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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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Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 17:51
Darren Nakamura
That's hot. Now if only I could actually find a Classic Controller to attach it to...
scrap's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 17:53
scrap
^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 - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 18:01
Topher Cantler
You're right, that's just a few clicks short of awesome. So close.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 18:18
Aaron Mxy Yost
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 - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 18:28
BahamutZero
gorgeous
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 18:48
parrothead
When are we going to get a Classic controller that is wireless?
J03yyz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 19:05
J03yyz
i agree with scrap

the fact that it says "retro" is totally lame
Cruds's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 19:26
Cruds
Ugly. Sony should have copied that octagon shape around the analog sticks.
Dymaxion's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 13:11
Dymaxion
Dexter. try target. i ran all over town and there's target with 9 of them chilling in a display
Dymaxion's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 13:11
Dymaxion
anyway. these skins just look like a more expensive way to jack off
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2007 14:32
Rosseh
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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