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Special game controllers are specialized computer input devices, designed for gaming purposes, and used to play games, which cannot work well with keyboard controls, the mouse, or a combination of the two. The different kinds of game controllers such as flight yokes, joysticks, gamepads, "virtual pedals" and so on , were invented to enhance the gaming and/or simulation experience.
Below we will describe the following basic categories of computer gaming devices: the mouse, the joystick, the gamepad, the steering wheel, joke, and so on.
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A video game consoles are an
interactive entertainment computers.
The term is used to distinguish a machine designed for for playing
video games from a personal computer, which has many other functions.
Below you can see main video game consoles on the Market in the North America
(from Wikipedia)
An arcade game consoles are a coin-operated entertainment machines,
typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, pubs,
video arcades, and Family Entertainment Centers.
It will be better to buy a computer gaming device
separately from a new computer,
if you do not know exactly what you want, because you should really get one
that suits your needs,
Usually the needed
information about specific hardware and software of the computer gaming device
is available from the manufacturer’s Web site, in the documentation, or
by contacting the maker directly,
It is desirable to try a joystick or a game pad before buying it or
to follow a recommendation of a friend with roughly the same size hands as yours. 
Nostromo n50 SpeedPad can
best be described as a combination keyboard and game pad. The 10 keys on the n50 act as keys on a
keyboard with the advantage of being easily accessible and intuitively configured. The n50 also
has an eight-way directional pad, much like the d-pad on a standard game pad. It’s an innovative,
multipurpose tool that will lift your gaming experience to a whole new level. n50 SpeedPad is adjustable
ergonomic gaming device with 56 programmable functions. Great for any game that normally would
use a keyboard
Joysticks:
Battle games, flight simulators, and other games requiring quick, reflexive movements are the ones
most enhanced by the use of a joysticks.
Joysticks come in
many shapes and sizes, from the simple hand grip with a few buttons to a contoured command center
for a full arsenal of virtual weapons. There are also special models developed for certain kinds
of game play. For example, some joysticks developed for flight simulation resemble the controller
in the cockpit of an airplane.
Game pads:
Game pads are game controllers that are most often used to control the
movements of a character on the screen, such as in a martial arts simulation. Usually, the game pad has a directional pad (called a "D-pad"), four "action" buttons
(usually labeled A-D), and two fire buttons located on the front edge of the pad. The game pad is
held so your thumbs operate the D-pad and action buttons and the fire buttons are operated by your
index fingers.
Steering Wheels:
Steering wheels are gaming devices used in driving
games. All steering wheel controllers come with a wheel, accelerator, and brake; some
steering wheel controllers allow "manual" (i.e., gear-to-gear) shifting, while others only
have high-low or forward-reverse options. A whole range of racing wheels have been
developed to make the experience of driving more realistic. And with the development of force feedback you can feel the actual resistance particular
types of steering have. For example, riding a motorcycle is quite different than flying a helicopter or driving a car or
tank.
Yokes: Yokes, used primarily for flight simulations, are more
advanced versions of joysticks. Rather than a simple joystick, yokes often allow
two-handed operation and can be used to maneuver a game's aircraft in all three
dimensions.
Pedals
simulate a forward/backward slide motion for real flying. A pivot movement of each
pedal will work as differential braking (toe brakes) as well as gas and brake control for auto
racing simulators. If add the 3 axes of Pedals to the 5 axes Flight Sim Yoke, you
will have a high level of flight control.
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