What is Game controller?
[[File:Nintendo-Super-NES-Controller.jpg|thumb|220px|right|A North American [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] game controller from the early 1990s.]] A '''game controller''' is a [[device]] used to play [[video game]]s. == Types of game controllers == === Gamepad === A gamepad, also known as a joypad, is a common type of game controller. They are held in both hands with thumbs and fingers used to press [[button]]s on the gamepad. Gamepads can have a number of action buttons with one or more control sticks. Gamepads is part of playing a [[video game console]]. A player must use a gamepad in order to play any video game. Gamepads were first used on early computers. On a [[Nintendo]] gamepad, the action buttons are colored with letters (A, B, X, Y). There is a start and a select option on the gamepad. On the left of the gamepad, there are [[arrow]]s which the player uses to move in the video game. === Paddle === A paddle is a game controller with a round [[wheel]] and one or more ''fire buttons''. The wheel is used to control movement in a video game. The paddle was not liked by many gamers. This type of controller was used on the ''[[Atari 2600]]'' and ''[[Indy 500]]''. === Joystick === [[File:Joyopis.svg|right|thumb|200px|Joystick elements: 1. Stick 2. Base 3. Trigger 4. Extra buttons 5. Autofire switch 6. Throttle 7. Hat Switch (POV Hat) 8. Suction Cup]] {{main|Joystick}} A joystick is an [[input device]] consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks are often used to control video games and usually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also be read by the computer. A popular variation of the joystick used on modern video game consoles is the analog stick. The joystick has been the principal flight control in the [[cockpit]] of many [[aircraft]], particularly military fast jets, where centre stick or side-stick location may be employed. Joysticks are also used for controlling machines such as cranes, trucks,