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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It makes sense as an "all in one".

A gun for Duck Hunt type guns, two controllers for platformers, and a racing wheel for driving games.

Similar to the NES bundle with trackpad and gun, the NES could just be sold on its own for cheaper adoption.

For new entertainment stuff, a low barrier to entry is huge.

Also makes sense for Dr Who, considering early design method was "fuck it, stick a plunger on the robots arm".

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Also makes sense for Dr Who, considering early design method was "fuck it, stick a plunger on the robots arm".

Well, aside from the gun, yeah.

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I cannot understand why we don't have a modern remake of this thing of utter beauty.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago

Modern controller design has truly missed the mark

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

It was awesome.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I miss light guns. 😩

This thing would be perfect for an arcade game I once played that combined driving with shooting so you had a wheel, pedals and a light gun. Shit was the hardest light gun shooter I ever played because you had to drive manual, too.

Wish I could remember the name of that game...