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Episode 313: Weird Controllers, Pt. II (Patreon)

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2020-07-17 14:00:05
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2026-06
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Well, this is it (...maybe). The final journey of the Retronauts East crew (...probably). 

This follow-up to the first "Weird Controllers" conversation (from 30 episodes ago!) is a blast from the past that sees the East ensemble banding together, unknowingly meeting for the last time before the world went topsy-turvy to become a planet where we can no longer record shows together in the same room. It's a sad state of affairs, but I'm happy to report that we did at least wrap up our final dangling plot thread. (If by "plot" you mean "topic we didn't quite make it through on our first attempt.") Once again, we contemplate the strange, the inexplicable, and the barely usable: The weird controllers. That we didn't talk about last time.

Please enjoy, and look forward to a time when we can team up to record this sort of nonsense once again.

Special thanks to Shaan Khan for the cover art, and to Greg Leahy (as always) for pulling edit duties!

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Eris Lockehart

I'm sad to see it end, since the was a good off-kilter flavor to the Retronauts East crew

Ben Prchal

I hope you guys can still get back to the Hitchhiker's Guide adventure game some day!

Simon Rainville-Gagné

Both crews are great, so what's stopping you from keeping both of them? Or mixing and matching both teams once in a while.

Normallyretro

Can't wait to hear it. I love the Retronauts East crew. Hope you guys come back together!

Cajun Baz

Some pictures of the controllers or links to pages of all the controllers mentioned would have been great. Really enjoyed the deep dive into this topic. Hopefully there will be a Part 3 some time down the road and it'll far surpass Robocop 3, Alien 3, or TMNT 3 and reach the heights of Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones 3.

SilverHairedMiddleAgedTuxedoMask

If you ever do another episode look up the MindDrive Thought-Controlled Device, literally a PC device that claimed to be able to control your computer using your "mind" via a 90's Wii vitality sensor. It's very obvious the device just inputs a series of random commands as trying to play any game using the device just has your character shuffling in place.

Julian

It sure is great — and strangely distant — to hear this kind of banter again. Looking forward to a return to this kind of normal, someday.

Aaron

Apparently the default control scheme for the 32X version of Mortal Kombat is labeled "activator", which sure is optimistic if oddly appropriate.

Aaron

So I think once again I should put in a little reference link to the LGR Oddware video series, since it's very relevant to this discussion. In fact, not only is there a demonstration video of the pool cue controller, he also includes a review of a device meant to make video pinball feel just a little more like the real thing! And there's also a video of the above-mentioned MindDrive peripheral. There's other stuff too like Bernoulli WORMs and the Speech Thing, but those aren't game controllers.

Jane

Please let this be the last episode with Chris Sims, or politely ask him to tone down his voice / stay on topic. I mean no disrespect, honestly, but his voice warbling and constant digressions really take so much away from episodes. I appreciate enthusiasm for a subject, but when excited Chris's voice is near unlistenable. When I was enjoying episodes for free I realize it really isn't my right to complain - but as a paying customer now I would like to ask, as politely as possible, for him to be left off episodes or to at least try to reign in his off-topic rants and over excited warbling.

Eino Keskitalo

I happened to listen both parts close together and it was very enjoyable! Good job with the topic despite working through audio-only medium.

Louis-Philippe

Fun ep! However, you refer a few times to an upcoming blog post with the controllers ... I can’t seem to find it?

Hayden Scott-Baron

The references of the Roll n Rocker reminded me that I read a computer magazine in 1990 or so with a tutorial on building a similar foot tilt controller from a broken joystick and a Pogo Ball. I wish I could remember the magazine name. My favourite part was the action button was controlled by knocking knees together to complete a circuit.