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Custom One Handed 360 Controller
DaedHead8 | 2:06 PM on 03.19.2008 18 comments




One of my greatest fears in life is getting into an accident and losing a finger or a hand. Nothing scares me more because it would impair my ability as a gamer. Well friends, it seems I have to worry no more. This bad ass controller was made by one Ben Heckendorn, the maker of the way too cool 360 laptop:



This is actually a redesign of his One Handed Controller, the original is being readied for retail sale and looks like this:



I think the redesign is a huge improvement. The original (called the access) seems way too bulky to be a one handed controller. The only thing I'm not really crazy about on the redesign is the placement of the secondary joystick. It's on the bottom and according to Ben, it's meant to be manipulated by balancing it on your leg and moving the controller itself. It's a great idea but it seems like it would take some getting used to. The only question that remains is, is the D-pad any better then the original 360 pad?



Ben Heckendorn's Blog
Bonus: Scroll down on the blog and check out the portable SNES. Looks kinda like a Sega Nomad.



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Justice's Destructoid Blog
A bit late but it's always good to remind people or show those who haven't seen it before.
Good find.
B-Radicate's Destructoid Blog
Well, of course it would take getting used to. So does adjusting to life with one arm.
DrNutt's Destructoid Blog
So does anyone else think Tecmo might pack this in with Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball 3?
GuitarAtomik's Destructoid Blog
DrNutt beat me to it.
kawitchate's Destructoid Blog
yes, but does the dpad work?
brosef's Destructoid Blog
I can't ever imagine getting used to using my knee for a second analog stick, but I suppose I'd try to get used to it...
mistic's Destructoid Blog
I saw it a while ago allready, as most people probably...

I really hope they can get this thing to market, I can immagine there's loads of people that would love to play games but that simply can't... I just hope they remember to create a left- and righthanded version...
DynamicSheep's Destructoid Blog
That's awesome! I can pwn n00bs and masturbate furiously at the same time! Sign me up!
ceark's Destructoid Blog
"One of my greatest fears in life is getting into an accident and losing a finger or a hand. Nothing scares me more because it would impair my ability as a gamer."

For that, I f-in salute you. True gamer right there.
ceark's Destructoid Blog
"One of my greatest fears in life is getting into an accident and losing a finger or a hand. Nothing scares me more because it would impair my ability as a gamer."

For that, I f-in salute you. True gamer right there.
ceark's Destructoid Blog
"One of my greatest fears in life is getting into an accident and losing a finger or a hand. Nothing scares me more because it would impair my ability as a gamer."

For that, I f-in salute you. True gamer right there.
ceark's Destructoid Blog
"One of my greatest fears in life is getting into an accident and losing a finger or a hand. Nothing scares me more because it would impair my ability as a gamer."

For that, I f-in salute you. True gamer right there.
ceark's Destructoid Blog
WTF?!? quadruple post? God I'm gonna go die in a fire now.
DaedHead8's Destructoid Blog
'tis ok ceark. it's 3 am on 3/20/08 can i haz 3/19 recapz?
The GHost's Destructoid Blog
Yeah, I would love to get my hands on that and see how it actually feels/works.
Takeshi's Destructoid Blog
360 controller with PS d-pad = win

Maybe if I had two of those controllers, left- and righthanded, I could beat Sadistic on UT3. But I don't think my brain can handle this. My head will probably asplode because it has too much buttons.


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