Let's Name the Strangest Items In Gaming, Together

[cookie monster]

I never owned it or even heard of it until I watched The Angry Video Game Nerd's review on it.

I actually own one. i have yet to try it though for fear of breaking some bones.

[J T]

I used to love Super Sonic Blastman! I hurt my hand on it all the time.

"In March 1995 Taito recalled Sonic Blastman machines after reports of players who sustained injuries by playing the game. A year later, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Taito had agreed to pay a fine of $50,000 (USD) for failing to disclose these injuries."

It's no surprise. The game was really popular in my local arcade. You would sit and watch a bunch of dudes smack that poorly padded metal bar, then walk away shaking their fists and cursing the pain, but that only made the next guy hit it all the harder to prove how much more manly he was than the guy who last punched it.

[TEKTORO]

I have a pack of Vanquish Bubble Gum Cigarettes.
Didnt they stop making stuff like this awhile ago because of the message it has on kids?

[cookie monster]

The bottom picture is of a atari 2600 controller called the joy board made by amiga.
I got this with a sking game you set it on hard floored surface on the bottom is a small spring loaded circle that is like a d pad you stand on and lean where you want the skier to go.I guess you could say it is a antique wii fit board

[Godot102]

Two come to mind:



Does the gameboy really need all that junk attached to it?



Well At least the controller looks cool.

[BurningDoom]

Well At least the controller looks cool.

I probably would have begged my mom for this as a kid if it had come out that long ago.

[Forlorn Drifter]

What's the controller for, and how usable was it?

[GameMasterGuy]

Onimusha 3 judging by the logo being on it. No idea about how usable it was, though.

[diesel_dan]

Man, the Interactor was the first thing I thought of.

Let's not forget this bloody beast:



This is a great topic. So many crazy accessories came out during the NES generation. Can't wait to see how good peoples' memories are--and how well I was able to repress some of these.

[BurningDoom]

That is awesome!