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[The Mighty Schwein]

Hard to believe this didn't get brought up: SpaceOrb 360

Ho ha! Fools, no one will EVER use anything but mouse/keyboard for FPS games!

 

[robot]

Not the worst - but the most disappointing by a freaking mile:

How many other people shelled out $60-$70 for this thing and threw it in the closet the next day?

 

[qcf x2]

lol, I've always liked that pic.

as far as the topic goes, I may have to nominate the Sega Activator

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7783366196223400692

Whoa man, that and the turbo touch...I remember actually trying out the Activator in a store, nothing worked right and I wondered why. After seeing that video, and the comically bad design of the thing, I now know. Maybe I should've called 1800 USA SEGA, because I still have questions about how they could have OK'd such a thing.

But...

Nintendo made a bad/wierd peripheral into a terrible and supposedly hazardous semiportable console.

You know of what I speak!

 

[Beatbox]

18 year old one handed tilt sensing joystick.
IMN Control - The Game Handler. Lean it in each direction instead of a D-Pad. Guess it just needed the technology to catch up with the idea. Available for NES & Genesis.

Link to pic 2.

 

[travisbickle]

The Atari 2600 Mindlink.

FnordChan

Did that actually work? or did you just have to frown to move.


need . to . know .

 

[The Mighty Schwein]

Did that actually work? or did you just have to frown to move.


need . to . know .

We will never know, everyone who ever used it spontaneously combusted seconds after placing the Mindlink System(tm) on their head. That's why it was never released.

 

[neopokekun]

The Gameboy fishing sonar

 

[HeadsUpSevenUp]

Hard to believe this didn't get brought up: SpaceOrb 360

Ho ha! Fools, no one will EVER use anything but mouse/keyboard for FPS games!

I have one of these but never used it. Any experiences?

 

[neopokekun]

Did that actually work? or did you just have to frown to move.


need . to . know .

Here you go:

Using the muscles in ones head, a person was to control the paddle at the bottom of the screen. Needless to say, people began to suffer from headaches as soon as the pace of the game started to quicken.

One of the more hilarious moments of the Mindlink's introduction came when one of Atari's executives strapped on the controller onto his forehead in front of an amused audience. Why were they laughing, other than the fact that the Mindlink was a joke? The device fell from his forehead and broke!

 

[Mr_Furious]

 

[rafman400]

Holy Shit! i had that.
I remember playing olympic games on that for NES

 

[Fallofmart]

You also have the Death Crimson controller.

If by worst you mean BEST

 

[Tom the Enchanter]

lol, I've always liked that pic.

as far as the topic goes, I may have to nominate the Sega Activator

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7783366196223400692

the genesis pad was too complex, so sega was trying to bring in the non-gamers!

Spoiler

lol at how tedious it is to set up

Duuuude, that kid's AWESOME.

I bet he has all the booth babes he wants.

 

[Juice]

Sorry to shit on this thread, but the correct answer is:

The Activator Ring for Genesis. Holy shit was that thing worthless.

 

[FlameOfCallandor]

Does anyone remember that controllar called the Titan Sphere(??) I think that is what it was called. PC gaming world named it the worst controller ever. It was just a giant sphere, I had no idea how it worked.


Also, can people whi post those weird mind controllers and that screen from the first page please tell us how they are supposed to work.

 

[Mark Gonzales]

Gamecube 1.5..umm I mean Wii

 

[FlameOfCallandor]

Gamecube 1.5..umm I mean Wii

ZomG!! LoL U DIDNT!!

 

[Fallofmart]

Gamecube 1.5..umm I mean Wii

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol


Man, now THAT was a funny reply. I mean seriously! Where do you get your wit?

 

[Great Rumbler]

Oh noes!

 

[Otto]

I've known about everything mentioned in this thread except for this.

Was it ever released? Did it work with one of SEGA's systems or as a stand alone product?

Does anyone have more pictures/info to share on this?

 

[Suburban Cowboy]

I've known about everything mentioned in this thread except for this.

Was it ever released? Did it work with one of SEGA's systems or as a stand alone product?

Does anyone have more pictures/info to share on this?

It's sole purpose was to seek out R.O.B. and destroy it.

 

[Red Scarlet]

Not the worst - but the most disappointing by a freaking mile:

How many other people shelled out $60-$70 for this thing and threw it in the closet the next day?

*raises hand*. But I did get it for Christmas and used the turbo to buy Potions in FF1 fast (until my dog ate the NES plug cord). I wonder if it's in a box somewhere.

 

[Otto]

It's sole purpose was to seek out R.O.B. and destroy it.

Oh shit, I squinted enough to read the small text. Had no idea it was a joke:lol .

Still be sweet if it were real.

 

[Kangu]

Holy shit @ this thread. It's like I know nothing of videogames. I recognize maybe two of these peripherals, and I've been gaming for a while.

 

[Filter]

Sega chan is creeping me out.

 

[Ranger X]

Holy shit @ this thread. It's like I know nothing of videogames. I recognize maybe two of these peripherals, and I've been gaming for a while.

