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Video game accessory, the Glossary

A video game accessory is a distinct piece of hardware that is required to use a video game console, or one that enriches the video game's play experience.^[1]

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Video game accessories

Aladdin Deck Enhancer

The Aladdin Deck Enhancer is a system-enhancing adaptor to use Compact Cartridges on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

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Atari Jaguar

The Atari Jaguar is a home video game console developed by Atari Corporation and released in North America in November 1993.

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Atari Jaguar CD

The Atari Jaguar CD is a CD-ROM peripheral for the Jaguar video game console.

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Case modding

Case modification, commonly referred to as case modding, is the modification of a computer case or a video game console chassis.

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Compact disc

The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was codeveloped by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings.

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Computer vision tasks include methods for acquiring, processing, analyzing and understanding digital images, and extraction of high-dimensional data from the real world in order to produce numerical or symbolic information, e.g. in the forms of decisions.

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D-pad

A D-pad (short for directional pad) is a flat, typically thumb-operated, directional control.

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Dance pad

A dance pad, also known as a dance mat or dance platform, is a flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games.

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Dreamcast

The is the final home video game console manufactured by Sega.

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Entertainment Computer System

The Entertainment Computer System (ECS) was an add-on peripheral for the Intellivision.

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Famicom 3D System

The Famicom 3D System is a Japan-exclusive accessory for the Nintendo Family Computer releasedPlunkett, Luke.

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Famicom Data Recorder

Famicom Data Recorder (HVC-008) is a compact cassette tape data interface introduced in 1984, for the Famicom which had been introduced in 1983.

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Famicom Disk System

The commonly shortened to the Famicom Disk System, or just Disk System, is a peripheral for Nintendo's Family Computer home video game console, released only in Japan on February 21, 1986.

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Family Computer Network System

The, also known as the Famicom Net System and Famicom Modem, is a peripheral for Nintendo's Family Computer video game console, and was released in September 1988 only in Japan.

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Game Boy

The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America and Europe later that year.

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Game Boy Advance

The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color.

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Game Boy Camera

The Game Boy Camera, released as in Japan, is a Nintendo accessory for the handheld Game Boy game console.

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Game Boy Color

The Game Boy Color (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international markets that November.

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Game Boy Player

The is a GameCube peripheral developed by Nintendo which enables it to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges, allowing those games to be played on a television.

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Game controller

A game controller, gaming controller, or simply controller, is an input device or input/output device used with video games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game.

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Game Link Cable

The Nintendo Game Link Cable is an accessory for the Game Boy line of handheld video game systems, allowing players to connect Game Boys of all types for multiplayer gaming.

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GameCube

The is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.

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Homebrew (video games)

Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable.

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Intellivision

The Intellivision is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979.

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Intellivoice

The Intellivoice Voice Synthesis Module, commonly abbreviated as Intellivoice, is an adapter for the Intellivision, Mattel's home video game console, that utilizes a voice synthesizer to generate audible speech.

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Kinect

Kinect is a discontinued line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft and first released in 2010.

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Kinect Fun Labs

Kinect Fun Labs is an application development hub that allows users to play, create and share their own Kinect experiences.

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Kotaku

Kotaku is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network.

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Light gun

A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games, typically shaped to resemble a pistol.

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Mario Artist

is an interoperable suite of three games and one Internet application for Nintendo 64: Paint Studio, Talent Studio, Polygon Studio, and Communication Kit.

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Memory

Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed.

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Near-field communication

Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enables communication between two electronic devices over a distance of or less.

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Nintendo

is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto.

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Nintendo 64

The (N64) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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Nintendo e-Reader

The Nintendo e-Reader, commonly abbreviated as e-Reader, is an add-on manufactured by Nintendo for its Game Boy Advance handheld video game console.

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Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo.

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Peripheral

A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally.

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Play-Yan

The Play-Yan (trademarked PLAY-YAN) is a media player designed for the Game Boy Advance SP and also compatible with the Game Boy Micro and Nintendo DS.

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PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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PlayStation Move

is a motion game controller developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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PlayStation VR

The PlayStation VR (PS VR, known by its code name Project Morpheus during development) is a virtual reality headset developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which was released in October 2016.

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Pong

Pong is a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released on 29 November 1972.

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RCA connector

The RCA connector is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals.

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Rumble Pak

The is a removable device from Nintendo that provides force feedback while playing video games.

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Satellaview

The is a satellite modem peripheral produced by Nintendo for the Super Famicom in 1995.

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Sega

is a Japanese multinational video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

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Sega CD

The Sega CD, known as in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles.

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Sega Channel

The Sega Channel is a discontinued online game service developed by Sega for the Sega Genesis video game console, serving as a content delivery system.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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SuFami Turbo

The is an accessory released by Bandai for Nintendo's Super Famicom system and was released in 1996.

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Super Game Boy

The is a peripheral that allows Game Boy cartridges to be played on a Super Nintendo Entertainment System console.

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Super NES CD-ROM

The Super NES CD-ROM (commonly abbreviated to SNES-CD) is an unreleased add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game console.

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.

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Toys-to-life

Toys-to-life is a video game feature using physical figurines or action figures to interact within the game. Video game accessory and Toys-to-life are video game accessories.

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TurboExpress

The TurboExpress is an 8-bit handheld game console by NEC Home Electronics, released in late 1990 in Japan and the United States, branded as the PC Engine GT in Japan and TurboExpress Handheld Entertainment System in the U.S. It is essentially a portable version of the TurboGrafx-16 home console that came out one to three years earlier.

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TurboGrafx-16

The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics.

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Video game console

A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller.

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Wii

The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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Wii Remote

The Wii Remote, informally referred to with the portmanteau Wiimote, is the primary game controller for Nintendo's Wii home video game console.

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Xbox (console)

The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft that is the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles.

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Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

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Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is a discontinued accessory for the Xbox 360 console that enables the playback of movies on HD DVD discs.

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Xbox One

The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

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1080p

1080p (1920 × 1080 progressively displayed pixels; also known as Full HD or FHD, and BT.709) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1,920 pixels displayed across the screen horizontally and 1,080 pixels down the screen vertically; the p stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced.

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32X

The 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console.

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64DD

The is a magnetic floppy disk drive peripheral for the Nintendo 64 game console developed by Nintendo.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_accessory

Also known as Video game accessories, Video game peripheral, Video game peripherals.

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