Remember that cheap and clunky Atari joystick you would use your whole body to maneuver, as you tried to swing over crocodiles in Pitfall!? It was always a wonder the stick didn't break and never a surprise that the button always did.
Photographer Javier Laspiur, like many of us, has played on quite a few consoles since his childhood — 22 in total — and has created a photo history of when he played on each, starting in 1983 and leading up through 2013. Have a look at the series below, which takes us through the many evolutions and iterations of these gaming systems.
