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The Rumble Pak is an accessory for Nintendo systems that provides force feedback when playing certain games. As a separate accessory, they have been developed for both the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS. In post-Nintendo 64 consoles, the Rumble Pak is typically built into the controller by default, except for WaveBird Wireless controller.
Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak[]
The Rumble Pak is an accessory for the Nintendo 64 controller that causes it to vibrate when performing certain actions in games that support it. The first game to feature this function was Star Fox 64. This revolutionary accessory added more interactivity to games. While this technology was not invented by Nintendo, their Rumble Pak led the standard for force feedback use in all game controllers to come after that, including those of the competition.
Nintendo DS Rumble Pak[]
The Nintendo DS handheld system also has its own Rumble Pak, being bundled with Metroid Prime Pinball ,the first game to make use of it. A smaller version of the DS Rumble Pak was made for the Nintendo DS Lite, as the GBA Port where this accessory is connected, is smaller on the DS Lite.