A surgical stapling apparatus includes a stapling assembly including a staple cartridge for retaining and selectively releasing a plurality of staples, a forming member engageable by a staple during formation thereof, and first and second anvil sections for forming the staples. An image defining means is provided over the first layer. Much of the hardware associated with the peripheral controller is identical from one gaming peripheral to the next. An X-load is added to reduce shift of the load during turns.