Nintendo Entertainment System Controller

The NES Controller (NES-004) is a rectangular game controller that came packaged along with the Nintendo Entertainment System. Modeled off of the Famicom controller, the NES controller retained most of the former's features, while removing the built-in microphone, and making the controllers removable from the console. It released exclusively in it's iconic gray, black, and red color scheme, though stickers were available through Nintendo Power to customize the controller. It was one of three standard controllers released, alongside the NES Advantage and NES Max. Modern versions of the controller are packaged in the NES Classic Edition console, using their newer Classic Controller connector design, and also for the Nintendo Switch as a bonus for Nintendo Switch online members. A redesigned version was included with the NES Toploader and its Japanese counterpart, the AV Famicom.

The controller is notable for being the first controller to have a proper directional pad. Most controllers at the time used 8-directional joysticks and wide numpads to interface with the console. Nintendo's "D-Pad" design was the first to make a simple, intuitive control scheme across all games. It was a notoriously copied design, with competitors like Sega's Master System and NEC's PC-Engine using very similar control styles.

Each controller uses a directional pad, two face buttons (B & A) and two menu buttons (START and SELECT). It connects to the console via a custom 7-pin connector interface on the front of the console, allowing it to be swapped for other controllers such as the NES Zapper and third party peripherals.

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