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Why did Atari and the like back then think controllers needed keypads?

>> No.569914
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>>569898
Different conception of videogames.
It worked in early 80s

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Why did Nintendo and the like today think controllers needed touchscreens?
For the same reason kid; Gimmicks & imitation.

>> No.570926

>>570492
Actually i'd rather they experiment rather than remain idiotically complacent.

>> No.573801

So what where the numpad actually used for? I still want to know.

>> No.573829

>>573801
Options, special functions, etc. Most old games had overlays that you put on the controller that would have instructions printed over each key telling you what they did.

>> No.573863

>>570492

Also to get in on the iPad's action. Sweet sweet app money.

>> No.573951

>>569898
Weapons could be changed faster, IE - Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, AVP, etc. FPS's were major selling points for the jag.

Overlays could be used, had good ol Tramiel not fucked off and sold Atari to try to make fucking hard drives. Capcom, and Midway talks went to poo in between the dev of the Jag CD, and the v2 unit and pad.

>> No.574183

>>573951
they were gonna open up a new level of Lynx, new support for the ST and 030, the Falcon, and push new hardware. 4 Arcade companies had lined up to talk to Atari, Midway, Capcom, Konami, and I think Namco, and Universal was going to come back, but... yeah, fuckin Tramiel. I got out of college and took another semester to get an edge to go into Atari's summer pull at the sunnyvale campus 1, which was revamped, then i was gonna go to Palo Alto. yay... anyways. fuck. i miss Atari. Bad Tramiel. Bad.

>> No.577791

>>573829
The Atari 5200 had a football game that used this very same setup. Thre were two overlays; one for offense, and one for defense.

>> No.580102

>>573863
>Also to get in on the iPad's action. Sweet sweet app money.
lol the only way they could muscle in on apple's action is if the controller functioned independently of the console and nintendo already had their own wii app store.

also you're a huge faggot for not understanding the point I was making