Cosmic Schwung
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Bandai made a sonar attachment for the game boy to help locate fish.
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Oddest console accessories
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TransTrender
Gold Member
That's fucking brilliant
SeriuzBiznus
Member
Dumbest shit ever.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Did they ever release that third screen for the DS back in 2004, with a third eye to go with it?
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
The stupid thing is so many people bought that shit that folks that it was often called out as a "hidden cost" of the Wii by casual gamers and news outlets. Like, no, it's literally not. It's a hidden cost of being a fucking doofy-ass idiot, lol.
Dumbest shit ever.
FataIChoice
Member
Pack it up guys, we may as well end it here.
ResidentDante
Member
These are rare and odd indeed, but they're cool as they are intended to simply use the Gameboy as a mini computer and not in a game related fashion. Love it!
drangleic tourism
Member
Obligatory
I always thought the plastic Nerf series on the Wii were pushing it. For the sports games.
I'm more concerned about the company name being STD.
Scalpel Knight
Member
That's really rad. I wonder if it worked well (or worked at all).
Magnificent.
The Steel Battalion controller will always be my favorite game accessory.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Came with the Resi 4 CE on GCN.
I saw someone using this at a fighting game tournament once.
I submit the awesome TOP RIDER BIKE for the Famicom. It was an inflatable bike with handlebars on top to control the game. Check out the little pic on the box art:
I had one of these as a kid. It was awesome! It was supposed to be like arcade Hang-On at home, but to a kid's active imagination, I totally felt like this:
Of course, if you try to play it today, it's really just like this:
I had one of these as a kid. It was awesome! It was supposed to be like arcade Hang-On at home, but to a kid's active imagination, I totally felt like this:
Of course, if you try to play it today, it's really just like this:
Rellik
Member
Cooling fans
These things are literally​ scams. They don't help at all.
In some cases, they messed up your console more.
Since this thing never even came out, I'm not sure it would count. If you wanted something that you can actually buy in a store, look at Ubisoft's Innergy, first revelead in 2010, and now called Ozen.
devildog820
Member
Always thought this was weird bcs...what was the use case for that circle pad?
That red circle just allowed you to slide your thumb around. You still had to press down at the edge of the black circle.
Fun fact, my buddy and I used to put a dictionary on the "A" turbo button to buy 99 health potions in Final Fantasy. You had to buy them one at a time and it took a couple of seconds for each one. We were impatient.
sixteen-bit
Member
REZ Trance Vibrator
"Not a sex toy"
I always wanted one, lol
TsunamiOfSwagger
Member
Not with that attitude. Anything is possible.
Phatosaurus
Member
How are they cheating? I play with people using standard DS4 pads that can compete and beat people using XIM4s.
Hell, once playing R6Siege we played against a full squad who were all using keyboard and mouse and still took it to extra over time due to a draw on match point. We lost by hair, and it had nothing to do with them using XIM4's.
Sounds like a Miyamoto quote.
It's not a 1:1 mouse input at all, but it does add more precision than a controller once it's set up. It's the same deal with any competitive game. Just because you use a stronger character or input method doesn't mean you're better than another player. A friend's friend used one and he would routinely be >2.5 k/d in Destiny Crucible but he was awful at literally anything in the game that wasn't a twitch shot. There wouldn't be so many people using them if they did nothing.
Nakasan
Member
I want to believe you.
Teasing_Pink
Member
I've got one of these. It really isn't a sex toy. Since it matches the gameplay, it isn't strong or consistent enough. Outside of "Everything is a dildo if you're brave enough", it would make a terrible replacement for something cheaper and purpose built to get you off.REZ Trance Vibrator
"Not a sex toy"
Comes with a strap to put it on your chest / back, where it's a mildly interesting addition to the controller rumble, but not worth the hassle.
Ceallach
Smells like fresh rosebuds
Was gonna post this. It's a fun novelty but very weak and not properly rhythmic enough to do anything.
Grettir_the_Swole
Member
Spoiler'd for YUGE
Onimusha 3 controller
Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle ROad Victory controller (Wii)
Bring the Muthafuckin' ruckus, we've got ourselves an official Wu-Tang PS controller.
The official double track drifting peripheral.
Onimusha 3 controller
Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle ROad Victory controller (Wii)
Bring the Muthafuckin' ruckus, we've got ourselves an official Wu-Tang PS controller.
The official double track drifting peripheral.
NismoTigerWVU
Neo Member
Just playing devil's advocate here, but could you imagine a game like Eternal Darkness that incorporated your pulse (and motion control) to mess with you even more? Granted, a wrist strap type sensor would be needed to keep that hand free, but I totally could see a use case for the tech, even if it's rather niche.
Sega is the undisputed king of this field.
I submit the Mega Anser, which is apparently some kind of banking hardware/software suite for the Mega Drive.
Sega Retro provides the following insight:
Why not, the Mega Drive used a workstation-grade CPU, might as well try to turn it into an actual workstation at some point.
Spiritwalker
Member
GameBoy sewing machine Singer Izek?
PediSedate to medically sedate kids for procedures?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G68G8xFJZAU
lmao wtf
this thread has peaked already
Sega is the undisputed king of this field.
I submit the Mega Anser, which is apparently some kind of banking hardware/software suite for the Mega Drive.
Sega Retro provides the following insight:
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Mr. Poolman
Member
Okay, there is a new king in town.
Hahahahahaha
Col WillieSharp
Member
Always thought this was weird bcs...what was the use case for that circle pad?
The circle-pad was required for complete RC Pro-Am domination.
LFMartins86
Member
That reminds me of the Booster Boy I had.Obligatory
I always thought the plastic Nerf series on the Wii were pushing it. For the sports games.
Gotta admit, I think the Sega Activator is somewhere up there in terms of the most ill concieved console accessories. I've actually tied it out before, and it just feels both awkward and unecessary at the same time.
These were the first to come to my mind.
Never released, but:
This Long-Lost Nintendo Knitting Machine Would Have Let You Make Sweaters With Your NES
Now you're knitting with power!
This Long-Lost Nintendo Knitting Machine Would Have Let You Make Sweaters With Your NES
Now you're knitting with power!
I have one of these. I literally pulled it out of someone's trash can while I was walking down the street with some friends. I also got a Power Glove and NES Power Pad from the same can.
Armoured Priest
Member
2nd page...I'm disappointed in you GAF that one of the most famous was forgotten:
Game Boy printer is pretty goofy as well:
and finally, the Miracle Piano Teaching System for NES (Also on Genesis):
Game Boy printer is pretty goofy as well:
and finally, the Miracle Piano Teaching System for NES (Also on Genesis):
I saw this in all kinds of magazine ads when I was a kid, and I still have no clue what it actually does.
LinkSlayer64
Member
Cooling fans
These things are literally​ scams. They don't help at all.
Tell that to my Xbox 360 OG model that lasted years longer than anyone else's 360
My vote goes for the buttkicker http://www.thebuttkicker.com/
TheAggroCraig
Member
N64 Bio Sensor
iirc it made Tetris easier the faster your heart rate went or something (basing this off what my friend told me)
iirc it made Tetris easier the faster your heart rate went or something (basing this off what my friend told me)
Probably a coincidence. Those fans just suck air out, not in.
I've seen thermal camera footage that shows that this stuff will make little to no difference.