Photographer Christian Wenk Talks Trigger Happy and Classic Controllers

Joining hosts Nate Evans and Cory Galliher on this episode is photographer Christian Wenk to talk about his new book, Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers, a dazzling visual encyclopedia that chronicles not just the evolution of popular and obscure game controllers, but it’s a testimonial to why we love these peripherals told through Christian’s stunning photography and meticulous research, with anecdotes from contributors John Romero (DOOM), Trip Hawkins (3DO), James Rolfe (Angry Video Game Nerd) and many others. From Pong to Atari, Nintendo to Sony, Xbox to PC, and everything between, it’s an epic chat about the symbiotic relationship between controller and game development, memorable failures (hello, Power Glove and U-Force), what the future of interactive entertainment might look like, and so much more. Did your favorite controller make the cut? Grab your favorite joystick, gamepad, or whatever and find out now!