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A game controller of the type held in two hands simultaneously for controlling electronic games, including a housing, a plurality of depressible surfaces at least in-part exposed on the housing with the depressible surfaces in operational association with electricity manipulating devices contained w

A game controller of the type held in two hands simultaneously for controlling electronic games, including a housing, a plurality of depressible surfaces at least in-part exposed on the housing with the depressible surfaces in operational association with electricity manipulating devices contained within the housing and controlled by depression of the depressible surfaces for manipulating electrical outputs at least in-part useful for controlling electronic games. At least one of the electricity manipulating devices is a pressure-sensitive variable-conductance sensor for creating an analog electrical output proportional to varying physical pressure applied to at least one depressible surface. The analog electrical output is interpreted and utilized in controlling the action intensity of electronic game character imagery. Also disclosed are methods of use and manufacture of game controllers having at least one pressure-sensitive analog sensor.

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1. An improved method of using a two hand held game controller structured with a housing formed to be held by a user in two hands simultaneously, said housing having a left-hand area and a right-hand area, located in said left-hand area is a depressible pad having four codependant areas, located in

1. An improved method of using a two hand held game controller structured with a housing formed to be held by a user in two hands simultaneously, said housing having a left-hand area and a right-hand area, located in said left-hand area is a depressible pad having four codependant areas, located in said right-hand area is a plurality of single individual depressible buttons; said game controller for controlling a simulated game character by way of depressing a portion of said depressible pad and depressing said single individual depressible buttons; a television displaying said simulated game character;wherein the improved method comprises the steps: providing at least two Qf said depressible buttons as pressure-sensitive buttons; depressing said portion of said depressible pad for at least in part controlling said simulated game character; depressing a first one of said pressure-sensitive with varying pressure for at least in part varying action intensity of said simulated game character; depressing a second one of said pressure-sensitive with varying pressure for at least in part varying action intensity of said simulated game character.