stackyFACTSBefore the brilliant invention of a simple directional pad, early gamers were forced to aggressively twist plastic knobs. The paddles for games like Pong essentially felt like tuning a vintage stereo, requiring absolute precision wrist movements that practically guaranteed you would overshoot your target and lose the match instantly.
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