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Comment Atari invented this in 1984... (Score 1) 47

What is funny is Atari did this back in 1984 with their "Mindlink" headband controller: http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2600/mindlink.html It was quite good, too bad the company switched gears to primarily computers at the time and didn't go forward with the controllers. Its amazing how people forget about stuff that was invented decaded ago and announce them today as if they just discovered the wheel for the first time. Then you have the exact opposite - you have older technologies that have been reborn with a whole new purpose - take the old Atari joysticks from the 70's and 80's - just simple 5bit hardwired controllers, nothing really special in today's world, but they were the controllers by which all others were guaged in the 70's and 80's... Now there is a company who has brough those very same controllers back, but now they pack USB circuitry in them and can be used on PC's and Mac's - cool stuff indeed! http://www.legacyengineer.com/storefront Next thing you know, someone will bring Pong back and claim its this innovative immersive head to head combat game! ;-) Curt

Comment Re:Atari joysticks sucked! (Score 1) 2

Then you should go to the website: http://www.legacyengineer.com/store.html and have a look at the inside photo, its a completely different design from the original Atari joysticks, no inside white stalk and ring, gold contact points, high speed USB 2.0 interface, no ghosting or other issues associated with lower quality USB joysticks. These are designed with durability in mind. Curt

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