Don't worry, i'm gaming since the beginning of the 80s and i haven't heard about almost half of what's there. I never was attracted to accessories though.

 

[neopokekun]

Speaking of robots...

The WonderBorg
You program it using the WonderSwan.

 

[GoutPatrol]

What is a fat William Shater doing to that child!!

 

[Javaman]

Before DS, before Wii, there was this.

I bought one of those like ages ago on clearance at Toy's R Us. You set the switches into different configurations based on what game you are playing. It actually worked pretty well for Mike Tyson's punchout, where the top four sensors match up with the Upper L/R and Lower L/R punches. To dodge, you slam your hand down next to either of the front bottom sensors. (There was a plastic bar with 45deg shiny stickers that aim the sensors to the sides) Your powered up punch worked by moving your punch past the sensor on the very top. I only tried it with a couple of games before giving up.

The SNES super 6 was pretty wierd.

 

[viralmarketeer]

Not as bas as some of the other things in this thread... but still... what were you thinking? That's not a comfortable way to mouse.

 

[D-X]

Speaking of robots...

The WonderBorg
You program it using the WonderSwan.

WonderSwan was released in the late 90's so why does that illustration look like it's from the 70's?

 

[Mr_Furious]

Sorry to shit on this thread, but the correct answer is:

The Activator Ring for Genesis. Holy shit was that thing worthless.

I already took that dump (see a couple posts above yours) but a courtesy flush never hurt

 

[davepoobond]

i can't even believe they made all this crap

 

[jenov4]

You also have the Death Crimson controller.

Please someone tell me that's not real? OMG, that ROCKS!!!

 

[Mr Nash]

I'm glad someone mentioned the U-Force (the sad thing is I remember someone in elementary school who genuinely wanted the thing...).

Anyway, the Mark III had its fair share of strange peripherals, and even more so if you count the stuff that carried over from the SC-3000.

Who needs cable to connect your console to a TV when you can use a massive dish:

FM Sound Units!:

 

[anotherworld]

fcuking worst pad ever...

 

[SnakeXs]

 

[Vormund]

it's kinda sad that I knew exactly which game you were talking about...

I have a pre-production copy of this (reviewer copy) It is really bad. So bad it was worth keeping.:lol

 

[mentalward]

Oh, that reminds me:
the Ore Commander!

And, while on the topic of bizarre Periborg/Hori stuff... the Shock-C!

I want to buy these just to reward the insane, weirdo creativity involved in their creation.

I got to play with these at E3 this year. God bless those whacky folk in Kentia Hall. The girl running the booth filmed me trying to use both at the same time:

http://grouper.com/GlobalMedia/MediaDetails.aspx?id=831545

 

[Speevy]

SNES Super Scope 6

 

[Jasoco]

I have one of these. I used it to play Super Mario RPG.

BEST. SNES. CONTROLLER. EVER! So comfortable. So much better than the flat POS that came with the/every then current system.

The only flaw was playing Star Fox with the L and R placement. But it was and still is my favorite classic controller. I still have mine after all these years.

It's the only controller I can use on my SNES. The only one I play with.

 

[ScientificNinja]

Gawd, I have a cupboard filled with old Dreamcast stuff that'd be perfect for this thread, except I just spent this entire morning cleaning it all up. They include:

- Virtual On Twin-Sticks
- Samba De Amigo Maraccas
- that stupid Dreamcast Light Gun with the memory port in the back
- that Dreamcast fishing rod
- some kind of giant surfboard for boarding games
- Light Boy

This is like a walk down memory lane in Kentia Hall!

 

[Speevy]

You know there will be dozens of weird "special edition" Wii controllers shaped like baseball bats, bananas, chainsaws, and swords.

 

[Greenpanda]

This thread is awesome and has tons of stuff I've never even heard of.

I want to know more about the "NES SuperController." Are there any actual buttons on that thing?

 

[the year 20XX]

This thread is awesome and has tons of stuff I've never even heard of.

I want to know more about the "NES SuperController." Are there any actual buttons on that thing?

Nope. It's just a shell for the regular NES controller.

Once at the state fair I bought an adhesive joystick for the NES controller. Shameful.

edit: and on the subject of crappy NES joysticks,

 

[Scrow]

that new controller nintendo is bringing out for gamecube is pretty dumb...

 

[Tarazet]

You also have the Death Crimson controller.

It can't be.. is that a full-size model of a Panzer dragon?

 

[the year 20XX]

It can't be.. is that a full-size model of a Panzer dragon?

Here's the disturbing site of the insane guy who built the ridiculous controller for the terrible game. Creepy anime-girl masks/mannequins(?) inside.

 

[Tarazet]

Here's the disturbing site of the insane guy who built the ridiculous controller for the terrible game. Creepy anime-girl masks/mannequins(?) inside.

Holy crap. Well, that is not a dragon, but it does give me an idea for a project for when I have some major disposable income.

 

[the year 20XX]

Holy crap. Well, that is not a dragon, but it does give me an idea for a project for when I have some major disposable income.

I had the same idea, but I don't even know where that guy lives, much less where I could find a hooker in his neighborhood.