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Seraphis Cain · Dec 8, 2011

Like this:

I can't imagine that thing being comfortable for playing DDR at all.

Or this:

The ASCII Grip, made for playing RPGs

and Dead or Alive *wink wink*

. Also, I can see it being really useful for disabled/handicapped people.

Also this:

The Namco NegCon, made for Ridge Racer. I don't know much about this one, save for that I've seen a few people on GAF swear it's the best racing controller ever made. I'd like to try it for myself someday.

Anyone have any experiences with any of these controllers or ones like them?

Hot Coldman · Dec 8, 2011

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HELL YEAH

Takao · Dec 8, 2011

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Lactose_Intolerant · Dec 8, 2011

Orayn · Dec 8, 2011

Counts as late-ish PS2 era, I guess.

I want one so badly. ;_;

Jeels · Dec 8, 2011

Dragon Quest VIII PS2 Slime Controller.

Extremely ergonomically unfriendly, but I still played through my entire 120 hour DQVIII play through with it.

linkboy · Dec 8, 2011

Not so much a weird controller, but it had a very narrow release period for the PS1. It was released in 97 and was replaced by the Dual Shock a few months later. Sony pulled it from the market in 98.

It did however, offer some benefits over the Dual Shock. First, the handles are longer, second is the concave analog sticks. Another feature is that you can press the analog button and it will turn green, this allowed the controller to emulate Sony's Playstation Analog Joystick.

legbone · Dec 8, 2011

man, i always wanted to try a negcon but i live in bfe and that was before my internet shopping days. i was still on dial up at the time and amazon was an online bookstore i heard about on the radio. damn that feels like forever ago.

Carl · Dec 8, 2011

Green Scar said:
HELL YEAH

Worst controller ever.

Looks good on top of my game shelves though

jvm · Dec 8, 2011

NeGcon and Dual Analog Pads. Such a great time to be a gamer, back then. I have both.

Edit: I always liked how the G in NeGcon looked like a circular arrow path.

Lindsay · Dec 8, 2011

Never forget stuff made (seemingly) just because of PSO Ep.I & II!

I always wanted one of these but never got it. Instead I learned how to type quickly using the on-screen keyboard! Kinda wondering if you had to use it as a controller or if you could plug it into a different port other than the first and use it for typing alongside a regular controller.

Modem & Broadband adapters. Sold seperately instead of a nice all-in-one option -_-!

Mlatador · Dec 8, 2011

Ohhh, the NegCon.... A friend of mine used to have one - he thought it would make racing games more enjoyable... how wrong he was.

I don't know about others, but I also tried it and I didn't get along with it at all.

Edgeward · Dec 8, 2011

First thing that came to mind, the Jogcon.

BocoDragon · Dec 8, 2011

Google images reminded me recently that this existed.....

chronos4590 · Dec 8, 2011

Old school multiplayer

sixteen-bit · Dec 8, 2011

I've got a NeGcon. It's pretty neat.

I wish there was a bluetooth one for Wipeout HD.

soxinthebox · Dec 8, 2011

trance vibrator

Lindsay said:
Never forget stuff made (seemingly) just because of PSO Ep.I & II!

I always wanted one of these but never got it. Instead I learned how to type quickly using the on-screen keyboard! Kinda wondering if you had to use it as a controller or if you could plug it into a different port other than the first and use it for typing alongside a regular controller.
!

It has two joined cables that come out from the controller and two separate plugs (one for the keyboard and one for the controller), so you could only plug the keyboard side in if you wished and use a normal controller. There was a cheaper ascii alternative that was just a regular ass keyboard with a GCN plug on it IIRC.

Skel1ingt0n · Dec 8, 2011

Lindsay said:
Never forget stuff made (seemingly) just because of PSO Ep.I & II!

I always wanted one of these but never got it. Instead I learned how to type quickly using the on-screen keyboard! Kinda wondering if you had to use it as a controller or if you could plug it into a different port other than the first and use it for typing alongside a regular controller.

Modem & Broadband adapters. Sold seperately instead of a nice all-in-one option -_-!

I had one. You could plug it into controller slot two and use it as just a keyboard (on your lap) while controlling your character with a regular controller.

