The PlayStation Mouse (US/UK: SCPH-1090, JP: SCPH-1030) is an input device for the

PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a di ...

that allows the player to use a

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as a method of control in compatible games. The mouse was released in Japan on December 3, 1994, the launch date of the PlayStation. The mouse itself is a simple two-button

ball mouse A computer mouse (plural mice, sometimes mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of a pointer on a display, which allows a smoot ...

that plugs directly into the PlayStation controller port without adapters or conversions and is a fully supported Sony accessory. It was packaged along with a mouse mat bearing the PlayStation logo. The mouse is mainly used in point-and-click adventures, strategy games, simulation games and

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. In later years, first-person shooters also make use of the peripheral to aim the player's view in the same manner as similar games on the PC. It is also used by the arcade lightgun shooting game ''

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'' as an aiming device instead of a

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compatibility. A special Konami-branded edition of the mouse was released alongside the Japanese exclusive title '' Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You.'' Mouse packs for ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten'' and ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh Preschool'' were also released exclusively in Japan.

List of games compatible with the PlayStation Mouse

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'' * '' Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy'' * '' Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1'' * '' Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2'' * '' Arcade Party Pak'' * ''

'' * '' Arkanoid Returns'' * '' Ark of Time'' * '' Atari Anniversary Edition'' * '' Atlantis: The Lost Tales'' * '' Aztec: The Curse in the Heart of the City of Gold'' * ''Backgammon'' * '' Baldies'' * ''

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'' * '' Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars'' * '' Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror'' * '' Chaos Control * '' China: The Forbidden City'' * ''

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'' * ''City Bravo!'' * '' Clock Tower: The First Fear'' * ''

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'' * '' Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within'' * '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' * '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation'' * '' Constructor'' * '' Cyberia'' * '' Dark Seed'' * '' Die Hard Trilogy'' * '' Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas'' * ''

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'' * '' Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?'' * ''

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'' * ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten'' * ''Disney's Winnie the Pooh Preschool'' * '' Dracula: The Resurrection'' * '' Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary'' * '' Dune 2000'' * '' Egypt 1156 B.C.: Tomb of the Pharaoh'' * '' Elemental Gearbolt'' * ''

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'' * '' Front Mission Alternative'' * ''

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'' * '' Ghoul Panic'' * '' Global Domination'' * ''Help Charity Compilation'' * '' Irritating Stick'' * ''Jellyfish: The Healing Friend'' * ''Jigsaw Madness'' * '' Klaymen Klaymen: The Mystery of the Neverhood'' * ''Las Vegas Dream 2'' * '' Lemmings & Oh No! More Lemmings'' * '' Lemmings 3D'' * '' Louvre: The Final Curse'' * ''Mighty Hits Special'' * ''

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'' * '' MTV Music Generator'' * ''

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'' * '' My Disney Kitchen'' * '' Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness'' * ''Neorude'' * '' Perfect Assassin'' * ''

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'' * ''Player Manager Ninety Nine'' * ''

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'' * '' Premier Manager 98'' * '' Premier Manager: Ninety Nine'' * ''

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* ''Prism Land Story'' * '' Project: Horned Owl'' * '' Puchi Carat'' * ''

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'' * '' Riven: The Sequel to Myst'' * ''

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'' * '' Shanghai: Great Moments * '' Shanghai: True Valor'' * '' SilverLoad'' * ''

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'' * '' Snatcher'' * ''Spin Jam'' * '' Starblade Alpha'' * ''

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'' * '' Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You'' * '' Tokimeki Memorial 2'' * ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series: Vol.1 - Nijiiro no Seisyun'' * ''Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series: Vol.2 - Irodori no Love Song'' * ''Tokimeki Memorial Selection: Fujisaki Shiori'' * ''

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'' * '' Ubik'' * '' Virtual Pool'' * '' Warhammer: Dark Omen'' * ''

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'' * '' X-COM: UFO Defense'' * '' X-COM: Terror from the Deep'' * '' Z''

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