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Manufactured by: Nintendo |
R.O.B. (NES-012) - Which stands for Robotic Operating Buddy, was
a little, one foot high, legless robot which interacted with the videogames
compatible with it (e.g. Gyromite and Stack Up). When released in the US it
was included in the Original Set together with the control deck, two
controllers, the Zapper lightgun and the two games Gyromite and Duck
Hunt. The robot had a sensor in his head which detected when the TV
flashed in different ways. The robot could do things like pick up a chip
from a stack and then drop it on a pad that opened a door in the game. The
robot was a creation of the famous Nintendo employee, Gunpei Yokoi, and his
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Manufactured by: Nintendo |
Power Glove - This was actually released in Japan first, by a company
named Pax Corporation that died quickly after doing a massive ad
blitz in Japan to try selling the glove. It's even more useless in Japan
that it is in the US however, because there's not even such a thing as
Famicom Super Glove Ball. All you can do is try your best to
configure the Glove with something like Mike Tyson's Punch-Out which
is actually no mean feat with the wide-screen TVs most Japanese dudes use
today. |
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Manufactured by: Camerica |
Aladdin Deck Enhancer - The
Aladdin system has two parts, the Deck Enhancer and the Compact Cart. The
Deck Enhancer was simply a bare-bones cart that had all the components which
were duplicated in each cart, and it used small Compact Carts, which had the
game program on it. The Aladdin had 64K of memory, a special graphics chip,
and a battery to save your game. The Compact carts were the actual games
that didn't have graphics or memory chips. The idea was you only had to buy
the Deck Enhancer once, then you can purchase the compact carts for only $20
and swap them around. Once a compact cart was plugged in, the whole unit
looked just like a standard NES cart you can just plug into the system.
Camerica was also the distributor of unlicensed games created by Code
Masters in England, so they decided to port those games to the Aladdin as
the first batch.
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U-Force - This wonderful invention is a controller that lets players
control on-screen characters without moving their hands. The device, which
looks somewhat like an Apple Powerbook from the outside. It connects to the
NES and doesn't require batteries or a power source. It could work while it
was either set upright or folded out flat. All players had to do was to move
their hands in the three-dimensional range of the U-Force's screen. The
controller's sensors detected the motion, velocity, and direction of the
hand movement and thus translated it into commands that are sent to the
game. One example was Mike Tyson's Punchout, where players throw punches in
the air and the character imitated the punches. Players could also
reconfigure the U-Force for other types of games by using switches on the
controller as well as enable rapid fire via the Turbo option. The U-Force
also included a T-bar attachment for driving and flying games. |
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ASCII Stick L5 - Originally designed specifically for RPG players, it is
made to fit in your left hand. Sold in a blisterpack-style hanging card (as
opposed to a box), the L5 was "devised using new innovations in form-fitting
ergonomics for RPG players". The main idea behind it is that you can use
just your left hand to move around, talk to people, etc. while your right
hand is busy making maps or consulting the hint book. The control pad, Start
and Select are on the front side; A and B are on the rear and are hit with
your index and middle fingers. |
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Manufactured by: Konami |
Konami's LaserScope - A cool little device that offered an alternative
to the traditional Zapper light gun. The LaserScope looked like a telephone
headset with a mouthpiece and an infared eye scope. The eye piece served as
your gun sight, and you yelled into the mouthpiece to fire the gun. If you
remember the Super Soaker water gun headset, this is very similar (without
the water, of course). The LaserScope was compatible with any light gun
game.
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Hands Free Controller - This cool guy consists of a small plastic box
that straps onto the gamer's chest. The box contains a special joystick that
is controlled by the player's chin. Players use the A and B buttons by
making small puffs and inhalations through a tube attached to the box. The
cost of this controller was $120, though it is not being sold anymore. Todd
(the boy in the picture) of Grapeview, Washington, was in an accident and he
lost use of his hands. Before the accident, Todd was an avid Nintendo
player. Todd's eagerness with the controller helped him with using special
computer keyboards as well. Best of luck to you Todd, wherever you are!
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Manufactured by: Nintendo |
NES Four Score (NES-034) - This allows the connection of up to four
controllers for use with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Even if
you don't have a four player game, it will add turbo to any controller
plugged into it! The Four Score has a 6 foot long cord which attaches to the
NES. |
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Manufactured by: Nintendo |
Power Pad - This device was
released by Bandai, first in Japan as "Family Trainer", then in Europe and
the US as "Family Fun and Fitness", and then shortly thereafter repackaged,
slightly redesigned and re-released again in the US by Nintendo, under the
name "Power Pad". The European, Japanese and original Bandai US
models are identical to each other, the Nintendo model is the same
internally with some cosmetic changes. |
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Manufactured by: Bandai |
Family Fun Fitness - As mentioned above, this is the Bandai version of
Nintendo's "Power Pad". This version came out first in Japan and then
in Europe. But when it came over to the US, Nintendo improved it a
little and re-released it under the their name. |
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Manufactured by: LJN |
Roll n’ Rocker - This is the Roll 'n Rocker, one of the cheesiest
peripherals around. What is it? Well, basically it's a giant control cross
with a ball on the bottom, where you can stand on and move around on it and
control your character onscreen this way. Like a poor man's virtual reality
(like, very poor man's). |
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Manufactured by: Book-Camerica Cartridge-Lewis Galoob Toys |
Game Genie - The ultimate cheating tool. Simply connect this baby with a
cartridge, punch in some codes, and you're ready to go. A downside to it is
that it's tough to get working with the new style NES. Another downside is
that it's just a bit thicker than an NES game, so it tends to "stretch" the
system's contacts out, which means a looser fit for the regular games. |
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Manufactured by: Nintendo |
Zapper (NES-005) - This gun is used to shoot at the screen allowing you
to feel like you were in the action. I have seen two color combinations used
on the gun, a dark-gray, light-gray combo; and a newer orange, light gray
style. The games that work with the Light Gun are: Bayou Billy, Duck Hunt,
Hogan's Alley, Operation Wolf, and Trick Shooting. |
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Manufactured by: Nintendo |
Turbo Blaster - Why anyone would spend money on this when they could get
a NES Advantage controller instead is beyond me. All this box did was give
your regular NES controllers turbo-fire. It ran for $15 - $20 in stores, so
why not spend the extra $5-$10 on a REAL controller? |
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Manufactured by: Nuby?? |
Super Extendo Cables - This is a really complicated item. You take
one end and plug it into the NES console, and you take the other end and
connect it to the cord coming out of your controller, and WOW, you have
another 4' of cord or so. That's all it does. Nothing fancy, no
turbo buttons, just some cable. |
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Manufactured by: ?? |
Some 3-D System?? - If you have any other info, please
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Manufactured by: Nintendo?? |
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