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Topic	so why is it called the D pad anyway
Steiner 09/13/20 4:29:01 PM #7:	Xeybozn posted... Back when gaming was still new, directional input was originally handled using vertical sticks. These were nicknamed "dick-sticks" due to their shape, and then later shortened to "D-sticks". When Nintendo invented the D-pad, they kept the letter "D" because they didn't know enough English to understand why it was there in the first place and assumed it was somehow derived from the functionality. this is my Post Of The Week (tm) --- Born to bear and bring to all the details of our ending To write it down for all the world to see <cite>Steiner posted [p:944561999] in so why is ... [t:78972553]...</cite> <quote>Xeybozn posted... </cite> <quote>Back when gaming was still new, directional input was originally handled using vertical sticks. These were nicknamed "dick-sticks" due to their shape, and then later shortened to "D-sticks". When Nintendo invented the D-pad, they kept the letter "D" because they didn't know enough English to understand why it was there in the first place and assumed it was somehow derived from the functionality.</quote> this is my Post Of The Week (tm) --- Born to bear and bring to all the details of our ending To write it down for all the world to see</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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