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Games with support for obscure peripherals & controllers
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Mr Driller works with this too, you can make him dig by making yourself look a twat
Illusive_Juan
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And my personal favorite:
There's 6 games that supported Sony's PS2 VR headset, the PUD-J5A
Energy Airforce
Energy Airforce: Airstrike!
Air Force Delta: Blue Wing Knights
Sidewinder V
Simple 2000 Vol.33: The Jet Coaster
The Keihin Kyuukou: Train Simulator Real
Energy Airforce
Energy Airforce: Airstrike!
Air Force Delta: Blue Wing Knights
Sidewinder V
Simple 2000 Vol.33: The Jet Coaster
The Keihin Kyuukou: Train Simulator Real
You have good taste. I'm so gonna look for for my Taiko PS2 controller this weekend.
The Bankslammer
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Interestingly, the Taiko Tatacon controller has been used in non-Taiko games too.
Kamen Rider Hibiki's game tie-in actually supports the controller (you can see the lil logo at the bottom of the box). In addition to containing a disc featuring "Kamen Rider Hibiki Taiko no Tatsujin Special Edition", a two track sampler version of Taiko featuring music from the show, the game itself had sections playable with the drum.
After you defeat major enemies in the action game, you could switch over to your Taiko controller plugged into the 2P side and finish them off in a rhythm minigame. I've never played the game so I can't say I've tried it, but it certainly seems like an interesting cross promotion lol
Another one I really liked was Taitos Paddle Controller for the DS that came with Arkanoid DS. It plugged into the GBA slot and worked with the DS/DSlite.
4 supported games:
Arkanoid DS
Space Bust-A-Move
Space Invaders Extreme
Space Invaders Extreme 2
The PS2 version of Manhunt 1 had support for the USB Mic. You could lure enemies with your voice and they would react if you made a noise while hiding, it was a pretty intense way of playing the game. Not sure if Manhunt 2 supported it though.
This game came out late in the GCN lifetime.
I came to post this after reading the thread title!!!
Don't know about Virtua Tennis but you could play Soul Calibur with the Fishing Controller, In fact Soul Calibur even supported the Dreamcast Keyboard!
This game came out late in the GCN lifetime.
This was ultimately only supported by two Mario Party games and a Karaoke game as well, it's a pretty weird peripheral.
Kent
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The microphone was also supported by Chibi Robo.
It wasn't that obscure but did any game other than the bundled one actually use the super scope?
Battleclash used it and was pretty great.
On topic, I remember a poster on another message board raving about how good it was playing Power Shovel with one of these:
For those times when you want full immersion when using construction equipment to ladle curry onto giant plates of rice.
disappeared
Banned
This little fella sparked a lot of interesting discussion.
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/rez-vibrator-womens-sexuality/
Isn't this the case of simply the fishing controller being treated like a normal controller ?
Like the guitar controller .... here is a gif from a video (warning : brazilian language) on my youtube channel of a friend doing the Shun Goku Satsu on the guitar
Not sure if counts as "Street Fighter 3 Online edition supports the guitar controller" ...
But would sure be fun to have the guitar hero buttons there in the game for real, not just some animation in post production
Septimus Prime
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Talladega Knight
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Not the final release.
Earthbound64
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Came here for this.
Also, while not an obscure peripheral, J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Vol. 1 for SNES used the SNES mouse.
I think Eye of the Beholder (and other D&D games?) may have as well.
It wasn't that obscure but did any game other than the bundled one actually use the super scope?
Yoshi's Safari, Battle Clash (1 and 2) spring to mind.
While it's not exactly what the OP is asking for, on the subject of DC Virtua Tennis: You can play it using the standard controller... but using the VMU as the screen.
theangrypirate
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Steel Battalion on OG Xbox had this goddamn thing:
Wait, so the game actually does guitar note highway if you have one plugged in? Wtf?Isn't this the case of simply the fishing controller being treated like a normal controller ?
Like the guitar controller .... here is a gif from a video (warning : brazilian language) on my youtube channel of a friend doing the Shun Goku Satsu on the guitar
Not sure if counts as "Street Fighter 3 Online edition supports the guitar controller" ...
But would sure be fun to have the guitar hero buttons there in the game for real, not just some animation in post production
I remember hearing that the SNES Mouse works with Super Scope games ...but my collector friends don't both to test it =/
The exact post you quoted said:
I had that too. Space Invaders Extreme with that fine, speedy analogue knob was GOAT-level.
My friend had the PS2 version, which allowed for that. You just needed a usb mic, I believe? Looking at the Xbox box, it seems it also supports it as well, which would just be the regular headset for the Xbox for Live.
Not sure about Manhunt 2, I wasn't a big fan of those games. Way too violent for me.
dangerskew
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Frog Fractions 2/Glittermitten Grove spoiler:
The Barbershop Quartet game officially supports the Rock Band microphone, as per the Kickstarter campaign.
Spiritreaver
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Not sure if it counts as the peripheral was built into the cartridge, but Boktai's solar sensor comes to mind.
OfTheOverflow
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I think these Namco racing game controllers havent been mentioned yet:
NeGcon (worked with all kinds of racing games like Ridge Racer, Gran Turismo, Colin McRae Rally)
People who play the WipEout PS1 games in particular still swear by that controller.
