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NES Controller Laser Mouse
Posted by
CmdrTaco
on Sun Aug 14, 2005 01:05 PM
from the now-thats-a-cute-hack dept.
from the now-thats-a-cute-hack dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Old school is new school, fool. It's time to take that retired NES controller of yours that you broke so mercilessly smashing it on the carpet in frustration at never ever ever being able to beat Ikari Warriors, and recycle that biz. Be good to the environment and turn that thing into a laser mouse, why don't you? And yes, the A button is left click, and the B is your right, and your raging case of carpal tunnel is about to get a whole lot more fun."
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Akari? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Akari? (Score:2)
Re:Akari? (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Akari? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Akari? (Score:5, Funny)
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Unlike modern controllers (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Unlike modern controllers (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Unlike modern controllers (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Unlike modern controllers (Score:2)
Go fig.
Re:Unlike modern controllers (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Unlike modern controllers (Score:4, Funny)
Well that and the puncture repair kit.
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Re:Unlike modern controllers (Score:2, Insightful)
A small word of advice:
Worry not what evil you may do to input devices. Only worry about what evil input devices may do to you.
If you've got a badly designed mouse or game controller that causes you RSI, then you have a problem. If OTOH a mouse or game controller crumbles under your constant abuse, who cares? Cheap plastic & electronics, easily replaced.
superscope (Score:2, Informative)
Laser Mouse? (Score:5, Informative)
That's before MacGyver. (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Laser Mouse? (Score:5, Informative)
Logitech G7 Cordless laser mouse [logitech.com].
Logitech G5 laser mouse [logitech.com].
I don't know of others
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Re:Laser Mouse? (Score:3, Informative)
no mention of new command (Score:5, Funny)
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A
Re:no mention of new command (Score:2)
Laser mouse steps: Up, Up, Down, use fire extinguisher to put out burning lampshade, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, wipe up melted monitor plastic on floor, Left, Left, B, A, call 911, Left, Right, B, A.
Re:no mention of new command (Score:2, Funny)
Re:no mention of new command (Score:2)
Re:no mention of new command (Score:2)
Re:no mention of new command (Score:2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_Code [wikipedia.org]
Usefull? (Score:2, Insightful)
Yes, it seems kind-of-cool, but it seems to be the least comfortable mouse ever. You can't control the velocity of the pointer, and you are using the device that created the term "Nintendo thumb", because it is really bad to use all day long. Regular mice, however, doesn't give you that kind of pain.
Light Gun (Score:3, Funny)
A warning. (Score:4, Funny)
Hmmm (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Hmmm (Score:5, Informative)
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Neat, but (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Neat, but (Score:4, Informative)
Essentially, the original reference was a story posted to slashdot which involved a comparison between female orgasm, and game playing. The hardwood floor part was there to infer that you would remember the experience of performing cunnilingus on a woman on a hardwood floor because your knees would hurt thereafter.
A high point in Slashdot history, to be sure.
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Re:Neat, but (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Neat, but (Score:2)
Lets all goto Fark (even though I don't like Fark much)!
google cache (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:google cache (Score:2)
It's not a laser mouse... (Score:2, Insightful)
IT Looks Cool But... (Score:2, Insightful)
Only for Novelty Value (Score:3, Interesting)
It's a cool mod, but it's not practical in the least. Maybe if they turn it into a Joystick for flight sims, perhaps?
Re:Only for Novelty Value (Score:2)
A little off topic but .... (Score:2, Interesting)
Just what I need! (Score:2)
Gravis Gamepad (Score:2)
I saw an ad in the paper, and a part of it had Gravis Gamepads for $1.29CDN each (In Toronto).
-M
Pathetic example of internet "journalism" (Score:5, Insightful)
So, the guy who put the time, money and effort into this hack gets virtually no credit for what he's done, but three other web sites make money off of him via banner ads.
(I'd link to the original site, but it's already collapsed under the weight of the combined Slashdotting/Engadgeting/Joystiqing.)
I weep for the state of internet "journalism" these days. Can't imagine why people still buy newspapers.
Re:Pathetic example of internet "journalism" (Score:2, Insightful)
Is it so they can all read the same reuters article printed under the same AP photo in every newspaper?
Finally (Score:2)
Ikari Warriors? (Score:3, Informative)
You know, I have one simple request... (Score:2, Funny)
A more practical project (Score:3, Interesting)
It's something I've been thinking about for a while but hadn't gotten around to doing. The SNES mouse would certainly be more practical (useable) in Quake or Firefox.
Re:Mouse article does not work (Score:2)
Re:Ikari Warrior (Score:3, Informative)
Re:article link (Score:2)
1) You can copy text word for word, and/then
2) You're one level of indirection from being an outright advert!