The 1992 Mouse Yoke! Convert a mouse into a flight yoke, oddly

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  • @ReadingWithPippa
    @ReadingWithPippa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Three people founded Colorado Spectrum, and I was one of them. While other yokes were available at the time, they all required a game port and were more expensive. The Mouse Yoke was a great solution for people who didn't want to spend a lot of money and/or people who owned computers that lacked a game port. The fact that the device didn't include buttons was deliberate and often debated.
    I'm still friends with our tech support guy if you want help adjusting the sensitivity :)
    And if you want a Mouse Wheel, just let me know. I still have a case of them :)
    Some context for your younger viewers is that this product came out before the world wide web was a thing.
    Thanks for creating a great historical documentary about Colorado Spectrum!

    • @MykelxMonroe
      @MykelxMonroe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That is so cool and I'm glad I found myself interested in the comments.

  • @key099able
    @key099able 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +570

    Getting glimpse into the storage room is always a delight.

    • @StreetPreacherr
      @StreetPreacherr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Damn! First time I've seen it. I'll have to see if he's ever done a video tour, all I've seen are his Big Box game shelves.

    • @the_real_Kurt_Yarish
      @the_real_Kurt_Yarish 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ​@@StreetPreacherrIt's occasionally popped up in quick snippets in his regular videos since moving into this house a few years ago, but he's never done a more in-depth tour of this setup as far as I'm aware. I seem to recall a video showcasing select examples of his collection back from around the time he was moving, though.

    • @michielbrus5632
      @michielbrus5632 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      We need a tour!

    • @artchic528
      @artchic528 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      It’s like delving into a vintage computer wonderland!

    • @DerekLippold
      @DerekLippold 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      YES! I want to see the storage room. I love it and it so inspiring to get me to organize my computer room mess lol😅

  • @seoulpurpose
    @seoulpurpose 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +710

    Not to be confused with the *Mouse YOLK*, the egg-themed mouse that has inevitably been covered in a previous 'weird mouse' video

    • @JaredConnell
      @JaredConnell 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      No, that would be the yolk mouse. This is the mouse yoke.

    • @Oculas2003
      @Oculas2003 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Was that just for the "Dizzy" games?

    • @mythbustersfan3456
      @mythbustersfan3456 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Homer: Mmmmm egg yolk *starts drewling*

    • @TechGorilla1987
      @TechGorilla1987 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I had one called "The Three Minute Mouse" Chefs will get that.

    • @DarthDoomSlayer64
      @DarthDoomSlayer64 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Or the Mouse choke.

  • @johnstogner6397
    @johnstogner6397 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +214

    This is horribly good. They could have gone even further giving you foot pedals that mashed a keyboard under your desk. And MARVELOUS job on the basement , amazing.

    • @RJ-wx3fh
      @RJ-wx3fh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      In a similar vein, have a plate on sprung feet with an adjustable limit, set it over the keyboard, maybe have a pattern of holes through which you can add a screw directly over the desired keys

  • @jonathankleinow2073
    @jonathankleinow2073 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +182

    16:15: As Mentour Pilot would say, "This is where things started happening really quickly."

    •  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Haha, I could hear it when I read it, hell, I can even see his face :D

    • @mister_shiver8862
      @mister_shiver8862 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      "Remember this for later on"

    • @RegalCobra097
      @RegalCobra097 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I see, you're a man of culture as well.

  • @AlphasysNl
    @AlphasysNl 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    As for the centering problem, I noticed the "recommended setup" tables prominently mentioning setting "Mouse Center". I think they chose Numpad 5 for that. So they definitely were aware of centering problems themselves. But yeah, with this yoke, you'd be slapping that button all the time. Great review as always. Keep it up.

  • @titan_dust
    @titan_dust 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +193

    LGR is one of those channels where you don't expect the innuendos, but when it does, it's executed perfectly 😂

    • @RT-qd8yl
      @RT-qd8yl 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      _This is not exactly centered down here_

    • @a1white
      @a1white 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      8:04 😅

  • @zachsilby4569
    @zachsilby4569 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    I'm gonna preface this by saying that is most definitely a compliment.
    I often go to sleep watching your videos because it feels like I'm spending the weekend at my uncle's house and he's showing me what he's interested in because I'm also a little into it, and while I wanna learn as much as I can, I can't help but be so comforted by the passion for the interest that I get sleepy.

