Unconventional Gaming Controllers: A Review of Unique Accessories

The essential reality power glove from 2002 offers intuitive 3D control with six degrees of tracking.

### Weird Retro Controllers: Testing the Essential Reality Power of Five Glove, CTA Digital Wii Bowling Ball, Namco NeGcon, and Densha de Go! Train Controller
* 🧤  The Essential Reality Power of Five controller from 2002 was the first widely available virtual 3D controller with **six degrees of tracking**, but it was **cumbersome to use** and had **limited game support**.
* 🎳  The CTA Digital Wii Bowling Ball accessory from 2009, which required inserting a Wii Remote, surprisingly didn't negatively impact the gameplay experience and was considered a **fun novelty** for **$25**.
* 🏎️  The Namco NeGcon controller from 1995, designed for racing games with **analog throttle and brake controls**, featured a unique button layout and long-travel face buttons, making it a collectible item priced around **$55**.
* 🚂  The Densha de Go! Train Controller, a Japanese train simulator accessory with a throttle, brake, and stopwatch holder, offered a challenging and realistic gameplay experience, with the price unknown but similar controllers typically ranging from **$40 to $60**.
* 🛄  Ridge's weatherproof luggage, which features **30% more space**, **Duro Wheels**, an **AirTag pocket**, and a **laundry bag**, was showcased as a **reliable and versatile travel companion**.

I've seen a lot of weird controllers, but this really it even animates. Yeah, I have got to stop using eBay to treat my insomnia. Oh, oh, oh. I look really dumb, but if I'm a dumb looking winner, am I really [Music] dumb? I can't believe I did that in front of my sponsor. Ridge claims that their luggage can keep your clothes dry in even the stormiest of situations. The only catch is you kind of got to put them inside [Music] first. The future is at hand. 6° of motion control. What, what is this? This is the power of five controller from essential reality from 2002. Caution choking hazard. Six Degrees of tracking ensures realistic movement. The first widely available virtual 3D controller that offers total intuitive interaction. This is the sensor, yeah. Well, this you really can use it anywhere. This thing was in almost brand new condition. How much should we pay for this? Well, you want to guess. It came with two games plus a demo. I'm I'm going to say it was $90 when it

was new and we paid $250. It was $149 new. We paid $30. Wow, comfortable. Who would want a regular mouse and keyboard if they can have this? Feel like an idiot. This is the power button for the glove. Careful, you're doing stuff on the screen here. Whoa, whoa, hey, whoa, hey, oh, how you doing? You're mosing. Whoa, go here to calibrate. Move Jordan. I'm interacting, okay, sorry. You want, oh, oh, oh, look at that. Oh, right click, right click. Man, why would you want to rest your hand on a flat surface comfortably when you can hold it out in front of you? Press A, okay, A, make a fist, press A again. Holding your fist like this, good. Now you're calibrated. That's it. My fingers have been saved. That's it. So now, okay, pick a game over here. Uh-huh. I would suggest not Tiger Hunt, Beach Head, or Hitman. You can't tell me what to do, Dad. Well, we're going Tiger Hunt, apparently. Okay, best of luck. Isn't this a great game? Oh my God, this is so

tedious, and it actually interferes with the use of an actual mouse. You need a keyboard as well. St oh I need keyboard okay. The glove might only be view at this point. I'm not sure I think it is, but I didn't get very far in this game. I got mad is this game just a complete piece of or like oh okay that's why I said don't use this one. How are you supposed to do any of this object? I can't even get through the tutorial mission. What is happening right now? Use your intuition. B b see oh hey it change the view nice. I can't turn you're turn tur look at the wheel. No I'm trying to turn right oh no it doesn't do that try turning with your hand. What oh oh oh okay so that's how I control the camera and that's the wheels who the hell thought this was a good idea. I can only twist so far next game turn just turn it off like your hand turn my hand off yeah this thing is absolutely rage.

