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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Hardcore Gaming 101 => Topic started by: Lumi Kløvstad on December 27, 2016, 08:05:31 AM

Title: How did console-style controllers come to be known as "gamepads"?
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on December 27, 2016, 08:05:31 AM

Seriously, it's always bugged me. And my Google-Fu is poor atm.

Title: Re: How did console-style controllers come to be known as "gamepads"?
Post by: KaZudra on December 27, 2016, 10:38:16 AM

That's somewhat simple.
The term "controller" has become more of an umbrella for all types of input based devices, Gamepad is the definitive for your now standard controller.

Title: Re: How did console-style controllers come to be known as "gamepads"?
Post by: X on December 28, 2016, 09:46:17 AM

I first heard the term gamepad pop up sometime during the SNES era of gaming (early 90s). I saw it in a magazine I believe.