  • @RyuzakiT4
    @RyuzakiT4 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    7:15 ‘offer good from June, 1 1993 to November 30, 1992’
    Nice, using this device you could also get the time flowing backwards!

    • @davidesums
      @davidesums 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I had to replay that part a few times, haha

    • @Gappasaurus
      @Gappasaurus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It’s backwards compatible 😜

  • @JohnneyleeRollins
    @JohnneyleeRollins 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +199

    This has got to be some kind of yoke

    • @LuminalSpoon
      @LuminalSpoon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      5 seconds is a yoke

    • @BenDeSwert666
      @BenDeSwert666 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@LuminalSpoononly if you don't know how to handle your shaft.

    • @mp9264
      @mp9264 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@LuminalSpoonhey man, it’s not easy having a 10 Inch Shaft

    • @bash_maxwell
      @bash_maxwell 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's a total yoke, if you ask me.

    • @plan7a
      @plan7a 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Egg-cellent!

  • @outsdr
    @outsdr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +924

    "Yeah, I know my shaft length."
    **spittake**

    • @ToxicKlay
      @ToxicKlay 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

      hearing clint slip one of those into a video is like watching a kid's cartoon and hearing one of those obviously meant for adult jokes lol

    • @outsdr
      @outsdr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      @@ToxicKlay This video was just chock full of innuendo and double entendre!

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      @@ToxicKlay Yeah like Animaniacs.
      "Give me the bird!"
      "We would but the censors won't allow it."

    • @artchic528
      @artchic528 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Yakko: Good night, Everybody! *blows a kiss*

    • @slckb0y65
      @slckb0y65 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      i miss when youtube was mostly swearing and dick jokes ;) those were the days

  • @Anonymouzor
    @Anonymouzor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +237

    "talk about driving the demons back to hell"
    i lost it at that comment

    • @SaifEddineTalbi
      @SaifEddineTalbi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I was eating at that exact moment, and I nearly shared my food with the monitor of my pc.

    • @lamptrent
      @lamptrent 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      17:32 for others' convenience

  • @billbobbingson673
    @billbobbingson673 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Thank you for respecting those with food allergies and using egg-free jazz for the intro.

    • @ScooterinAB
      @ScooterinAB 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Vegan jazz is best for inclusiveness.

    • @CptJistuce
      @CptJistuce 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@ScooterinABWhat about people that don't eat vegetables?

  • @dustmighte
    @dustmighte 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +350

    6:04 lmao at the reverb

    • @thegeforce6625
      @thegeforce6625 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      I lost it when that happened

    • @compmanio36
      @compmanio36 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      I had to go back and play it again just to make sure I heard right...

    • @bestthangever117
      @bestthangever117 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@thegeforce6625I hope you find it again.

    • @James_Yorkshire
      @James_Yorkshire 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      😂 laughed way too much at this bit! 😂😂

    • @soldiersvejk2053
      @soldiersvejk2053 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Naughty

  • @nafion112
    @nafion112 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

    2:41 My jaw is on the floor. I grew up in Fort Collins. I lived there for 30 years. Around 1995, I got my braces literally next door to that address on Whalers Way, and my dad lived for years on Sandy Cove Ln, literally 100s of feet away!!! ...I kinda fancy myself a flight sim enthusiast, but haven't heard of Colorado Spectrum until today...feels surreal.

    • @asoftoday101
      @asoftoday101 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Looked up the address and was shocked to see it was the same building I got teeth pulled at a few years ago. What a small world

    • @nafion112
      @nafion112 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@asoftoday101 Small world indeed! I get back to foco once or twice a year...still have family and friends there.