inducing all right Hitman time. Oh my God, oh my God, come on. I'm so mad. Like I just freaking punch the screen. The screen didn't do anything wrong. It's you. You're the problem. Oh my God. I want to throw it away. I want to try a game. Okay, Silent Assassin time. Deep breath. Cleansing bre. You got this professional. This is going to go well. Okay, it's a wd. Yep, I can open door by tapping. Tapping what? What are you even talking about? I was. I don't know. Couldn't figure it out. Look through the keyhole. Look through the keyhole. Where the hell is the keyhole? What? Keyhole. Wait, there's a trap door. Am I wearing an apron? You might be. You can open the door by tapping. Like is that with this somehow maybe. Oh, w w there's a dude out there. Did something. How'd you do that? Oh, I can open the door by taing. Oh no. How do I do it? Oh my God. I'm so mad. Did I zoom double click double.

click, double click. No, okay. Oh, he did it. Oh my God. Oh my God. I'm out. Go get him. Hit. Boom, boom. No. So tell me, why didn't this interface take off? Because people didn't understand it. They didn't appreciate its genius. Jordan. Oh my God. I have to look through the keyhole again. Okay, wait. Is that how you open doors by looking in the key? I don't know. Yeah, buddy. I think index finger is shoot, but I don't think you have a gun. I'm going to get a gun. All right. So you should come back tomorrow when you've got that done. Maybe it's time to go to confet. Maybe it's time to go to Alt+F4. All right. Nice controller. I really hope this is the worst one bowling. There you go, sir. No way. Yeah, man. More realistic gameplay, better accuracy, everything you need to take bowling to the next level. Good gravy. It's an entire Wii controller. Look at that. It's got a stretched out round d-pad on it.

or wait, you're going to need this. Oh no, what you actually have to put the controller inside it. It's not even a controller, no. So when they advertise it as having Wii Motion Plus, they just mean it supports it. You can put a Wii Motion Plus remote inside it. Yeah, even though holding and bowling the ball is so lifelike to the actual sport, never ever release the ball. Thanks, CTA digital. This is from 2009. MSRP was 25 bucks. What do you think we paid for it? 25 bucks? 20? Yeah. Oh my God. So you really do just put a Wii remote in it. That's it. That's it. That's all. It's just so convenient. I'm going to suggest you put the wrist strap on. I guess I look most like that one. I made this special for you. A thank you. Best of five overtaken on Matt with a skill level of 49. Okay, here we go. Oh yeah, buddy. Still got my skills. Oops, my wrist hates me right now. Like, absolutely hates me. It's still better.

than the glove though come on that's true. All right, let's bow. Enough of this. I sincerely doubt that this is going to improve anything about the bowling experience. Wow, nice throw. Maybe it works after all. That could have been a fluke. Try it again. Lobing the ball. We're going to curve this. Curve would have been that way. Can I nail this 46 split? Nope. No, no, no, no chance. How dare you doubt my wee bowling prowess. Balls. No, it's too much. It's too much. That was good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, here we go. Turkey in the final frame. This is it. Are you watching? Boom. One, two. Come on, let's go. Here it is. Jordan. Oh, oh, come on. Oh, denied. Okay, legitimately kind of cool accessory for 25 bucks. All right, 20, 20 bucks. Yeah, yeah, all, all right. I am surprised at how at least not damaging to the gameplay experience it was. That's a very generous way to put that. The warnings about this thing are for real. No joke though, guys. With the

controller in it like like she's got some heft, you know, like boom bo. You ready? Yes, go. This is the Namco neon H 1995. Is there a particular game that it's designed for? It is designed for racing games primarily as a steering mechanism. Interesting patents pending. Wait, what is this button layout? Are we on a PlayStation? We are on a PlayStation. I don't understand. It's an alternate layout. One 12, start. Yep, this is a licensed PlayStation product. They got the logo on it. Yeah, man. Oh, wow, these are the longest travel face buttons I think I have ever seen. Look at that. Look at that travel. It even goes within the housing. Analog. Shut up. These are analog. Analog throttle and brake. These are analog. This is analog. This is not for some reason. And then this, obviously, is. Oh, okay. This one I'm legitimately excited for. It might suck. I can't tell you how much it cost, unfortunately. You can't tell me how much it cost. Not MSRP. Oh, couldn't find it. Interesting if

you know leave a comment let us know it ended up. There's about 100 games that supported it mostly racing games obviously so like your grter is M like everybody supported it and they even like have special art for it in the menus and everything like if you go into the config go into your options here key config noes it's a little preview how cool is that all right give her Ridge Racer Revolution right oh oh hi oh you're in do it what does p have to do with anything I don't know we will actually have game sense captured you know this is not very good uh try leaving one hand still and just moving the other one uh and move less than you think you might need to okay that's a little better now it reminds me of operating an RC car kind of yeah yeah with the little sideways um uh steering wheel you know what I'm talking about yep I totally do no no no no no no no okay I'm I got this i got

