Control
Joystick
Joystick noun - A manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers.
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Damn You, Muscle Memory Controls for taking photographs switched camera control from one joystick to the other in the PS2 port.
Source: Video Game / Beyond Good & Evil - Note that the craft has a convenient joystick when the aliens could control a human brain by touch.
Source: In Working Order -
Despite the control system requiring a joystick up the ass and in the mouth, it's still wildly popular as "it's still better than dealing with the airlines".
Source: Monowheel Mayhem
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