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Joysticks to Haptics
A Visual History of Video Game Controllers
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Joysticks to Haptics is the ultimate compendium of gaming controllers and retro peripherals from the world of gaming. As video games are played, memories are left in the grooves of their controllers. Atari joysticks still remember being pushed to the limit from afternoons spent playing Frogger....
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Joysticks to Haptics is the ultimate compendium of gaming controllers and retro peripherals from the world of gaming.
A comprehensive celebration of video game controllers from indie journal publisher Lost In Cult. Perfect for gamers and
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Joysticks to Haptics is the ultimate compendium of gaming controllers and retro peripherals from the world of gaming.
As video games are played, memories are left in the grooves of their controllers. Atari joysticks still remember being pushed to the limit from afternoons spent playing Frogger. GameCube controllers echo with the clatter of intense Super Smash Bros bouts. Each gesture with a Wii Remote is a story to be shared, and every haptic rumble inside of the DualSense is a reminder of the bond between player, hardware, and game.
From Joysticks to Haptics revisits all the key points in history that shaped video game controllers. Head back to the very early era of console gaming, when dials and keypads were king. Then read stories of standardisation, as innovations like D-Pads and analogue sticks became the model that every hardware maker followed, and revel in the weird and wonderful.
This comprehensive collection features insightful retrospectives and personal essays, facts and stats, plus stunning photography of rare and retro favourites in a journey through the most iconic and inventive corners of video game history.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008713577
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Expanse
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 195.0mm
Height: 252.0mm
Weight: 1020g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Lost In Cult is an independent book publisher and design studio based in the United Kingdom dedicated to celebrating video games as a culturally significant art form. Lost In Cult puts the industry's best writers and artists in conversation with the medium's most important works and creators to examine their rich, often-overlooked history. With a dual emphasis on long-form prose and bespoke artwork, Lost In Cult challenges curiously-minded games enthusiasts to consider the field differently, exploring themes and ideas which conceptualise both perennial classics and overlooked gems through contemporary lenses.
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