{"id":4918,"date":"2015-10-07T15:42:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T15:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=4918"},"modified":"2021-09-17T13:45:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T12:45:40","slug":"9-of-the-worst-gaming-accessories-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/07\/9-of-the-worst-gaming-accessories-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"9 of the worst gaming accessories of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rockband <\/i>is back, and so are plastic instruments! Hooray!<\/p>\n

Rockband <\/i>and Guitar Hero <\/i>(which is also making a comeback later this month) wouldn\u2019t have been anywhere near as popular without their novelty controllers, which make you feel like a guitar god playing to an arena full of screaming fans rather than someone playing\u00a0Sweet Child O\u2019 Mine <\/i>on a toy guitar.<\/p>\n

For every Guitar Hero <\/i>controller, though, there are 100 more accessories that flop dramatically. People have been trying for years to find an alternative to the standard controller, and it\u2019s taken them in some truly weird directions. Here are 9 of the worst gaming accessories of all time.<\/p>\n

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\"Nintendo<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n

Nintendo Scope<\/b><\/h3>\n

To be fair to Nintendo, light guns did eventually become quite a popular console accessory. But this was never going to take off: it looks like a terrible prop from a low budget sci-fi, it was ridiculously heavy and it could only be used with a few games.<\/p>\n

To top it all off, it took 6 <\/i>AA batteries to power. Duracell must have made a killing (other battery manufacturers are available)!<\/p>\n

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\"Nintendo<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Wii Car Power<\/b><\/h3>\n

Road safety campaigners, look away now. The Wii Car Power, as the name suggests, is an adaptor that allowed you to plug your Nintendo Wii into your car\u2019s cigarette lighter.<\/p>\n

In theory, it\u2019s not a terrible idea: you could hook the Wii up to a portable DVD player and keep the kids entertained on a long car journey. In practise, it would lead to squabbles, noise and potentially even the odd Wiimote smacking you in the head after little Johnny got overexcited playing Wii Sports<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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The Wiimote add-ons<\/b><\/h3>\n

Right, be honest: who bought a little tennis racket to put on the end of their Wiimote? We thought as much.<\/p>\n

Despite being completely useless, these little pieces of plastic – which were presumably meant to make you feel more like an athlete and less like someone jumping around their living room pretending to play tennis – were ridiculously popular. Why?!<\/p>\n

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\"Steel<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

The Steel Battalion Controller<\/b><\/h3>\n

Unlike most of the accessories in this post, the Steel Battalion Controller actually looks really, really cool. It\u2019s a cockpit you can put on your desk – what more could you ask for?<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, using the controller was a nightmare. It had over 40 <\/i>buttons, which meant you either had to be a qualified fighter pilot or an octopus to last more than 5 seconds in the skies.<\/p>\n

You could only use it with Steel Battalion<\/i> too, which is a shame because we\u2019d love to try and play FIFA <\/i>with the control panel from a Boeing 747.<\/p>\n

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