Why Should It Take Two Hands To Play Videogames?

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday December 31, 2003 @12:32AM from the stand-by-for-hilarity dept.

Thanks to StatePaper.com for their article discussing a Nebraska radio talk show host's plans to create a one-handed game controller. The host, Mike Reed, "has learned to play many of the games using a controller with only one hand", following an accident which happened when "an acquaintance at a party pointed a loaded .410-caliber shotgun at Reed [and fired]", leaving him with very limited use of his right arm. He says that "many games are impossible to play one-handed", and has "designed a dual-motion game controller that consolidates all movement, button response and directional function into a one-handed video game controller", although he and his partners "haven't built a prototype yet." In the meantime, are there any existing console controllers that might work for those only using one hand?

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oh dear lord by Frac · 2003-12-31 00:37 · Score: 4, Funny

There's a brain overload from the amount of jokes you can make from this...
News by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-31 01:19 · Score: 4, Funny

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