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I’ve seen all of those but never that Vaio controller. Looks like some sort of quiz controller but for Sony’s Vaio PC’s.
Yeah, it’s not a gaming controller obviously. I believe it was a pack in on some high end Vaio multimedia PCs for use with video editing software. It’s as tall as a pc keyboard.
I couldn’t resist it once I saw somebody had managed to get it working on modern Windows. I wrote my own driver for it yesterday and now it works on modern macOS.
I think my rotary controller obsession comes from the Playdate crank.
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Very cool! I didn’t realise it was so tall.
I picked up the Sega Genesis calendar for 2023 and I’ve been enjoying it!
Probably still available some places…
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Ha the now infamous, from mister addons lag testing, iBuffalo controller. It went from random third party controller to cult status in a couple months, with accompanying price increase at the time. I haven’t looked at them recently.
Good stuff all around and a good idea to add controllers to international shipments!
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Those iBuffalo controllers are awesome. I have three of them and they’re my favorite PC SNES style controllers.
They do have a ghosting problem that can show up (one of my three did it) but it’s an easy fix of replacing 2 capacitors inside.
Also that first namco controller is sweet… is it a paddle controller? For what games?
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I read about the iBuffalo ghosting. I’ll test these soon, but there was nothing in my initial tests.
The Namco Volume Controller is exactly how it sounds. Like on an old hifi. A simple potentiometer with a range of movement of around 270 degrees. Doesn’t rotate fully. If you don’t touch it, it stays exactly where it is. Friction not free moving. Meant for Arkanoid style games. It’s essentially a cutdown negcon in a box. Also came in green+blue and blue+green? Taito did a similar controller called “Vaus” for NES.
This unboxed one I got for a steal because people don’t know what to call it. The Sony part number SLPH-00015 is only on the retail box, whilst the device only has the Namco model number NPC-102 on it - which was mistakenly also used for the Namco PS1 arcade joystick.
Always search for every term involved! English and Japanese. Bargains to be had. I wouldn’t pay the going rate for one boxed, given the low number of games ~20 you can play with it.
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That’s a good idea to help with the cost of shipping!
I have that namco controller but couldn’t get it to work with namco museum vol.2, forgot to look up on how to use it. I love the design of it though.
I saw that pingu controller go viral on twitter recently, it’s really cute. I wonder how comfortable it is to use.
The viral Pingu controller tweet was surprising as mine had already been bought and was sitting in the warehouse at the time!
What the viral thread and subsequent coverage missed, because it’s not obvious from the photo they used, is that the controller is meant to be placed on a table and used sparingly. Ideal for small children or anybody with accessibility needs.
It has a hold switch that can be used to lock certain buttons as being pressed, and the Pingu characters aren’t just for decoration: the position of their feet cause the button face of the controller to be perfectly horizontal/flat when it’s resting on a flat surface. That’s also the reason it has shorter handles.
To hold, it feels a bit bulbous. Not bad, but not how it’s meant to be used.
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How’s the dpad on Pingu? Looks like a good shape to me, I never liked the PS1 controller shape.
Good question! Much easier on the thumb because it’s one big piece. Again a change for accessibility sake. Thanks for mentioning it, I hadn’t given it much thought.
Next in neverending line of ‘decades later matching releases’, Contra Collection in the silver Konami box.
Plus added to my Metroid Prime 1 collection
Nice that the reverse cover matches the Japanese releases.
Wild that the Prime subseries is now this big.
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Nice collections. I’m surprised at just how many of those Metroids there are.
No Pinball but 2 Federation Force. You should feel a little dead inside!
Actually I do have pinball, both Australian and Japanese too. Forgot to add to the photo.
There’s two of everything lol. I have complete Australian and Japanese Metroid sets.
Well. Alright then!
So my 1000JPY PS1 Pingu controller just sold on eBay for $$$.
That’s my next order from Japan sorted, or maybe 1/4 saving towards a MiSTer.
That’s how I roll.
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Got an Evercade EXP and Toaplan Arcade Vol 1. This is my first experience with an Evercade related device and I’m really impressed at how high quality the system is overall and the carts are beautiful.
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