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=== Steering wheel === {{Main article|Racing wheel}} [[File:Logitech-Driving-Force-PS3.jpg|thumb|A [[Logitech]] steering wheel for the [[PlayStation 2]]]] A [[racing wheel]], essentially a larger version of a paddle, is used in most [[racing video game|racing]] [[arcade game]]s as well as more recent [[Sim racing|racing simulators]] such as ''[[Live for Speed]]'', ''[[Grand Prix Legends]]'', ''[[GTR 2 β FIA GT Racing Game|GTR2]]'', and ''[[Richard Burns Rally]]''. While most [[Arcade racer|arcade racing]] games have been using steering wheels since ''[[Gran Trak 10]]'' in 1974,<ref name="Kohler-16">{{Citation |last=Kohler |first=Chris |title=Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life |page=16 |year=2005 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=auMTAQAAIAAJ |access-date=2011-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221162722/https://books.google.com/books?id=auMTAQAAIAAJ |archive-date=2023-02-21 |url-status=live |publisher=[[BradyGames]] |isbn=0-7440-0424-1 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> steering wheels for home systems appeared on [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)|fifth-generation consoles]] such as the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Nintendo 64]]. Many are [[Haptic technology|force feedback]] (see [[Haptic technology|Force Feedback Wheel]]), designed to give the same feedback as would be experienced when driving a real car, but the realism of this depends on the game. They usually come with pedals to control the gas and brake. Shifting is taken care of in various ways including paddle shifting systems, simple stick shifters which are moved forward or back to change gears or more complex shifters which mimic those of real vehicles, which may also use a clutch. Some wheels turn only 200 to 270 degrees [[lock-to-lock]] but higher-tier models can turn 900 degrees, or 2.5 turns, lock-to-lock, or more. The [[Namco]] [[Jogcon]] paddle was available for the PlayStation game ''[[R4: Ridge Racer Type 4]]''. Unlike "real" video game steering wheels, the Jogcon was designed to fit in the player's hand. Its much smaller wheel (diameter roughly similar to a [[aluminum can|soda can]]'s) resembles the jog-and-shuttle control wheel used on some [[Videocassette recorder|VCR]]s. The [[Wii]] game ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' is bundled with the [[Wii Wheel]]: a steering wheel-shaped shell that the [[Wii Remote]] is placed inside thus using the Wii Remote's motion sensing capabilities to control the [[Go-kart|kart]] during the game. Hori also has a steering wheel that is made for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. When the steering wheel is placed on the back of the console, then it will have the same ability as in ''Mario Kart Wii'' by using the [[gyroscope]] in [[First-person (video games)|first-person]] mode.
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