    • @chigginheadD
      @chigginheadD 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I've lived in FC since 2002, even work very near there

    • @Royaleoake
      @Royaleoake 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same thing happens to me in these videos but it’s because I grew up in Cupertino and Sunnyvale California, literally Silicon Valley. 😂

    • @nafion112
      @nafion112 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Royaleoake haha, that makes sense. Small world yet again, I lived in Sunnyvale for a couple of years and worked at HP in Cupertino...that all got torn down though and is now the big ring-shaped Apple building.

  • @Benjaminamour
    @Benjaminamour 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

    You guys know in the Matrix, when neo is like "I need guns" and a vast armory appears filled with shelves of guns?
    Yea thats what LGR just did when he went to his basement but instead it was filled with old PC equipment.

  • @adamoune1
    @adamoune1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    When I was a 14, 15 in 1991 I had a scout master who was a engineer at HP in Fort Collins and he used to bring us over to his office were they had developed a 3D racing game just to put their workstation processors to the test. We were allowed play this game on their top of the line, for the time, workstations the engineers used. Also unbeknownst to us we were also the beta testers for this product developed by former HP engineers who were getting ready to go to market.

  • @zispinhoff0011
    @zispinhoff0011 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    What a coincidence! I was just reminiscing about his very thing! It worked like a champ when it worked.
    Our time with it ended when the turn wheel on the desk clamp broke off. No amount of super glue withstood the torque needed to fix it.
    I still have the plastic yoke bars. Thanks so much for covering this one, Clint!

  • @RyanMercer
    @RyanMercer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +176

    Weird. I love and hate it.

    • @duckrinium
      @duckrinium 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Odd even

    • @Tailslol
      @Tailslol 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You imagine? We could have steering wheel with nowday optical mice!

    • @BananaTruck.
      @BananaTruck. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No yoke

    • @billybollockhead5628
      @billybollockhead5628 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A 10 inch shaft?

  • @user-po9pv7rw1g
    @user-po9pv7rw1g 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    hitting pause a few seconds in because i just wanted to say thank you so much for adding captions when you upload--it makes the experience so much better than autocraptions. your effort is appreciated! okay, back to the video!

    • @user-po9pv7rw1g
      @user-po9pv7rw1g 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "newwww yaaahk cityyy..." are you a jackie daytona fan, clint? 😂

  • @Eendeebo
    @Eendeebo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +901

    I am screaming over the quick identification of the “ten-inch shaft” 😳😳😳😳😳

    • @maximilianmorse9697
      @maximilianmorse9697 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +166

      Clint is a size queen

    • @cannot-handle-handles
      @cannot-handle-handles 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      I mean it's a plausible guess that it is a round number of inches, but still impressive.

    • @Eendeebo
      @Eendeebo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      @@cannot-handle-handles it was definitely a successful perception check for sure

    • @mirkwoodlodge
      @mirkwoodlodge 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +116

      Clint knows his shaft length

    • @JohnnyBGoode9
      @JohnnyBGoode9 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +96

      "I know my shaft length."

  • @RavnusLock
    @RavnusLock 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    I love how the crab ended up becoming the LGR mascot

    • @basshead.
      @basshead. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LTT too.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@basshead. When did they start using that crab? I don't really watch them

    • @basshead.
      @basshead. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@volvo09 When they test speakers.

  • @cargo_vroom9729
    @cargo_vroom9729 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    Sure you can put a yoke on a mouse, but it's not going to be able to pull very much.

    • @philstephes
      @philstephes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      A few cheese wedges at most

    • @quackman
      @quackman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pulls its own weight?

  • @viktur34
    @viktur34 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The centering, and front clearance issues seems like they could both be instantly solved with two wide rubber bands wrapped around the shaft a couple times, one in the front to act as a bumper and one in the back to act as a limiter. Would also be adjustable to every game for its specific window of control along the shaft.

  • @IRWPD
    @IRWPD 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Those 3D printed Duke busts in the background look awesome.

  • @mrchirp
    @mrchirp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Those LHX sounds bring back some memories of 486dx greatness

  • @JoshuaSolanes
    @JoshuaSolanes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

    Some spacers (and a stop on the far end of the shaft) and some wireless buttons and this seems like a potentially pretty cool solution

    • @joshuahadams
      @joshuahadams 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Something like a bike brake cable connecting the yolk to something that can press your mouse buttons would probably work.

