/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6449354

>Nintendo had a patent on their design

And not just the external look of the d-pad, either. The internals on the NES d-pad are so choice, definite sweet-spot for digital accuracy in platformers for example. So it don't matter how good a non-Nintendo d-pad looks on the outside. Underneath the hood is where their design shines. And if you've seen the underside of it that I can't find an image of, you know what I'm talking about.