Really wierd playstation controller

[Slate]

OK, there is a Playstation controler for $20 out at some junk store. it is built more like a Dremcast controller and it has a rubber ball of some sort on the left hand side where L1 and L2 should be. However L1 and L2 were moved over nearby X, In Dreamcast 6-Button controller fashion. It's been at the store for years.

Was this some crazy sort of mod, Or was it really marketed?

[puxley]

Yes! I remember seeing this in game magazines - for a short time.

Here's a link to a review with a pic:
http://www.planethardware.com/spaceorb/asciisphere.html

If you search "ASCII Sphere PSX" you'll get a fair number of hits. The consensus appears to be the same about it's playability: not good.

If you like driving games, it might be worth a shot, but I'd reccommend it more if you just like Hideous Mutant Freak controllers.

Good luck!

[WanganRunner]

I like hideous mutant freak controllers!! Me Me Me!!!

(Starts wildly waving Jogcon around)

[puxley]

Hey watch it! You're getting the wires crossed with my 2600 ErgoStick!
Don't cross the streams!

[Queen Of The Felines]

Forsaken and MDK are the only games that were specifically written to take advantage of the controller.

Today's trivia was brought to you by the letter "J."

Kristine

[drwily008]

Wow, thanks for reminding me! I havent seen that controller in some time...it's funny looking.

[SuperNES]

What the hell?!
it's got a tumor! LOL

[puxley]

Great trivia! Well, if there were ever two games that needed a gimpy controller to push them past "cruddy" into "unplayability", it was probably Forsaken and MDK. Yikes!

I still love that girl in the Forsaken art, though...she's just awfully cheesey....

[Lost Monkey]

What the hell?!
it's got a tumor! LOL

Its not a tumor!

[puxley]

It originally came with a "training CD"?

It's a tumor, alright.

[Lost Monkey]

http://home.cogeco.ca/~lostmonkey/kcop.jpg

[drwily008]

It's the TUMORCON. W/ kindergarten cop VCD.

Sorry, that came out in like (holiday of 1998) for $39.99. I havent seen it for a while.

[puxley]

The look on Arnold's face as he's ordering those kids to play still more MDK is wwwaayyyyy too creepy.

"TUMORCON! 60 Billion Austrians Can't Be Wrong!"

[Slate]

The guy who is selling this is VERY Unreliable, he prices things too high, And lies about testing them himself. $25 for a genesis that won't turn on? No thanks.

[slip81]

I remember that controller, never had one though. It looks hella uncomfortable.

[maxlords]

I have one of those controllers for PC. They're a pain in the ass. They're actually also designed to be used with Descent ;)

Work great for the 3 games they were designed for....shit for everything else, and weird to hold too.

[atomicthumbs]

I thought of getting one quite some time ago. I'll probably snag one if I see it used at a good price. Kinda like the blue Alps batarang-lookin' controller. Wasn't worth the $30 to me new, but it was cool used for $3.

http://www.game-assault.com/screenshots/alpsinteractive.jpg

Also... Anyone remember the ASCII one handed controller? I think they marketed it to be used with RPGs.

http://i8.ebayimg.com/02/i/03/71/00/fe_2.JPG




Anyway. If anyone has an extra Sphere controller. I would be willing to buy or trade for it.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Doesn´t look bad, but it´s not for me...i think

[puxley]

I always wished I could use that one-handed controller to play Shining Force. That's about the only comfortably one-handed game I can think of....but it's not on the PS.

[maxlords]

You can play Suikoden 1 and 2 with mostly just your left hand on a normal PS controller. They rigged it so the L1 and L2 buttons do most of the functions :)

[bargora]

Thereby freeing up your other hand for . . . ?

[Queen Of The Felines]

Taking notes, presumably.

Kristine

[atomicthumbs]

You guys are funny bastards! I always assumed it would be to keep your other hand free to use the strategy guide.

Funny bastards.

[Slate]

http://home.cogeco.ca/~lostmonkey/kcop.jpg

I think that Photo was edited.. Take a CLOSER look at hi's mouth. Doesn't look quite right. :hmm:

[portnoyd]

Don't those Orb controllers for the PC go for a shitload on eBay?

[qbertandernie]

to bring up a REALLY old topic...and for anyone keeping tabs, this is the box for the sphere...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/qbertandernie/DCP_7121.jpg

and the games its 'optimized' for...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/qbertandernie/DCP_7122.jpg

[heyricochet]

Nice, I gotta get me one of those.

[50TBRD]

I thought of getting one quite some time ago. I'll probably snag one if I see it used at a good price. Kinda like the blue Alps batarang-lookin' controller. Wasn't worth the $30 to me new, but it was cool used for $3.

http://www.game-assault.com/screenshots/alpsinteractive.jpg

Also... Anyone remember the ASCII one handed controller? I think they marketed it to be used with RPGs.

http://i8.ebayimg.com/02/i/03/71/00/fe_2.JPG




Anyway. If anyone has an extra Sphere controller. I would be willing to buy or trade for it.

Ascii Grip (http://cgi.ebay.com/ASCII-Grip-Playstation-1-Hand-RPG-Controller-RARE-PS2_W0QQitemZ200029701381QQihZ010QQcategoryZ21193Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

The PS version is listed in the MAT Electronics catalog at $5.50 for 1 or $4.95 for 10 or more. They also have the large arcade style controller for $3.95 for 1 and $3.50 for 10 or more. Page 53 of online catalog.

www.matelectronics.com