Plus I'm sure he wrote the script which makes a video better. The person speaking is almost always the best person to write their speaking roles as well.
There's more "retro nerd explains old things" channels than you can shake a stick at, but Anthony is the only one (other than LGR) that I'd actually want to hang out with. No weird gimmicks, no zany characters, and no grating personality here. He's a damned unicorn.
Anthony constantly presents himself as one of the most well spoken and knowledgeable team members and its really great hea getting to talk about history of tech
@@jsonr Can you read? I said "I wish he would lose some weight". And it's the general consensus that he should lose some weight. It's literally threatening his life. I'm not saying it's easy. I've been struggling with my own weight for a long time. But nothing is easy in life.
Excellent stuff here, great work Anthony! Man, seeing some attention given to the Gravis Gamepad Pro made me smile. I loved mine back in the day for its PS1-like feel in the hands and all the buttons it provided, but I've honestly never given much thought to how it accomplished more individual buttons over the humble gameport. It always annoyed me that the OG Gamepad only supported two buttons despite having four, ha. Annnnd now I gotta find that 4-player hub 😄
I'd absolutely love more Linux and Retro Games with Anthony. There's just something about the way Anthony presents these topics that I enjoy a lot more than in a lot of other more dedicated channels.
If you're going to do a second installment of this, you'd pretty much have to include the SpaceOrb. It had rubber ball on the upper left that acted as a six axis controller. They provided driver hooks to game creators and one of them was infamously used in the original Descent. If you hit the button, your ship did an instant 180 degree flip with no other direction change which meant to could then blast another player who was on your tail. There was no other way to access that move.
LGR did a good video on that controller. I have one of the 3DConnexion SpaceMouse models build around the same concept. They work really well but are difficult to get used to. They're pretty sensitive, & it's difficult to only rotate on one axis at a time.
My first thoughts on weird, old controllers are: The Sega Activator, the Namco Negcon (the twisty one), "The Glove" (n64 controller glove), the Datasoft LE stick for the Atari (first motion controller ever...uses a liquid mercury tube with contacts to function), and the DDR hand controller...literally just a shrunk down and clicky version of the arcade double dance pad.
Was it by any chance a Fighter Stick SG-6. That was the only non-standard Genesis controller I owned (and still do, I happened to have it near me despite my Genesis not being used in years).
Your content is creative and keeps me entertained, like going to a class about a subject you're really interested in. I'd love to see more of this kind of videos.
I was in the beta program for the TurboTouch on the NES side. After 30 minutes I knew it was going to be DOA. The lack of tactile was too much. You should have Linus use the Sega Activator. =)
@@mrgw98 It's been too long to recall. However, if 1993 was it's announcement year, more than likely I had filled out a card at their booth at CES. CES was in downtown Chicago at the time; I and two friends were dropped off by the one's dad and had the whole day to ourselves. We tried every game, filled out every form and contest we could find. I still remember opening a Turbo Duo and holding Spriggan in my hand...with no intention to steal....just...no one thought to lock the consoles up. XD So more than likely we were at their booth and I hand wrote out a chance to try it. I ended up selling it to a fellow collector years ago. That was a great time, I can't fathom how terrible a public CES / E3 would be with today's social media obsessed folk.
I really love these informational videos from LTT. Especially ones that touch on the "history" of modern tech. These are the kinds of videos you can watch 10 years from now and it will still be just as relevant.
Lots of ballyhooing about Anthony, but let's not forget, if Linus didn't know how to recognize talent, then none of this would even have existed in the first place. Being a great manager is a pretty thankless job.
@@traewatkins931 This is (mostly) true, but I was just saying thankless in a social sense. Also, they have a LOT more responsibilities, and Linus is no exception. He makes a great decision, nobody says anything. He makes 500 great decisions, nobody says anything. He makes one mistake, people are on him like flies on meat. And he's not special in this regard, yes, but I'm just pointing out that the ironically underappreciated underdog here is actually Linus.
Yes I love peripheral history! They had so many ideas back then for interesting designs. Feels like Valve is the only one still trying to innovate like with the Steam Controller. So cool they they opened up the controllers to see how the y work too.
I'm feeling terrible today, and having Anthony deliver a gaming-related video right when I need it, makes me feel less bad. Thank you for your work LTT
The Sidewinder Freestyle Pro is still recognized by windows 10 today. That d-pad is not unusable and is quite the thumb saver for NEOGEO pretzel motions. I wish that style of d-pad would come back
Learning about weird, unique, yet important controllers like this is always a joy. Anthony just makes this already interesting video that much more interesting.
I'd love to see more history of computing/gaming that has all these unsung stories that changed the industry. These are amazing! Man seeing the Gravis Gamepad is something else. Didn't know that was Canadian-made. A neighbour had that PC and it was really cool to play with.
