ETC The Evolution of the Controller

NCS Synopsis
«©NCSX» Portuguese-language website Ponto Eletronico has created an info-graphic which recounts the evolution of gaming controllers from 1977 to the current day. Back in the early days of home console gaming, the Atari 2600 ruled the land with a non-ergonomic joystick that wasn’t comfortable to grip and only had one button. Repeat: One button. That means in games that required jumping, you had to push up on the joystick in order to leap upwards. The Atari 2600 joystick also broke fairly easily because the plastic control rod inside the joystick would snap if too much pressure was applied which deactivated the direction in which the plastic had broken.

The info-graphic skips a few consoles between the Atari 2600 and the Nintendo 64 such as the Sega Master System, the Sega Genesis, and the Neo Geo but it’s an otherwise acceptable presentation. According to the website Ponto Eletronico, Andrew Peniche and “Mari” helped with the creation of the info-graphic.

Saru Saru DS - Import Preorder

«©NCSX» According to conventional wisdom, man is the result of ape evolution through the ages. The conventional wisdom is probably wrong but for the sake of Saru Saru DS, it doesn't really matter.

In D3P's follow-up to The Genshijin, players take control of a simian tribe which has to survive and reproduce to assure that they'll walk the Earth for centuries to come. In order to endure, the tribe needs a constant source of sustenance and the game features activities such as gathering, hunting, and even trawling the waters for shellfish. Rudimentary tools and weapons may be created to improve the tribe's ability to procure their daily nutrition. The end goal for the tribe is to eventually evolve from monkeys to humans. Preorders are welcome to ship on February 19, 2009.