Why Are Controller Buttons Like That?

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🎬 CHAPTERS 🎬
0:00 Why Are Controller Buttons Like That?
2:32 The Early History
9:17 3D (R)evolution
15:19 Where It All Came From
18:23 The Button Conspiracy
20:03 Famicom BA
23:29 Genesis ABC
26:27 Super Famicom ABXY
28:24 PlayStation XO
29:38 Meaning from Madness



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