    • @tuxrug
      @tuxrug 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Maybe foot pedals on string to press the mouse button, and a mousepad-like fabric sleeve on the rod to improve tracking...?

    • @mechadeka
      @mechadeka 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      While we're at it, we could remove the mouse and replace it with some potentiometers.

    • @MattTester
      @MattTester 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The end spacer could also limit the rotation, not that it would do anything for the centering.

    • @benjaminmiddaugh2729
      @benjaminmiddaugh2729 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@mechadeka Now, now, let's not be hasty with the practical suggestions.

  • @Syrinx11
    @Syrinx11 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Your storage space looks amazing!
    The distinction between a hoarder and a collector must be organization!

  • @CHIPCORNFIELD
    @CHIPCORNFIELD 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love you Clint my man. U made my life so much better the past like 8 years

  • @emmabentley7945
    @emmabentley7945 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a flight sim developer I find videos like this fascinating, really interesting to see how things were, compared to now with honeycomb yokes and custom MCPs! ❤ amazing Video Clint!

  • @RaptureWillRiseAgain
    @RaptureWillRiseAgain 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I remember having this back in the 90s as a kid! Not perfect, but worked surprisingly well for what it was. This was fun to revisit, thanks Clint

  • @jamesrguk
    @jamesrguk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You have to admire the genius simplicity of this product.
    With today's tech you could add a simple 3D printed collar to prevent it pushing too close to the desk, and with addition of an 'L' shaped arm at 12 o'clock onto the collar you could also limit the clockwise/anti clockwise motion.
    Great peice if oddware and great video as always 👍

  • @TomBudin
    @TomBudin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    "I know my shaft length"
    LMAO i love you LGR

  • @TheTonie4
    @TheTonie4 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    6:40 onwards is why I love this channel lol
    Also the thounk of the shaft coming out was so satisfying

  • @superstarichiban
    @superstarichiban 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I love this channel. There is no limit to the odd-ness of 90's PC accessories, so thank you, Clint!
    So realistic. 😂

    • @ScooterinAB
      @ScooterinAB 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I'd love to see some ridiculous PC accessory Tower of Power-type setup. How many weird gimmick accessories can you have on one setup?

    • @superstarichiban
      @superstarichiban 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @ScooterinAB agreed! The true answer is never enough lol

  • @thetechsavvy01
    @thetechsavvy01 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That definitely is a nice gadget that I would surely have bought back then. Good find, LGR!

  • @trevypoos
    @trevypoos 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I love the Matt Berry reference at about 16 minutes

  • @Roxor128
    @Roxor128 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It never ceases to amaze me at the ingenuity in the things that Clint manages to find for Oddware. It's definitely odd, but a lot of the time it's also pretty damn clever, too.

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I loved the little double-sided-tape-on-the-numpad-joystick thing, I always wanted one but never had one when it would've been relevant.
    This thing? I would've lost my shit for if I'd known about it back in the day.

  • @cathrinelord
    @cathrinelord 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    when you talked about going to see how the mouse infestation in your basement, I was really hoping the one you'd pick would be in a mouse trap, haha.

  • @Lauty3590
    @Lauty3590 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    15:37 Holy shit, it's Laszlo!
    I never knew you were a What We Do in the Shadows enjoyer HAHAH

  • @EkiToji
    @EkiToji 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Somehow I'd completely forgotten about Stunts but even just the very first scene of you playing it brought back all sorts of memories of playing that game for way too much and designing all sorts of crazy tracks.

  • @pmcmateus
    @pmcmateus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    "I know my shaft length"

    • @cannot-handle-handles
      @cannot-handle-handles 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      And a bit later: "Dirty shafts and balls." 8:00

  • @eyecontactleadsto
    @eyecontactleadsto 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He's operating the camera zoom at 0:39 - but if you think of it as your own POV shot, it's like he's yanking your head down to go 'LOOK AT THIS LOGO!' lol

  • @ElShotte
    @ElShotte 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    11:05 - "That up and down sensitivity is nuts"
    To be fair, lots of games had separate mouse sensitivity values for X and Y.