I remember getting blisters from the Sega Megadrive controller and seeing how ergonomics has improved is fascinating. More of this stuff please Anthony.
The timeline with the controllers helped a lot to put things in context. One day in the late 90s a computer store was going out of business and I decided to check what they still had. I got a copy of metal gear solid and mechwarrior 3(or 4) and a gravis controller. Everything was dirt cheap. The controller used a serial port, but it had a USB adaptor. Other things it had where: a d-pad, an analog stick, a slider, 6 face buttons, 2 shoulder buttons, 1 triggers on each handle, a very small d-pad like thingy, two buttons for select/start and 1 button with an S carved on it... It worked more than fine as a regular controller when I played Metal Gear. The surprise came when I tried mechwarrior. Every extra button did something cool. You could use the slider to let your mech go at a set speed, if youslide it to the left your mech would walk backwards, you use the analog to move the upper half of your mech. So you could be running forward at a constant speed while your mech's torso was looking backwards and you were shooting stuff chasing you... The rest did other things, the smaller d-pad let you quickly check the view from inside your cockpit. It was a Gravis Xterminator digital controller.
More of Anthony, please his deep dives are the best in the biz I remember a lot of these game pads around the time I grew up can't wait to see what concepts come up in the next 10 years
I still have in my old tech pile a Microsoft Strategic Commander. I got it on probably it's last ditch effort sale before they discontinued the manufacturing. It was interesting for RTS controls. You did have pretty good sweeping of the map with the device while using your mouse to grab and move troops. But trying to remember which layer you programmed which button, and then switching back to another layer kind of just made you realize it's easier to just have a full sized keyboard you don't have to program for each game.
Anthony is a vast knowledge base, entertaining and (now) incredibly well suited and confident in the spotlight, I’m delighted he is getting the screen time he’s earns and deserves! Good move LTT
Genuinely would watch a series about weird peripheral bits from throughout the years If you do and get to keyboards z-board is something that is definitely worth looking at
Should do some of the ones aimed at various games, like the Panther Xl, The microsoft strategic commander, and stuff like that. Would be fun to see your opinions on them, or watch linus try and use them
The Turbo Touch 360! Not many people know of this one I still have mine. I was sent the NES one when I was a kid for review it came in a small plain white box, and had 2 cards with it. One was them saying something like you have been selected to be a tester for the new revolutionary controller or something like that. Its a been a long time and I lost the box and card. Really wish I had it. but the other card was a please fill this out and return it with check boxes and I think a part to write in as well. Cool thing is I got to keep the controller as well. Now it wasn’t the best thing in the world but I was able to use it with practice and managed to finish Goonies 2 using it alone. It was something else to be a kid and get something like this, it made you feel a little important lol. Thanks for talking about this Anthony, so many people I've talked to don’t know or don’t even believe this controller even exists till I show them a pic of it lol.
I was banned from using it at LAN parties. In 3D space movement games it was OP. Unfortunately it succumbed to the sick sticky death of most 90'S plastics.
I was going to comment about that thing. For Descent, Forsaken, and even FPS games (Quake 2) the thing was a monster. I still have mine around with the box somewhere...
I still have 2, 1 is broken as I was hoping to fix it, but the other still works. There was someone working on USB connection and coding but I never kept up with the news on it. People hated me using it in Quake and Descent
Linus: Anthony is very busy, hard to squeeze more Linux videos out of him. Anthony: Look at these quirky gamepads! (Disclaimer: I'm just goofing around.)
I know Anthony is smart and knows his shit when it comes to computers, but honestly, this is the best of his content. When he brings in something from home that he is passionate about, just to share it with us.
Don’t know why people want him to make Linux videos. Wendell at Level1techs has those covered and is a lot, by a huge margin, more knowledgeable than Anthony.
Anthony videos are always really good, the more technical and niche topics than then thousandth "benchmarking this CPU you can't afford", and the way he speaks more calmly and in detail than "OMG GUYS, BIG FPS NUMBER!!? "
ANTHONY IS PERFECT FOR THIS - his voice, cadence, tone and verbiage is incredible. I love LTT but wasn't particularly interested in the topic and just hearing Anthony was enough to get me going. GIVE THIS MAN THE SPOTLIGHT! Or a retro-themed podcast, or a channel, or a regular segment. I love this.
Anthony is extremely lovable, calming, entertaining and nice to watch and listen to. I wish he did more content like this! It is captivating looking at retro tech with Anthony!
My dad's got a Spaceorb 360 that he used to play descent, Duke 3D and unreal tournament with. He had a macro programmed for it that would turn the camera 180º, fire at whatever was behind him and then turn all the way back. Apparently there's an arduino project in the works to get it running with current software.
