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The NES controller.
The Nintendo Entertainment System controller is the main controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System. While previous systems had used joysticks, the NES controller provided a directional pad (the d-pad was introduced in the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong). Its four buttons along with the D-pad simplified the controls, helping the NES to be phenomenally successful. The controller was colored grey with a black face with grey stripes. Nintendo of America employee Lance Barr designed the controller.
Redesign
When the NES2 was released in the 1990s, designed to resemble the SNES, the controller was redesigned to resemble the SNES controller. Its "dog bone" shape was notably different from the simple rectangular shape of the original. Also the A and B buttons were dianogal instead of straight across like on the original controller.
Legacy
The NES controller is the most widely-known controller in Nintendo history. It has appeared in subsequent media along with Nintendo merchandise and even future games. The Wii Remote acts as an NES controller substitute for all NES Virtual Console titles.
Model No
MODEL NO: NES-004