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Topic	so why is it called the D pad anyway
bryans7 09/13/20 4:37:04 PM #10:	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 canon now --- https://imgur.com/g8JFMhA <cite>bryans7 posted [p:944562373] 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 canon now --- https://imgur.com/g8JFMhA</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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