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First use of a D-pad in a gaming system

First use of a D-pad in a gaming system
Who
Donkey Kong Game & Watch handheld (Nintendo, 1982)
What
First
Where
Not Applicable
When
June 2011
The first gaming machine to have a modern cross-design directional pad was the 1982 Game & Watch conversion of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. Strangely, the later Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong Jr had a directional controller made up of four separate round buttons. The D-pad was the innovation that paved the way for portable, pocket-friendly handheld gaming, and its folding “clamshell” design proved both popular and influential.