<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
controller	I-Application
is	O
a	O
collective	O
set	O
of	O
input	O
devices	O
designed	O
primarily	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
an	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
typical	O
control	O
set	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
push-buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
common	O
setups	O
include	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
trackballs	B-Device
or	O
steering	O
wheels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
typical	O
joystick	B-Device
is	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
input	I-General_Concept
device	O
that	O
registers	O
movement	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
motion	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
detect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
modern	O
joysticks	B-Device
have	O
an	O
8-way	O
configuration	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
movement	O
in	O
the	O
cardinal	O
directions	O
and	O
the	O
diagonals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
also	O
exist	O
common	O
"	O
analog	O
"	O
sticks	O
that	O
in	O
actuality	O
are	O
implemented	O
as	O
49-way	O
digital	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
incremental	O
degrees	O
of	O
movement	O
in	O
each	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
most	O
common	O
arcade	O
joystick	B-Device
types	O
are	O
the	O
ball	O
top	O
,	O
bat	O
top	O
,	O
4	O
button	O
layout	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
keyboard	O
WASD	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
kind	O
of	O
format	O
is	O
most	O
common	O
in	O
Hitbox	O
arcade	B-Application
sticks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
type	O
of	O
joystick	B-Device
is	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
personal	O
preference	O
and	O
comfort	O
,	O
as	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
grips	O
,	O
and	O
angles	O
,	O
and	O
button	O
types	O
are	O
vastly	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
restrictor	O
gate	O
limits	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
's	O
range	O
of	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
classic	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
is	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
right	O
is	O
also	O
now	O
considered	O
held	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
completes	O
the	O
motion	O
to	O
move	O
right	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
not	O
a	O
new	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
will	O
still	O
be	O
moving	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
home	O
arcade	B-Application
controllers	I-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
restrictor	O
gate	O
used	O
in	O
modding	O
is	O
the	O
octagonal	O
gate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
joysticks	B-Device
are	O
generally	O
made	O
from	O
hard	O
plastic	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
tall	O
,	O
thick	O
shaft	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
baseball	O
bat	O
(	O
bat-top	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
joysticks	B-Device
have	O
a	O
large	O
spherical	O
ball	O
(	O
ball-top	O
)	O
positioned	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
short	O
,	O
thin	O
metal	O
shaft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
many	O
imitation	O
arcade	B-Application
controllers	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
most	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
affordability	O
and	O
few	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
responsiveness	O
or	O
feel	O
of	O
a	O
genuine	O
arcade	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
1990	O
,	O
SNK	O
released	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
MVS	I-Application
system	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
exact	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
coin-op	O
configuration	O
possibilities	O
unavailable	O
on	O
home	O
console	O
)	O
same	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
AES	O
(	O
home	O
console	O
)	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
MVS	O
(	O
arcade	O
system	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
's	O
AES	O
sturdy	O
joystick	B-Device
was	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	O
stick	O
ever	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
a	O
2D	O
console	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
Exar	O
recently	O
offered	O
a	O
revised	O
reissue	O
with	O
extra	O
buttons	O
called	O
"	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Stick	O
2	O
"	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
2+	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
3	O
"	O
versions	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PS&PS2	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
Wii	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
PS3	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pad	O
USB	O
"	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
CD	O
console	O
to	O
translate	O
arcade	O
games	O
on	O
home	O
systems	O
in	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
being	O
rendered	O
in	O
CD	O
quality	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
besides	O
this	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
AES/MVS	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
D-pad	O
arcade	O
stick	O
hybrid	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
older	O
AES	O
arcade	B-Application
sticks	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
able	O
only	O
to	O
offer	O
2D	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
to	O
deliver	O
at	O
once	O
3D	O
games	O
and	O
near-perfect	O
arcade	O
translations	O
,	O
thanks	O
mostly	O
to	O
the	O
similarity	O
in	O
hardware	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
NAOMI	O
arcade	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
became	O
increasingly	O
competent	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
emulator	B-Application
with	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
MAME	B-Device
,	O
and	O
enthusiasts	O
have	O
built	O
entire	O
faux	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
total	O
experience	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
style	I-Application
controllers	I-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
X-Arcade	B-Device
provided	O
more	O
authentic	O
controls	O
for	O
such	O
setups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
,	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
credited	O
for	O
reviving	O
interest	O
in	O
playing	O
fighting	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
stimulating	O
demand	O
for	O
arcade-quality	O
controllers	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
licensing	O
deal	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
SF	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Mad	O
Catz	O
produced	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
FightStick	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
console	O
stick	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
to	O
include	O
genuine	O
(	O
Sanwa	O
)	O
arcade	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