  • @AdlerDanEgoe
    @AdlerDanEgoe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very funny episode, and you're looking good. Thanks, Clint.

  • @Ragesauce
    @Ragesauce 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Dang that's actually pretty innovative, if only track ball mice worked better this would have been genius back then!

  • @devjock
    @devjock 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was delightfully chaotic. Thanks Clint, i needed this today :D

  • @xnamkcor
    @xnamkcor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    If you're worried about a clamp hurting a surface, just put a piece of wood between the twisty part and the surface you want to protect. The force will be spread across the piece of wood.

  • @JLabong
    @JLabong 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The shaft length bit made me lol. Fun video as always Clint!

  • @retroandgaming
    @retroandgaming 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "Mouse infestation in the basement" indeed! Nice collection:)

  • @brandonakey6616
    @brandonakey6616 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don't often laugh out loud while alone watching TH-cam video's but the "I know my shaft length" got me.

  • @gregahitchcock1982
    @gregahitchcock1982 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Your basement shelf / drawer / shelf game is the utopian dream of horder's the world over.

    • @batterybuilding
      @batterybuilding 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The difference between a hoarder and a collector is organization. 😅

  • @airborneace
    @airborneace 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can I just say that i freaking love 1990s software box art? Seriously, I should start an online gallery

  • @koffeekage
    @koffeekage 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    This reminds me of those “mouse for console” devices that people used for the ps3 to try and play the pc ports like it was on pc.

    • @bigbeast103
      @bigbeast103 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The Cronus. They never worked right.

    • @joshuahadams
      @joshuahadams 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Now a lot of newer games just come with support for regular mouse & keyboard over USB. Call of Duty & Halo come to mind immediately, and games where you _need_ a good cursor like Cities: Skylines and Jurassic World: Evolution 2 support it, too.

  • @TooManyHobbiesJeremy
    @TooManyHobbiesJeremy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm impressed the optical mouse worked. Neat video.

  • @alariciii4963
    @alariciii4963 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This reminds me of an attachment for the ps1 controller that turned the d-pad to a stick. It was held on by rubber bands. Worked surprisingly well.

  • @thecodex0994
    @thecodex0994 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the fact you have draws full of old mice.
    On the hitting your hand on the desk issue. I guess you could add a couple of rubber washer to make a bump stop

  • @DGFig
    @DGFig 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Gotta love a dude who knows his shaft length.

  • @OhMyGoshItsALeg
    @OhMyGoshItsALeg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This episode was the hardest I've laughed at an LGR episode in quite some time. The timing on the sound effects and the jokes was spot on.

  • @smcilia
    @smcilia 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Clint just jamming that shaft into the base of the unit...

    • @world_still_spins
      @world_still_spins 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      When the airplane needs extra thrust.

    • @azraelle6232
      @azraelle6232 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ...repeatedly

  • @KäptnKrückschwank
    @KäptnKrückschwank 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When you rummaged through your mice drawer, the IBM mouse gave me serious nostalgia. That was my first ever PC mouse

  • @moonwolfv671
    @moonwolfv671 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Stunts will probably always be my favourite driving game. Wish they'd remake it, simply with up to date graphics and sound but nothing more.

  • @FranklyPeetoons
    @FranklyPeetoons 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The reverb after the mouse strap FLAP. 6:04. This is the masterful kind of post-production that separates the men from the boys in TH-cam-land (jokes about crowbars are NOT appreciated).

  • @Sythemn
    @Sythemn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Me: "Seems like a good idea"
    Gets to the part about the centering.
    "ooooooh.... nvm"

  • @EliteSmorechannel
    @EliteSmorechannel 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Superbly edited! 🖱

  • @beez1717
    @beez1717 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The issue is that with a mouse you're expected to be able to recenter it by lifting it up and placing it back down, and with the yoke you can't do that effectively.

    • @EvanAdnams
      @EvanAdnams 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That would be why the manual had a list of “re-centering” hotkeys for various games.

