Failed Foot-based Controllers
Besides the fat kid who got called fat by Wii Fit, the whole world is going crazy for the balance board peripheral for the console. This, apparently, brought back memories for GamePro editors who have cooked up a list of seven failed foot-based controllers, some of which are truly atrocious, to say the least. Here’s a snippet:
7. Fragpedal Gaming Footpedal
At first glance this contraption appears to be some sort of foot massager, but it’s actually a keyboard that you can control with your toes. There’s nothing more appealing than a pair of sweaty feet fumbling over two slab pads pressed against two protruding rubber buttons. You can look forward to some serious foot cramps if you plan on using this pedal for driving games, and don’t expect to get many frags or any respect if you decide to take this expensive piece of equipment to your next LAN party. Come to think of it, anyone taking their shoes off at a LAN party is a bad plan.
Yes, there are worse ideas that hardware makers tried, including the venerable Sega. What do you guys think are some of the worst controllers out there, foot-based or not?