<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
removable	O
device	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
which	O
provides	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
while	O
playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
cause	O
it	O
to	O
vibrate	O
in	O
select	O
situations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
firing	O
a	O
weapon	O
or	O
receiving	O
damage	O
,	O
to	O
immerse	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
select	O
few	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
games	O
use	O
a	O
similar	O
technology	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
vibration	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
built-in	O
standard	O
feature	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
home	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
controller	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1997	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
July	O
1997	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
1997	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
two	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
and	O
is	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
memory	O
cartridge	O
slot	O
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
simultaneous	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Controller	O
Pak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
does	O
not	O
significantly	O
affect	O
games	O
that	O
feature	O
on-cartridge	O
save	O
functions	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
drawback	O
with	O
games	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
Controller	O
Pak	O
to	O
save	O
,	O
as	O
software	O
by	O
default	O
was	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
hot	B-Device
swapping	I-Device
Paks	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
games	O
support	O
saving	O
to	O
a	O
Controller	O
Pak	O
in	O
a	O
second	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
remedied	O
the	O
situation	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
by	O
offering	O
developers	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
special	O
screens	O
for	O
hot	B-Device
swapping	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
is	O
estimated	O
to	O
provide	O
50-60	O
hours	O
of	O
continuous	O
rumbling	O
before	O
the	O
batteries	O
must	O
be	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Lylat	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
)	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
purchase	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
support	O
soon	O
became	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
were	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1997	O
with	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
third	O
party	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tremor	O
Pak	O
,	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
Dawg	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
in	O
GamePro	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
cute	O
,	O
gimmicky	O
-	O
and	O
actually	O
kind	O
of	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
adds	O
an	O
unusual	O
burst	O
of	O
arcade	O
ecstasy	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
review	O
crew	O
"	O
later	O
reviewed	O
the	O
standalone	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
and	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
commented	O
that	O
its	O
usage	O
in	O
games	O
thus	O
far	O
had	O
been	O
as	O
a	O
gimmick	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
enhancement	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Kelly	O
Rickards	O
and	O
Sushi-X	O
lauded	O
its	O
usage	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
and	O
all	O
four	O
of	O
them	O
praised	O
the	O
low	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
at	O
worst	O
gamers	O
risk	O
little	O
by	O
purchasing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
wrote	O
an	O
11th	O
birthday	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
describing	O
how	O
its	O
influence	O
led	O
to	O
rumble	O
being	O
"	O
an	O
industry	O
standard	O
within	O
a	O
single	O
generation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
bulky	O
and	O
heavy	O
when	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
trade-off	O
was	O
actually	O
worth	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
,	O
in	O
TWGNews	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Controller	O
Innovations	O
"	O
article	O
,	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
is	O
listed	O
as	O
#8	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
added	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
level	O
of	O
immersion	O
to	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
is	I-Device
an	O
official	O
DS	B-Device
Option	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
Pak	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
inserted	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
GBA	B-Device
game	O
slot	O
(	O
SLOT-2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
accessory	O
to	O
have	O
utilized	O
the	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
bundled	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
sold	O
through	O
other	O
promotions	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
purchase	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accessory	O
was	O
released	O
differently	O
in	O
Europe	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
delay	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
supporting	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
(	O
Metroid	O
Prime	O
Hunters	O
,	O
Mario	O
&	O
Luigi	O
:	O
Partners	O
in	O
Time	O
,	O
and	O
42	B-Application
All-Time	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
)	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
before	O
the	O
accessory	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accessory	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Actionloop	B-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
works	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
redesigned	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
,	O
it	O
protrudes	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
when	O
inserted	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
GBA	B-Device
Game	O
Paks	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
's	O
smaller	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
is	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
flush	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
when	O
inserted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
GBA	B-Device
flash	I-Device
cartridges	I-Device
(	O
SLOT-2	O
flash	B-Device
cartridges	I-Device
)	O
have	O
a	O
built-in	O
rumble	O
feature	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
used	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
a	O
SLOT-1	O
flash	O
card	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
can	O
provide	O
rumble	O
as	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
ordinary	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
consoles	O
lack	O
a	O
SLOT-2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
supporting	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
require	O
it	O
for	O
proper	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
themselves	O
are	O
still	O
compatible	O
with	O
DSi	B-Device
(	O
some	O
software	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Application
DS	I-Application
Browser	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
,	O
have	O
SLOT-2	O
peripherals	O
that	O
are	O
required	O
for	O
operation	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
hence	O
incompatible	O
with	O
DSi	B-Device
and	O
DSi	B-Device
XL	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
former	O
already	O
has	O
an	O
alternative	O
version	O
made	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
later	O
consoles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
lack	O
the	O
SLOT-2	O
,	O
some	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
titles	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
do	O
support	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
accessory	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
console	O
was	O
sold	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
met	O
with	O
criticism	O
as	O
reviewers	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
card	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
only	O
four	O
were	O
compatible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
until	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
slot	O
from	O
later	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
models	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
was	O
supported	O
by	O
51	O
games	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
dedicated	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
family	O
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
)	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
these	O
more	O
primitive	O
systems	O
lacking	O
an	O
expansion	O
slot	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
successors	O
that	O
featured	O
built-in	O
rumble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
with	O
built-in	O
rumble	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
10-Pin	B-Application
Bowling	I-Application
,	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Episode	I-Device
I	I-Device
:	I-Device
Racer	I-Device
,	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
bulkier	O
Game	O
Paks	O
with	O
an	O
added	O
rumble	O
motor	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
extra	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
battery	I-Algorithm
that	O
is	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
Game	O
Pak	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
two	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
that	O
feature	O
built-in	O
rumble	O
,	O
Drill	B-Application
Dozer	I-Application
and	O
WarioWare	O
:	O
Twisted	O
!,	O
draw	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
itself	O
and	O
thus	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
an	O
extra	O
battery	O
or	O
a	O
specially	O
enlarged	O
Game	O
Pak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	O
also	O
rumbles	O
weakly	O
whenever	O
its	O
special	O
built-in	O
piezoelectric	O
gyroscope	O
for	O
its	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
are	O
utilized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
support	O
rumble	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
its	B-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
built-in	O
vibration	O
.	O
</s>
