SoulinEther Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 that thing was fucking awesomeI loved it I had one for my game boy color.. backlights are so awesome. even the original game boy advance was a bitch to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 No mention of the EyeToy? It had gimmick written all over it. Not to mention the novelty wears off quite fast. I'm actually surprised they didn't go after the 3-D glasses for the Master System. They made you look like a dork with their "old people sun glasses" design. Of course, they also worked and had some genuinely fun games made for them, but given how few games there were... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Considering that web cams and 3D glasses are things you are seeing in use today even now, I can understand why they decided instead to go for R.O.B., the Power Pad, and the Activator. I liked watching the 80s commercials though, those were pretty fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khoregard Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I didn't bother reading the OP linked marketing sham, but I'll touch upon the ones I remember: 1) Gyromite showcased a miniature version of Johnny 5 that helped you keep the good doctor alive in his hellish pipe dreams. Too bad my allowance at that age couldn't keep his E-tanks full 2) You wanna talk about gimmicky peripherals? N64! You don't need to look farther than the controller... I mean come on whats the point of the D-pad in 70% of the games. Gaming never gave me blisters until Mario Party 2 on N64. 3) I was ultra-stoked when first word of a multi-player Zelda reached me.... until I learned it required 4 GBAs, 4 copies of the game, and 3 $%$^*$%#^#$%^& Link cables! I mean COMON! (said like Gob) 4) Nintendo Wii requires periphery due to the design of it, but the one that irked me was the first party "zapper" gun mount for the Wiimote and nunchuck. It really only worked for rail shooters like House of the Dead, and for those, it worked wonders. GL in games like Resident Evil 4 though... better off saving your cash. 5) Game-specific keyboards have been available on the market for your various forms of MMO-crack, whichever flavor you favor. They all serve the same purpose. A fool and his money are soon parted. If you need a graphic printed directly on your number pad to tell you what the key does, then I hope to PvP Vs You in the near future. =-) I don't understand the hate people have for the Wiifit board. Granted I've only tried it with a rabbid rabbits game (they crack me up over there at Ubisoft) but I thought it was the cats meow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I didn't bother reading the OP linked marketing sham lol wut it's a legitimate link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Mokram Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I got some heavy firepower for you: the one and only Ascii Super L5! One day I forgot I had left the turbo on. Ended up erasing all my Chrono Trigger saves in the blink of an eye. Good times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Anyone remember the multiple paged memory cards for the PS1? I had one of those. Erased my endgame FF9 save. Yeah, they periodically formatted random pages. They sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I had one except I never figured out how to flip it to the other page and then it died it was a piece of shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Yeah, they were crappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I got some heavy firepower for you: the one and only Ascii Super L5! One day I forgot I had left the turbo on. Ended up erasing all my Chrono Trigger saves in the blink of an eye. Good times... I wanted one of these because you could play games with one hand and take notes or talk on the phone with the other. This was back before all RPGs came with built in dungeon maps and auto stat previews for items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulinEther Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I got some heavy firepower for you: the one and only Ascii Super L5! It took me about a minute to figure out how to use it..but I think I'd like it for some games. Or, at least, a similar peripheral with better ergonomics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Mokram Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I wanted one of these because you could play games with one hand and take notes or talk on the phone with the other. This was back before all RPGs came with built in dungeon maps and auto stat previews for items. I actually played through a few Snes RPGs with the SL5 (until the incident). And for the most part, it was ok for that kind of game. It took me about a minute to figure out how to use it..but I think I'd like it for some games. Or, at least, a similar peripheral with better ergonomics. Funny this is, I had a friend who managed to beat the crap out of anyone on Street Fighter 2 Turbo with this. Needless to say, loosing to someone who plays with just one hand is a defining experience in the life of a man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Hell, anyone could prolly kick my ass in SF2 using just one hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETROMAN Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Don't you guys wonder what the OP-bot is planning to do with all this information? I foresee a future where mankind is enslaved by Powerglove-wielding R.O.B.'s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I for one welcome our new Gyromite-playing evil overlords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Briggs Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 They forgot the you take that back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Although the DDR pad was mentioned you forgot its predecessor: THE POWER PAD. My neighbor had one of those and it NEVER. FUCKING. WORKED. Not to mention you look like a douche trying to play Mega Man 4 by stomping on a giant plastic button that doesn't do anything. It was better off as a cat toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smitchens Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Although the DDR pad was mentioned you forgot its predecessor: THE POWER PAD.My neighbor had one of those and it NEVER. FUCKING. WORKED. Not to mention you look like a douche trying to play Mega Man 4 by stomping on a giant plastic button that doesn't do anything. It was better off as a cat toy. Why would you want to play a game like Mega Man with anything other than a controller anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerrax Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Notice how there are no light guns on that list? It's the one thing I miss that none of these new motion controllers can replicate. Light guns are as close as you can get to shooting, since they are based on visual feedback from the screen. Nothing on the Wii, Kinect, or the Move will ever be like the old light gun games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brycepops Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Although the DDR pad was mentioned you forgot its predecessor: THE POWER PAD.My neighbor had one of those and it NEVER. FUCKING. WORKED. Not to mention you look like a douche trying to play Mega Man 4 by stomping on a giant plastic button that doesn't do anything. It was better off as a cat toy. You shut your whore mouth. There is nothing wrong with the Power Pad The one your neighbor had was probably busted, because my friend gave me his a few years ago and it works just fine. Why would you want to play a game like Mega Man with anything other than a controller anyway? Because it's entertaining to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Briggs Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Notice how there are no light guns on that list? It's the one thing I miss that none of these new motion controllers can replicate. Light guns are as close as you can get to shooting, since they are based on visual feedback from the screen. Nothing on the Wii, Kinect, or the Move will ever be like the old light gun games. I disagree with this resident evil 4 Wii edition is better than a lightgun imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagist Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I disagree with thisresident evil 4 Wii edition is better than a lightgun imo Not to mention, like, the Metroid Prime games. That is seriously the best non-PC control system I've ever experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerrax Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I'm not saying motion control schemes are bad, but the simple fact is you can't use the controller itself as an aiming device, since you have to point it at the sensor/camera/whatever instead of at the TV screen. The whole draw of a light gun game is that you can look down the barrel of the gun right at your target, just like a real gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The 4-player adaptor for Game Boy was utterly worthless. There were only a small handful of games for it, and to use it you needed the adaptor, four link cables, and four people each with a copy of the game. This last part is especially stupid because it came packaged with F-1 Race, so in order to play that game with four players, you'd have three more adaptors than you needed. One time my three other friends and I who had bought F-1 Race decided that even though the game was awful, we were gonna play it with four players just to say we had. We set it up and it was really uncomfortable because those link cables are so short - I think the adaptor was hanging in midair in the middle of us. We also had some initial connection problems, possibly related to the hanging adaptor. We did one race then called it quits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smitchens Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Because it's entertaining to watch. I'm not afraid to admit it. I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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