Cesar (NES):

Growing up, the first system I can remember would be the NES. I played the Atari maybe once or twice but I never caught on to it. The NES became my first real experience with a game console. I remember how frustrating it could be at times, when the system would freeze, or restart by itself. I remember how much I enjoyed playing it. It was an easy system to control and all the games used the buttons that were on the controller. I could not imagine that just a couple of years earlier the Atari had problems by developing multiple buttons that were useless in most of their games.

Chris (Logitech Force-Feedback Joystick):

With a licensed pilot for a father and countless "family flights" under my belt, I am no stranger to the inside of small plane cockpit. That is why, when loading up the original Battlefield for the PC, I knew I was going to be extremely critical of the joystick in my hands. Now, I have logged many hours into this game with a conventional keyboard and mouse combination, though every time I took off to roam the wartorn skies, I could not help but feel a sense of departure from the combat experience. Not so with the Logitech Force-Feedback Joystick in my hands. With 12 buttons, two triggers, an acceleration wheel, and enough feedback to launch a miniature cow into outerspace, this joystick filled the emotionless void that I had overlooked for so long. This goes to show just how important controllers and control is for player interaction. Not only could I steer with greater precision and realistic movement, but trigger kills and joystick dips transformed me into my father. No longer was I playing a game, but instead I was a pilot of World War II, overtaking crimson skies with effortless dogfighting. Each rumble of the stick marked the blazing of machine guns and connected me to an understanding of war's intensity. By using the joystick, I was inserted into the cockpit of a plane, revamping my desire to take down some baddies overtaking my mind with images of family nostalgia.