  • @DonPeteFPS
    @DonPeteFPS 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You just might be the most devious oddware reviewer in *NEW YORK CITY*

  • @zehalmeida
    @zehalmeida 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Oh the innuendo and jokes here are killing me, thank you for the laughs!

    • @vcprado
      @vcprado 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      don't you mean the yokes?

  • @floridarolf759
    @floridarolf759 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    15:40 is this a what we do in the shadows quote?! My man

  • @slckb0y65
    @slckb0y65 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    6:42 "that's a pretty lenghty shaft ... what is that, 10 inches ??" - LGR 2024

  • @Foritus
    @Foritus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a strange urge to play Carmageddon with this thing :D great video!

  • @danielmarcus420
    @danielmarcus420 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Happy Fri yayyyyyyyyy, Clint!!

  • @jasepoag8930
    @jasepoag8930 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "It's a pretty lengthy shaft...10 inches" Wait, did one of my other tabs start playing?

  • @glenncaughey5044
    @glenncaughey5044 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The epic snapping of the elastic 😂

  • @GlutenEruption
    @GlutenEruption 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:04 - OMG, NOSTALGIA! That grey virtual pilot pro is the yoke I had as a kid! Loved that thing. Had the pedals too

  • @sluxi
    @sluxi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Professional driver in a closed circuit indeed

    • @dinitroacetylen
      @dinitroacetylen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Behold professionalism in crashing!

  • @DeLorean4
    @DeLorean4 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is a seriously elegant design. I love it. Some sort of pass-through for the mouse cable to transmit a "center" position to re-calibrate on the fly (no pun intended) would have been great, but would have brought the price closer to a real controller.

  • @mingohagen
    @mingohagen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I played MS Flight Simulator 4.0 on a Power Macintosh 6100 using this thing and I really liked it, but using the centering key (I think it was num pad 5) was essential.

    • @jothain
      @jothain 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh FS had centering button, I didn't even know. Actually just commented that this solution definitely needs somekind of centering button solution and if there were actual visual reference to how far you're on in ie. X-axis this kind of solution could work quite well tbh.

    • @mingohagen
      @mingohagen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@jothain it has visual indicators on the dashboard as well yeah. I think the centering was only for the roll, but that worked well enough for this device. So well in fact that I landed my cessna on the first try :)

    • @jothain
      @jothain 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@mingohagen Cool, then I'd assume learning curve and feel to be good enough for the era. Plus to be honest most joysticks back then weren't great either. Well at least ones I could get my hands.

    • @stevebollinger3463
      @stevebollinger3463 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Num pad 5 is mentioned prominently in the manual when he is leafing through it. I guess Clint ignored it. It gives the mouse recenter key for each compatible game. Seemed like a big tip off keeping center was going to be iffy.

  • @timace1
    @timace1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is quite possibly my favourite LGR video. So much ridiculous fun, innuendos AND a venture into the basement. What's not to love?

  • @ragedump
    @ragedump 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Clint you are having way too much fun with the innuendos and suggestive sound effects, lol

    • @gustiwidyanta5492
      @gustiwidyanta5492 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "SSPS" Dont take that out of context lol

  • @ludditzthrell
    @ludditzthrell 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was gonna suggest trying an optical mouse.. glad to see we think alike in that respect! Still.. yeah.. I get the feeling an optical mouse and the driving wheel, maybe with a band of matte tape on it directly where the laser hits might work? Still though, rather enjoy the absurdity and clever idea of it. Anyway, Clint, please keep finding weird stuff, it's always a treat when your oddware videos pop up in my sub box.

  • @TheMalMeninga
    @TheMalMeninga 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    4:38 Holy WordArt, Batman!

  • @LetLiveEverything
    @LetLiveEverything 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The snap reverb part caught me so off guard while eating my sandwich I nearly choked.
    Thank you for the best near death experience so far!

  • @jordanhass
    @jordanhass 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Clint doing the lazlow impression of "NEW YORK CITY" is fun

    • @pacothelama887
      @pacothelama887 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Love that someone else caught that

    • @georgeoldsterd8994
      @georgeoldsterd8994 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He also did a 9/11 reenactment, but that didn't make the cut.

