atari Jaguar1994, Atari VCS, CX-78, D-pads, Dreamcast2000, Famicom/NES1984, Gamestick2015, Interactive Multiplayer1993, Mark III/Master System1987, Mega Drive/Genesis1990, Nintendo, Nintendo GameCube2001, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Ouya2013, PC Engine/TurboGrafx-161988, PC-FX1995, Philips CD-i1993
related to history · 27
D-pad → Atari Game Brain, Blockade, Deluxe Football, Early, Entex's, Gremlin, His, In, Instant Replay, Intellivision, Intellivision's, Internally, Mattel, Media, Microvision, Milton Bradley's Cosmic Hunter, Palisek, Playmaker, Select-A-Game, SNK
related to On non-gaming equipment · 8
D-pad → D-pads, DVD, Enter, Many, OK, On, Some, Though
related to Components · 2
D-pad → Circuit, D-pads

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control input d-pads design switches used devices directional pad four handheld game button pivot compact method consoles controllers nintendo buttons

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Blockadeinstance ofEarly arcade games0.80text
D-padrelated to ComponentsD-pads0.60section
D-padrelated to ComponentsCircuit0.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersFamicom/NES19840.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersSC-3000/SG-10000.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersSJ-150 Joypad0.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersSG-1000 II19840.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersAtari0.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersCX-780.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersMark III/Master System19870.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersPC Engine/TurboGrafx-1619880.60section
D-padrelated to Consoles with separate controllersMega Drive/Genesis19900.60section

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