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A retro skin for the classic Wii controller photo

It almost looks good. Almost. The buttons in the middle seem to kind of float in the middle of limbo and disrupt the horizontal lines abruptly, but overall it does make the controller look a lot like the ones we threw and cracked in half in the 80s. If you can't wait to surprise your friends with another one of your nerdy video game quirks, grab it here for five beans. Don't forget the matching Wii console skin. 

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Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 01/22/2007 17:51
That's hot. Now if only I could actually find a Classic Controller to attach it to...
scrap's Avatar
scrap at 01/22/2007 17:53
^oh snap! haha

Yeah, I refuse to buy something that says "retro" on it as a daily reminder of how retro it is in design.
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 01/22/2007 18:01
You're right, that's just a few clicks short of awesome. So close.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 01/22/2007 18:18
I still want Nintendo to release wireless versions of the original NES/SNES/N64 controllers for use with the virtual console. That skin is a nice idea, but flawed execution.
BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 01/22/2007 18:28
gorgeous
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 01/22/2007 18:48
When are we going to get a Classic controller that is wireless?
J03yyz's Avatar
J03yyz at 01/22/2007 19:05
i agree with scrap

the fact that it says "retro" is totally lame
Cruds's Avatar
Cruds at 01/22/2007 19:26
Ugly. Sony should have copied that octagon shape around the analog sticks.
Dymaxion's Avatar
Dymaxion at 01/23/2007 13:11
Dexter. try target. i ran all over town and there's target with 9 of them chilling in a display
Dymaxion's Avatar
Dymaxion at 01/23/2007 13:11
anyway. these skins just look like a more expensive way to jack off
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Rosseh at 01/25/2007 14:32
Incase you didn't realise from the label. It's retro. Lame. I kinda like the classic controller, it seems like it would be uncormfortable but it's pretty nice. I can't decide between the classic or the gamecube pad. Classic would definitely win if you could play Gamecube games with it. They really need to make that work somehow.
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