directional pad
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The game demands dexterity as the player uses every shoulder button alongside the directional pad, and every button has multiple uses depending on the mode Link is in, whether it’s fuse or Ultra Hand.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
The researchers placed their three-fingered robotic hand on a Nintendo controller, with each finger laid on a different button or the directional pad.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 23, 2021
Instead of putting what basically amounted to a trackpad on the top section of the remote, Apple has switched to a much more traditional directional pad.
From The Verge ● May 21, 2021
It highlights some etched illustrations of the characters as the viewer uses the player controller’s directional pad to click around the various screens to find the coveted extras.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2018
The left-hand control is still a standard directional pad, but the right-hand now sports a trackball where it previously had an up-and-down dial.
From Time Magazine Archive
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