DidntKnowJack · Dec 8, 2011

Edgeward said:
First thing that came to mind, the Jogcon.

First thing that came to my mind as well. Came with Ridge Racer 4. Great game, horrible controller.

dr3upmushroom · Dec 8, 2011

That racing controller always really interests me and there's very little information about it online? How does it even work? And why do people consider it the best racing controller?

Toppot · Dec 8, 2011

Logitech NetPlay Controller (Sony Playstation 1 & 2)

Lupin the Third · Dec 8, 2011

TigerUppercut · Dec 8, 2011

Throavium · Dec 8, 2011

chronos4590 said:
Old school multiplayer

I remember having a third party version of this peripheral and it didn't work with certain controllers.

BocoDragon · Dec 8, 2011

TigerUppercut said:

Wu-tang is for the children.

AbsoluteZero · Dec 8, 2011

sixteen-bit · Dec 8, 2011

Onimusha sword controller

glaurung · Dec 8, 2011

dr3upmushroom said:
That racing controller always really interests me and there's very little information about it online? How does it even work? And why do people consider it the best racing controller?

You control it by spinning the wheel, either squeezing it from the sides or by using your thumb in the recess. It worked great because it had force feedback and a great feel to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_9os7IaA9M

twentytwo22 · Dec 8, 2011

AbsoluteZero said:

I owned this and the game--- it is for Gameboy Color. We always talk about graphic upgrades in handhold consoles these days, but man, the sound has come just as far. Hearing boom boom dollar or butterfly on a GBC is pretty bad.

amar212 · Dec 8, 2011

Seraphis Cain said:
The Namco NegCon, made for Ridge Racer. I don't know much about this one, save for that I've seen a few people on GAF swear it's the best racing controller ever made. I'd like to try it for myself someday.

Yes it is.

chronos4590 said:
Old school multiplayer

The King of the ISS multiplayer.

Seraphis Cain · Dec 8, 2011

glaurung said:
You control it by spinning the wheel, either squeezing it from the sides or by using your thumb in the recess. It worked great because it had force feedback and a great feel to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_9os7IaA9M

I think he might have been referring to the NeGcon (the "best racing controller" bit as I mentioned in the OP makes me think that, anyway).

Pezking · Dec 8, 2011

Edgeward said:
First thing that came to mind, the Jogcon.

Awesome. I love the Jogcon to death. By far the best racing controller I've ever used. Even better than the Negcon.

glaurung · Dec 8, 2011

Oh, sorry about that then. Still a good video to learn about the Namco controller.

DDayton · Dec 8, 2011

A few years ago, I saw something odd... it was a folding, pocket-sized controller for either the PS2 or the original Playstation. It had a vaguely keychain design, and unfolded to reveal the control pad and buttons.

I can't remember if it had any sort of analog stick option, nor when this was (exactly). I do believe it was during the vague 2003-2008 stretch.

Edit: Hey, look -- DealExtreme has it in stock!

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/foldable-portable-game-controller-keychain-for-sony-playstation-19399

IrishNinja · Dec 8, 2011

TigerUppercut said:

still have mine. if it'dve had a 2nd dual analog, it'dve been perfect.

Ouren · Jun 1, 2015

DDayton said:
A few years ago, I saw something odd... it was a folding, pocket-sized controller for either the PS2 or the original Playstation. It had a vaguely keychain design, and unfolded to reveal the control pad and buttons.

I can't remember if it had any sort of analog stick option, nor when this was (exactly). I do believe it was during the vague 2003-2008 stretch.

Edit: Hey, look -- DealExtreme has it in stock!

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/foldable-portable-game-controller-keychain-for-sony-playstation-19399

what tha!?!?!

Kamaji · Jun 1, 2015

anyone had this? i always wanted it :-(

halfbeast · Jun 1, 2015

could never tell if it actually worked.

sixteen-bit · Jun 1, 2015

Ouren said:
what tha!?!?!

lol, strange bump.

Sony released a twin analog flight stick for the PS1 long before the dual analog and dualshock controllers were a thing. A few PS1 and even PS2 titles supported the thing. I thought it was pretty interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Analog_Joystick

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