this two right behind you no shoot ah I keep going the opposite way some that's funny it's the same thing Glen was doing also this is a lot of strain to keep this accelerator pushed down a little bit yeah yeah it's not good it's it's bad it's really bad it's too analog yeah blue shell blue shell wrong game no you get F I'm going to be top five breaking hard oh shoot it broke too hard top seven wow these breaks though incredible technology they had back in 2002 or whatever uh 95 it's older than Elijah so was this launch year this thing came out launch year or the year after it was really quick wow all right this seems like a late in the cycle accessory you know they made three versions of it actually this is the first one really there's a second version which is a little bit more refined uh a little bit less travel on the controls and the third version only came out in Japan top five baby I don't see a top five anywhere I mean

was in fifth. Okay, um, what do you think of it? I can see if you kind of got used to it. Yeah, but the dead zone is pretty big. It's heavy. Think back to what your Alternatives would have been back then. I mean, this would have absolutely crushed anything that shock. Yeah, no dual shock. There was no. You had a d-pad and buttons. Yeah, this would have crushed a d-pad and buttons at the time though. Like you actually have some finess to the control. I think this one's pretty cool. Your final controller of the day, sir. Yes, you seem confused. I'm super confused. It's something to do with. Is it a train? Yeah, no, it isn't. Don't lie. It's for operating a train. Yeah, no way. What is this game? It's a denta to go or denta to go. Sorry, this is train simulator before train simulator. Yep. Oh, wait. How much did we pay for that Namco one? Uh, we paid. What do you want to guess? Uh, I'm going to say that's somewhat.

collectible 100 bucks. 55 bucks. Okay, there's actually tons of them out there all between like 40 and 60. All right. Uh, okay. Tio got start and select. That's an improvement over the Namco controller ABC. And we're missing a button here. So that's not very PlayStation of you. This, I assume, is a throttle. And this, I assume, is some kind of gear thing. You're pretty close. This is your throttle. Oh, this is your brake. Is this my cup holder? That is for your stopwatch. No way. It comes with an adorable. No, we made that. Oh, but you're supposed to put a stopwatch. That's what it's for. It's for. No way. Ah, so cool. Wait, do we have a props department? Where'd this come from? I made it. Oh, that's cute. Thanks. Okay, start. Uh, just do the top thing. Yeah. No, I want to do material hall of train. All right. So basically each of these games, there's a series of these. Uh-huh. And they'll each one will be three.

or four different train routes in Japan. The most recent one came out in 2020 really, and they've had special controllers for like every platform you can name, basically. So do the first one, I would say, No, you're going to lose no matter what. So like, okay, so the goal is, yes, you need to stop your train within 30 cm of the target line within a half a second of when you're supposed to get there. That's the easy mode, okay? So your speed's here, you have your starting station, you're going to pass through a station, and your stopping station, okay? You want to pass through that station at 5740, and once the green light comes on on the side here, you'll turn off your brake and put on the throttle, okay? Uh, should we reload it? We should probably reload that. I mean, this is pretty funny, but hey, it's working. I think where we left off, you were explaining the different levels of braking and calling out today's LTT store shout out, classic shirts, nice back in stock, lttstore.com.

you can release your brake now. That's okay. All the way off. And now you can go. All right. So that I'm going. I'm going. I'm going. So you have obviously 1.7 km to your next uh station. Yeah, you're not going to stop at that station though. Okay, you're going to have to Blow Your Horn when you go through it. That's the C button. Okay, sure. Uh, your speed limit is 55 right now. Oh, okay, you're good. You're 49. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, but yeah. Oh, jeez. Okay, I found like going and Coast kind of toy. Well, I got this. I got this. But wait, I got to go past it at 92325. That's when you're trying to go past that station. Okay. Oh, shoot down. Oh, shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Oh, shoot. I'm screwed. I'm not going to make it. You'll be okay. You'll be okay. No, no. Full Speed Ahead. You got this. Here we go. Kicking the nitrous. I got 15 seconds to get there. Oh, we're going now, boys. I think.

