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Classic controller illustrations

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Digital illustrations of classic video game controllers for fun.

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N64 Controller

December 15, 2013

In 1996, Nintendo released the ideal controller for people that have three hands. As for the N64 itself: Goldeneye, Facility, Proximity Mines. 'Nuff said.

Dreamcast Controller adventure controller digital dreamcast illustration photoshop sega sonic

As requested by @Jerod Guillen! I'm a fan of the Dreamcast controller. It felt nice and it kinda looks like a spaceship. And you could put memory cards in the controller itself, as well as VMUs (Visual Memory Units) that would display p...

Playstation 2 Controller

December 12, 2013

You guys were absolutely killing it yesterday, and I got inspired to start working on another one of these. And...finish it today. Oh well. :) So the playstation 2 is admittedly not that retro. But it's still two console generations old...

NES Controller Revised

September 02, 2013

I didn't feel like the original one was fitting into the series as nicely as it could be, so I made some changes. Now it's using the same grid as the SNES and Genesis ones, and if you look closely the center of the d-pad is in the same p...

Genesis Controller

September 02, 2013

Ok, just one more of these. :) This was definitely the most challenging of the the three. Look at all those curves and that lack of color – doesn't it just scream 90s attitude?

SNES Controller

September 01, 2013

Felt like doing another one of these. I used a grid, so some proportions are slightly different compared to the real thing. While doing this I noticed that the logo and select/start buttons are actually off center, distributed evenly b...