Topic: Gizmos & Gadgets: 8-Bitty iCade

[Xessive]

I thought this was pretty awesome!



It's pretty cool in itself but the implication on the possibilities for other devices are great.

[Xessive]

ThinkGeek 8-Bitty Bluetooth game controller gets FCC approval

[idolminds]

Thats a weird button layout.

[Xessive]

Thats a weird button layout.

Yeah, it's the NES controller plus two extra face buttons (and two shoulder buttons).

[idolminds]

Yeah I get that, just strange they didn't go for the diamond formation that has been standard since the SNES. But who knows, maybe it works fine like that as well.

[Cools!]

Dunno, maybe patents?

[idolminds]

Thats retarded enough to probably be true.

[Xessive]

Not sure if ThinkGeek are concerned about patents, afterall they brought us this little USB wonder:

[Cools!]

I bet patents are behind those Start and Select buttons being slanted...

[Xessive]

I bet patents are behind those Start and Select buttons being slanted...

Well, they were slanted on the original SNES controller.



I won't discount the possibility that the buttons on the original SNES controller are slanted due to patents

[Cools!]

[Xessive]

Wasn't sure if I should put this in the Kickstarter thread but, well, choice made I'll have to live with it

iMpulse is the world’s smallest Bluetooth gaming controller



Interesting if potentially uncomfortably small, still a valid alternative to touchscreen soft controllers.

Kickstarter link