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Atari joystick 1977 (2h 9min, aug 17, 1977 y – 10h 20min, jun 3, 1998 y)

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The Atari CX40 joystick was the first widely used cross-platform game controller. The original CX10 appeared on the Atari 2600 in 1977, and was considered such a great advance over other controllers that it became the primary input device for most games on the platform. The CX10 was replaced after a year by the much simpler and less expensive CX40. The addition of the Atari joystick port to other platforms cemented its popularity, and millions of CX40s were produced and used on almost every game console and home computer of the era.

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2h 9min, aug 17, 1977 y
10h 20min, jun 3, 1998 y
~ 20 years