Quote Originally Posted by ubersaurus View Post
The dual stick system didn't exist on prior FPSs, to my knowledge. The N64 and Dreamcast only had one analog stick for starters...though I'm not too familiar with Playstation FPSs prior to Halo, I do know that practically all consoles shooters that came out after used the same two stick setup. Also being able to melee and throw grenades without switching weapons was something that I don't recall seeing prior to Halo.
Goldeneye had dual analog. And before that, Turok had digital pad+analog, which was pretty much the same thing.