author: Miriam Moszczynska
Quirky Controllers - 15 Weirdest Game Controllers Ever
Human does not live by keyboard and mouse alone. Controllers are important for us, and as it turns out, they've had a few episodes of lunacy. We'd like to tell you about them.
Table of Contents
- Quirky Controllers - 15 Weirdest Game Controllers Ever
- Resident Evil Chainsaw – Game Cube, PlayStation 2
- Power Glove – NES
- Tony Hawk Ride Skateboard – Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- Maracas – Dreamcast
- Dream Machine
- Katana The Soul – PlayStation 2
- Wings – Wii
- LaserScope – NES
- Roll 'n Rocker – NES
- Hands Free Controller – NES
- Steel Battalion Controller
- Novint Falcon – PC
- Slime Controller – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
- Death Crimson
Hands Free Controller – NES
Yes, yet another NES controller... But it can't be otherwise, this console apparently caught the attention of a large number of tech manufacturers who were outdoing each other in inventing crazier and crazier controllers. Hands Free Controller was released by Nintendo in 1989. It was aimed at a group of disabled players, allowing them to play only with the use of their mouths. It was a great idea.
The Hands Free controller was steered with the mouth, allowing players to control their characters. The A and B buttons were replaced with with a special tube, and you could either inhale or exhale through it to obtain effects corresponding to the buttons. What makes Hands Free different from other NES inventions is that it actually worked decently and allowed playing games by people, who never had the possibility.