Making it socially acceptable to build grenade launcher controllers, even though they don't have light gun or gyro technology. #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev

Don't complain about Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen prices. Download Vaporwave Battler, and fight vaporwave creatures instead. And if you don't know what vaporwave is, that's half the reason to do it.

The Panasonic 3DO was actually very special. Where else can you find an enclosure that's shaped like this?

The Itch.io game Hollowspire wasn't made with gun controllers in mind, yet it doesn't matter, because the game is first-person, and uses simple mouse movement, which is easy to run through JoyToKey.

In King's Quest VII, a witch disappears in front of a princess, then reappears right behind her, then uses magic to transport her into a room that's about 8 meters away. It seems like an inefficient way to do things, but at least we get a close-up shot of the characters.

'Too good not to share. youtube.com/shorts/bcNCc...

I didn't grow up with an Atari 2600, so I put a mini PC inside a 2600 shell, and it's a charming way to play pixel art games.

I didn't play Donkey Kong Country 3 until 8 years after the N64 came out. If that 8 years had been 8 days, I think the canyon graphics would've given me pause.

If there could be 3 Laws of PC Game Development, I would want one of them to be : Never bring a controller imposition that can't be avoided.

Are you a game dev looking for inspiration? Make a game where the A key twists an object one way, and D twists it the other way.

'Probably the only Virtual Boy-ish setup I'd ever want.

Games should be published on credit cards, not SD cards.

The original Xbox main menu is still more professional-looking than today's internet.

This concocted controller isn't prettier than the original Steam one, but you can lay out a profile with it faster.

When I don't have a term, I have to create one : "Semi-immersive gun controller".

.......and it didn't cost $500.

The most innovative thing about the Apple Pippin... is the shape of the console and controller. That's not an insult - if you wanna find Windows hardware that looks like this, it ain't gonna happen.

An Atari paddle that was converted into a 2-button digital controller. The paddle works well with PC games that place an emphasis on left and right movement. However, new switches had to be put on the inside, to make this possible.

A mini PC inside a Fairchild Channel F shell. This wasn't built to make the Fairchild more rare, but less. There's not much preventing gaming PCs from being shaped like this.

A handheld trackball mouse. They work wonderfully in living rooms.

M79 grenade launcher controller.

Resident Evil 4 isn't a first-person chainsaw game, and good controllers don't cost $500. Can these problems be fixed?

If you attach an air mouse to a Wii zapper, will in work well in Windows? The short answer is yes, but there are two things that will help...

Yes..... this is a real PC-compatible controller... with only 2 buttons.

An SSP90 controller made with one-handed PlayStation controller, and handheld trackball mouse. A lot of equipment had to be put inside the actual enclosure.

Creating gun controllers that don't use light or sensor bar technology isn't socially acceptable... ... yet.

RockPunch is a structurally impressive game, because, even when the rock is moving at incalculable speeds, the game hasn't actually frozen.

A living room-friendly PC with 6 USB ports in the front.

A heavily modded NES pistol with a handheld mouse that's used for aiming. The trigger does work. The end result is rather bulky.

A surprising number of PC games can't be played with a D-pad turned 90 degrees.