  • @DM01710
    @DM01710 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    RC equipment and controllers so cool brings back memories of using my cousins Futaba and trying out the RC sim he had for RC Helicopter practice , thanks lgr another cool episode. 🙂

  • @justinpakarno4346
    @justinpakarno4346 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    LGR has a shelf of 3d printers all making Duke busts 24/7

  • @NaoPb
    @NaoPb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for showing your basement, it has given me some inspiration for my storage.
    As for the yoke, maybe you could use a piece of slightly larger pipe as a spacer for the shaft. Or a bunch of washers.
    And maybe one of those black with metal paper stack keeper together things at the end to stop it from coming out?

  • @fonesrphunny7242
    @fonesrphunny7242 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I could imagine playing FS with this on the Atari, as it didnt have analogue joystick support (iirc). Far from optimal, but more immersive than pushing the mouse around.

  • @Hardin4188
    @Hardin4188 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My dad has one of these! Still in the box, never been opened. It's exciting to see LGR using it! It performs about as well as I thought it would though. Maybe that's why my dad decided against using it. Oh well!

  • @JohnKiniston
    @JohnKiniston 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Maybe you could add some sort of ring to the base of the shaft, to restrict the possible travel.

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Some kind of… shaft ring, yes. I think I know a store that sells such accessories 🍎

  • @RaposaCadela
    @RaposaCadela 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is actually really creative! I love this idea!

  • @swimmerboy172
    @swimmerboy172 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Little did I know how much I needed LGR to talk about rods, shaft, and balls. And now I know how long LGR’s shaft is. Tape measure proven.

  • @MrCheezeNip
    @MrCheezeNip 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love watching tech videos in my birthdate. thanks LGR, my gray hairs just stood out more.

  • @smugshrug
    @smugshrug 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "I know my shaft length" -LGR

  • @TsunamiSephi
    @TsunamiSephi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ve never seen Stunts or Race Drivin’ for that matter run at this framerate. Ever.
    Ever ever…
    Are you a wizard?????

  • @TravisWalden
    @TravisWalden 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    7:13 "Offer good from June 1, 1993 to November 30, 1992"... wait what?

    • @ladyjaye27
      @ladyjaye27 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I noticed that too! Time works backwards in Colorado?

    • @philstephes
      @philstephes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@ladyjaye27Gotta be lingering effects from the Stargate.

  • @BanCorporateOwnedHouses
    @BanCorporateOwnedHouses 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I laughed way too hard at this one. Your humor is on point. It reminds me of Leslie Nielsen

  • @umbrellacorp.
    @umbrellacorp. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I love the 80's and 90's. That's a piece of history right there.☺️

    • @the_kombinator
      @the_kombinator 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It's a piece of garbage lol - just because something was sold at that time doesn't make it good. There's a reason there's not a lot of early 90s GM cars running around today - they,like this thing, were crap.

    • @fus132
      @fus132 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@the_kombinator Bro it works better that some joysticks sold _today_

    • @the_kombinator
      @the_kombinator 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@fus132 Which ones? Seriously, I'm not up to snuff, I have retro gear all over my house, and I think the newest controller I have is a Gravis Gamepad from 1997.

    • @alikos4528
      @alikos4528 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      no need to be oversentimental about something that was a cheap and unreliable junk even when it came out, if it coundn't achieve at least getting centered after a maneuver then it was destined to fail

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@alikos4528 yeah this is junk, like one of those late 80's "driving simulator" toys you'd get as a present that just rolled a 4" tube around with a light bulb inside to project a road on a "screen"... the fun lasted for 2 minutes because it took 30 seconds to realize it was the 10 seconds loop of road.
      There was so much worthless trash then, and this is one of them... The problems Clint had today are no different than how bad it would have been back in the day, just unusably bad.

  • @2Hard2Core
    @2Hard2Core 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ahhhhh nothing better to hear Clint talking about Shafts and Balls to start the weekend!