Wireless NES controllers are nothing new but good ones are more recent. Wireless controllers contemporary with the NES were generally infrar...

Keeping input and display latency to a minimum is very important when playing any kind of vintage video game which relies to some extent on ...

When you see new controllers being sold for your retro video game systems in your local retro video game store and in many online stores, th...

A rotary encoder is a wheel that sends positional information as it is moved.  The rotor or disk looks like a wheel with spokes and holes.  ...

IBM PC-compatible joysticks using the DA-15 connector came in all shapes and sizes.  Some have a hat switch, some have a throttle wheel, and...

IBM PCs and compatibles had an analog joystick interface.  The Tandy Color Computer and clones like the Dragon 32/64 computers also had an a...

A digital joystick is just four contact switches activated by pressing a directional instead of a button.  This includes the Intellivision...

The NES Advantage was the first arcade-style controller for the NES, but it would not be the last.  It is, however, the best of the bun...

Ever since the Nintendo WaveBird controller was released for the Gamecube, wireless controllers have finally entered their own.  Using high ...

NES Zapper - Original Gray Version The NES Zapper is a nice piece of technology, consisting of a plastic housing containing a focusing...

R.O.B. with all Gyromite Accessories (missing Cartridge) Nintendo originally released R.O.B. as the Family Computer Robot for the Fam...

The standard PC joystick was an analog design that uses potentiometers to vary the rate of a capacitor's charge.  Most console systems o...

Some vintage computing and gaming devices came with two interconnected components.  They came with two distinct physical elements that combi...

I want to compare and contrast the three DOS-era joysticks I own suitable for DOS Flight Simulators, Racing Simulators and the like. 1.  C...

IBM's Game Control Adapter was designed as something of an afterthought, a simple to use expansion card (for a programmer) as a way to p...