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For as long as video games have existed there have been crazy peripherals to play them with. The late 80s and early 90s were a golden age for gaming tat, with legions of kids suckered into buying supposedly revolutionary devices for their SNES or Mega Drive. Headaches, ridicule and vastly reduced enjoyment were all par for the course after such purchases.
Still, such failed technology has sometimes been refined over the years, leading to successful and truly innovative controllers like the Wii Remote. But, even today, for every Project Natal there’s a Wii Vitality Sensor to remind us of the grand follies of the past. Take a look at our pick of the worst ever gaming peripherals.
