A new iCade 8-Bitty has been showcased at the Toy Fair 2012 in New York City this week. The controlled is similar to the classic Nintendo and Atari game controllers and will remind millions of gamers from the earlier times of their childhood.

The iCade 8-Bitty controlled for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, features eight buttons like the classic Nintendo controller. The controller has a cross-shaped directional pad for moving on the left, a select and start buttons in the middle, four red face buttons on the right and two buttons on the edge of the device.

The controller is compatible with various Apple devices including iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices as well as Android smartphones and tablets of different manufacturers, according to Think Geek.

The controller can be used for hundreds of iOS and Android games, including Atari Classics collection, Pac Man and Super Mega Worm and others. It is based on open development platform allowing any developer to create games that work with the controller.

"We're excited to extend on the success of the original iCADE. And with millions of iOS and Android devices in circulation it only makes sense to widen the field and bring the fun of iCADE to every possible device," Ty Liotta, head of ThinkGeek's GeekLabs, said in a statement.

The iCade 8-Bitty will be priced at $24 in the US market.