it'll be okay 'cause this is a station you're just going to blow through CH so you should be okay. Isn't the scenery beautiful? Um, oh ball so I'm late going through there. Yeah, you'll make up the time 'cause you're going real fast right now. Okay, okay, I got to blow the horn, hit the horn. Yeah, man, did I die? Oh yeah, you died. You were too late to blow the horn, not to get through the station. It looks like, oh, you can be within like 15 seconds. 15 seconds late. I'm dead. Yeah, you've been fired. Oh my God, continue. Okay, I can do this this time. And is there a benefit to gearing up? No, you know, like being in first. No, no. Oh, just go for it. The tutorial even says just go to Five 54 km an hour. It'll bump up to like 80. Yep, what's up? It up. Oh, it's 80 now. Crank it up. Oh, I didn't notice that before. And then it'll go away entirely after that. Okay, that's why.

it took so long for me to yeah. Okay so now. All right. I've seen recommends like 80 to 90 is kind of your top. Okay I got this. Okay we are totally going to make it. We're preparing you for your second career as a Japanese training conductor. Oh we're going to nail it. We're going to nail it. We're speeding up a little bit. Beautiful. Oh yeah. Okay. All right. So now you got a kilometer to your next station. Oh jeez. I got to go pretty fast dude. Yeah man. No 80 to 90 is not the right speed here. I don't they're not messing around. Whoa whoa there's a speed limit 90. Speed limit 90. Balls break a little bit not crazy though. Okay you're good. You're good. This is dude. This is really really stressful. This is serious business man. They're not they're not kidding around. He's not a game brother. No no. This is life. Holy. I've got 10 seconds. I'm not going to make it. You got it only a

couple hundred meters. It's right there. Oh, but I got to break. Hit the horn. Oh, we're still going. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Horn, horn, horn until that becomes the symbol for stop. You don't have to stop. Just okay. I'll know it when I see it. Okay, just keep going. Just keep going. We're flying, boys. We're fly 90. Slow it down. Whoa, whoa, whoa. W g creers. Creepers. Okay, level three breaking. Level three breaking. More slower. More slower. I'm working on it. Oh, you lost. Dang it. So what do you think? This is a really stressful game. This isn't fun. Is it better than the glove though? Well, yeah, it's way better than the glove. So if you had to pick one of these controllers to bring home, what's it going to be? Oh, hands down, this guy right here. All right, this is cool. That one's awesome. Super cool. And which one should be buried in the desert with ET? Oh, I think you all know the answer to that. In fact, I'm going to give it a personal Head.

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The Power of Five Controller from Essential Reality

The Power of Five controller from Essential Reality offers six degrees of tracking for realistic movement.

Despite its innovative design, the controller's functionality and usability lead to frustration and anger for the user.

The device, while initially intriguing, proves to be tedious and rage-inducing during gameplay, causing difficulty in completing even the tutorial mission.

Chaotic Wii Bowling Experience with a Unique Accessory

Players struggle to understand and appreciate the chaotic Wii bowling accessory.

The accessory, despite its unconventional design, surprisingly doesn't damage the gameplay experience.

It is a cool yet surprisingly non-disruptive addition to the Wii bowling experience.

The Namco neon H 1995 controller is designed for racing games and features analog throttle and brake controls.

It is a licensed PlayStation product with unusually long-travel face buttons.

The controller had about 100 supported games, with three versions released, and was known for its challenging gameplay, especially the strain it caused on the hands.

Confusion and Discovery: Unboxing and Reacting to a Unique Controller

The controller is initially confusing, but the discovery that it is for operating a train brings amusement and surprise.

The controller, designed for a train simulator game in Japan, comes with unique features like a throttle, brake, and even a cup holder for a stopwatch.

The unboxing experience involves exploring the game's challenges and special controllers, leading to a mix of confusion and entertainment.

Learning to control speed and make stops is crucial for the training simulator.

Blowing the horn when passing a station is a key part of the simulation.

Maintaining the correct speed is stressful but essential for success in the training.

Chaotic Controller Testing and Ridge Luggage Promotion

Two individuals engage in stressful game controller testing, expressing a clear preference for one.

The video includes a promotion for Ridge luggage, showcasing its various features and functionality, as well as a sponsored trip to Japan.

The promotion concludes with a call-to-action for viewers to check out Ridge at the provided link.