OfTheOverflow
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This is really interesting, thanks for sharing. Technicalities:
http://boktai.neoseeker.com/wiki/Solar_Sensor
There's a number of controllers that try to give you the Arcade experience at home, especially for rhythm games like:
DDR
Pop'n Music
Hatsune Miku
DDR
Pop'n Music
Hatsune Miku
One of the first things I bought on ebay was an import copy of Boktai. Thought the game was broken until I realized that it was a bootleg version that of course didn't have that sensor on the cart.
Fried Food
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oh man Virtual On is so good
Infernal Monkey
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Slide Adventure Mag Kid on DS came with a cool little sensor thing you plugged into the GBA port. You had to physically slide the DS around on a flat surface like a mouse to control the on-screen character.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7psLSi6FyA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7psLSi6FyA
Spiritwalker
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Gamecube (PSO) keyboard controller
Love that thing. So huge.
Reminds me of this PS2 keyboard, which I believe was compatible with FFXI and some other games.
While the Wii Balance Board is not exactly obscure, it still amuses me that Punch-Out!! of all games supports it.
It works exactly as you think. You use a Wii Remote and Nunchuck to punch, like boxing in Wii Sports (but using the A button the change between punching high and low) and you sway on the Balance Board to dodge. It works surprisingly well, too. It may not be as snappy as just playing normally, but it's pretty fun to do.
You can imagine some of the later fights being pretty difficult on the Balance Board, though. So much swaying...
It works exactly as you think. You use a Wii Remote and Nunchuck to punch, like boxing in Wii Sports (but using the A button the change between punching high and low) and you sway on the Balance Board to dodge. It works surprisingly well, too. It may not be as snappy as just playing normally, but it's pretty fun to do.
You can imagine some of the later fights being pretty difficult on the Balance Board, though. So much swaying...
Following up on the Boktai Sensor, there were other GB games that included sensors for added functionality on the cart itself:
20+ games like Pokemon Pinball supported rumble via special carts. Perfect Dark GBC not only supported rumble, but also had (for its time) impressive voice acting and sound effects, support for the GB Printer, GB Link Cable and the N64 Transfer Pak.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for the GBC came with a built-in accelerometer
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy / Yoshi's Universal Gravitation for the GBA had a built-in tilt sensor
That looks really cool, never heard of it before. thanks for sharing!
20+ games like Pokemon Pinball supported rumble via special carts. Perfect Dark GBC not only supported rumble, but also had (for its time) impressive voice acting and sound effects, support for the GB Printer, GB Link Cable and the N64 Transfer Pak.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for the GBC came with a built-in accelerometer
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy / Yoshi's Universal Gravitation for the GBA had a built-in tilt sensor
That looks really cool, never heard of it before. thanks for sharing!
This is what I straight away thought of when I saw the thread title. I still have a couple kicking about at home somewhere, one in black and one in white
thiagosimoes
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MiniMoni - Shakka to Tambourine! Dapyon!
Not many people know about this game, but Sega released it for the original Playstation and it had its own controller.
Pretty much a poor man's Samba de Amigo. Still fun, though.
Grander Musashi RV (GBC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pT-ikeGaP0
Also, not sure if they count as controllers, but the barcode scanners for the Famicom, Game Boy and Super Famicom are pretty nice.
If arcade games count, Boong-ga Boong-ga is the first thing that comes to mind. I will not provide images. Google it and beware. NSFW, probably.
Not many people know about this game, but Sega released it for the original Playstation and it had its own controller.
Pretty much a poor man's Samba de Amigo. Still fun, though.
Grander Musashi RV (GBC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pT-ikeGaP0
Also, not sure if they count as controllers, but the barcode scanners for the Famicom, Game Boy and Super Famicom are pretty nice.
If arcade games count, Boong-ga Boong-ga is the first thing that comes to mind. I will not provide images. Google it and beware. NSFW, probably.
It wasn't that obscure but did any game other than the bundled one actually use the super scope?
Not sure why, but this instantly reminded me of those weird video game influenced scenes in Superman III
Mario no Photopi was something like a very basic version of Photoshop for the N64 that also included games.
In this case, the obscure accessory would be a 2MB SmartMedia card:
Nintendo would later follow up Mario Paint and Mario no Photopi with the Mario Artist series on 64DD.
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A fishing controller for the GB, now that's obscure! I think you win this thread
In this case, the obscure accessory would be a 2MB SmartMedia card:
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Nintendo would later follow up Mario Paint and Mario no Photopi with the Mario Artist series on 64DD.
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A fishing controller for the GB, now that's obscure! I think you win this thread
XANDER CAGE
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Donkey Kong jungle beat is my fav.
I also remember seeing a snowboarding game with anime-ish characters that came with a finger board to play the game with. I can't remember the name and i have no idea if it was any good though.I'm sure someone in this thread will point it out.
EDIT: It's called Yanya Caballista City Skater and the finger board attaches to the 2 analogue sticks on your ps2 controller.
holy shit this is such a cool idea
soundscream
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This thing
It wasn't that obscure but did any game other than the bundled one actually use the super scope?
The only ones I know of are Yoshi's Safari and Terminator 2 (the arcade lightgun port, not the licensed platform game).