Comments on: [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Virtual Reality, Real Carpal Tunnel Syndrome http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475 The Retrogaming and Retrocomputing Blogazine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Virtual Reality, Real Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by: Geoff V. http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15510 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:00:33 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15510 The Xband for SNES. Oh man the lag, it was like playing an action game under a strobe light. Just horrible. I took mine apart just a few months before the company canceled service. The Xband for SNES. Oh man the lag, it was like playing an action game under a strobe light. Just horrible. I took mine apart just a few months before the company canceled service.

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Virtual Reality, Real Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by: Jim Ulrich http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15509 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:01:17 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15509 Didn't this company learn from the Power Glove? Didn't this company learn from the Power Glove?

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Virtual Reality, Real Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by: Kitsunexus http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15508 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:47:32 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15508 I'd kinda like to be spanked with that. ^-^ I'd kinda like to be spanked with that. ^-^

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Virtual Reality, Real Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by: Multimedia Mike http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15507 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:07:32 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15507 I don't have too much experience with peripherals, but I have strong memories of the worst peripherals I ever tried: Early Nintendo wireless controllers. Of course, modern wireless controllers are quite standard; they're also RF-based. These early ones were infrared-based. That meant you had to keep the controller more or less trained on the receiver box or your game character loses his mind very quickly. I tried 2 separate brands (the Acclaim Remote Controller and a cheaper, no-name brand) and quickly returned them both. I don't have too much experience with peripherals, but I have strong memories of the worst peripherals I ever tried: Early Nintendo wireless controllers. Of course, modern wireless controllers are quite standard; they're also RF-based. These early ones were infrared-based. That meant you had to keep the controller more or less trained on the receiver box or your game character loses his mind very quickly. I tried 2 separate brands (the Acclaim Remote Controller and a cheaper, no-name brand) and quickly returned them both.

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Virtual Reality, Real Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by: Spook http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15506 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:40:20 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15506 The NES Max wasn't so bad - the d-pad was weird, but an interesting middle ground between your typical joystick of the day and the analog sticks on our consoles now. I found it easier to to use by just pressing the outer ring instead of fiddling with the slider-button. I did like that there were turbo buttons right above the standard ones. Despite how much I like the NES Advantage, I was often bothered by having to turn that feature off and on -- though, being able to adjust it was pretty nifty. Probably the best joystick of the era. As for this torture device, yow. Did they manage to sell any? The NES Max wasn't so bad - the d-pad was weird, but an interesting middle ground between your typical joystick of the day and the analog sticks on our consoles now. I found it easier to to use by just pressing the outer ring instead of fiddling with the slider-button.

I did like that there were turbo buttons right above the standard ones. Despite how much I like the NES Advantage, I was often bothered by having to turn that feature off and on — though, being able to adjust it was pretty nifty. Probably the best joystick of the era.

As for this torture device, yow. Did they manage to sell any?

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Virtual Reality, Real Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by: SirPaul http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15505 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:47:58 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/475#comment-15505 The worst video game peripheral? That's a tough one, since I mostly just use stock equipment for my systems/games.. When I was young, one of the controllers on my NES broke, and my parents bought an NES Max as a replacement. It wasn't bad, per se, but it did take a while to get used to the funky replacement to the D-pad.. The worst video game peripheral? That's a tough one, since I mostly just use stock equipment for my systems/games.. When I was young, one of the controllers on my NES broke, and my parents bought an NES Max as a replacement. It wasn't bad, per se, but it did take a while to get used to the funky replacement to the D-pad..

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