I have 2 SpaceOrbs. 1 is broken, but the other still works. There is some coding to get it to run via USB that was in the work as well, but I never kept up with it
My favorite is probably 'The Bug' for the Amiga. It looked weird, the way you held it was entirely foreign at the time but unlike most of these weird controllers, it was incredibly good.
As a Muso MIDI has allowed me to do so much in the musical space, (still have a few rooms full of gear) but to find out the protocol actually helped with gaming? Mind Blown! Dave Smith from Sequential .. Now even higher on the Legend Ladder..... Wow. And the protocol is still around today.. not many can say their boxes still integrate and work 40years later... Mad respect.....
I love that you guys are doing retro tech videos, I adore retro tech and I always love hearing from Anthony, he's really respectful of the topics and always sounds earnest and real. Keep doing videos like this, it's a nice change of pace from the blistering cutting edge stuff, ya know?
The Sega Genesis 6-button controller is by far the most comfortable and satisfying gamepad ever made. (inb4 arguments - make sure you've actually touched it first)
What can I say? I love my old Sega Genesis but that joystick isn't comfortable at all by today standards. It's like those that prefer a SNES controller or, even worse, NES controllers. They aren't ergonomic at all, the nostalgia factor is kicking in.
Tech Yesterday has a beautiful controller project that looks like it can meet up with the "Higher Scores or Your Money Back" Worthwhile to follow his development closely.
Look up the Space Orb 360. It was awesome but it came out before USB so it used the old serial port and hard to configure and not enough games supported it.
I loved that Gravis Gamepad, after Atari, this was my first PC game controller. You didnt even mention you could screw a joystick onto the d-pad, one of the coolest things about this controller. Especially back when it came out, really meshed with arcade style games where you were already using joysticks.
I love weird controllers. Some of my personal favs that I own are the Dreamcast fishing rod, the PS2 Blue Slime Controller for DQ8 and an OG Xbox controller with grip triggers and no face buttons. Thing looks like a steampunk custom controller but its a real thing and works surprisingly well.
It’s a shame that controls haven’t evolved all that much in recent years. Sure, we get nice features like gyro aiming & haptics. But any radical changes that come along are toned down to fit the norm (Ex: The Wii Remote’s idea of motion controls were later adapted to normal controllers, with Joy-Cons eventually becoming the spiritual successor). Hopefully we’ll get a Steam Controller 2 that uses the Steam Deck’s input options as the basis.
I get that gimmicks like that are cool for like the first 20-30 minutes, but I'll take a regular ergonomic controller with normal buttons any day thanks.
@Neoxon Once they nailed the ergonomics, there was no need for a major re-design. We get new features that are really cool, like with the PS5 controller. Asides from that, all the advancements we are seeing are on VR controllers. That's where the real innovation is right now.
@@gothicbbmelvin The Wii Remote was actually a godsend for shooters on consoles, with only gyro aiming (especially with flick stick) coming close when using a regular controller.
Interesting to watch these videos by Andy. I was totally a gamer in the 1980s and remember a lot of those old systems (Atari 2600, Intellivision, Apple ][+) . I prefer the latest, greatest gaming tech myself but definitely appreciate watching a true tech nerd (way younger than me) make me feel like I missed stuff. Fun to watch!
Whilst Linus has kids and roasts himself like a teenager (which I do find to be hilarious, so I am not judging here), Anthony actually knows what he is speaking about.
I LOVED my Force Feedback Pro controller. Was so sad when I got a computer that didn't have the Gameport, and thus couldn't use my joystick. Was stupid and threw it out. Regret that now.
In terms of weird controllers, have you ever seen the HKS Racing controller? It was a PS3 controller, where the D-pad was removed with a wheel used for steering, and the action buttons were moved to one side so you had two big triggers on the top for Throttle and Brake
The Radica Gamester FPS Master for the PS2 and original Xbox was a weird controller. It basically had guns akimbo grips with gun-like triggers for L and R, and two buttons on each side for the face buttons. It was also one of the few console controllers where you could remap controls.
@@jorismak it was, didn't know that when commenting. it still is an bizar controller, never seen anything like it. didn't work well for me(yes i had one when i was 12).
@@AnthondeVries my friend around the time (guess 12 to 13) were really into playing quakeworld online. His dad got him a frag aster... Weird contraption, played like sh*t even when trying for some time :). Maybe better suited for Descent :P
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I feel like Anthony is at his best when he talks about something he finds cool or interesting. And his best is a high bar. Love this video.
I love how passionate he is about retro gaming
Plus I'm sure he wrote the script which makes a video better. The person speaking is almost always the best person to write their speaking roles as well.
I would legit watch hours of him talking about tech history and gaming evolution.
1000th like
There's more "retro nerd explains old things" channels than you can shake a stick at, but Anthony is the only one (other than LGR) that I'd actually want to hang out with. No weird gimmicks, no zany characters, and no grating personality here. He's a damned unicorn.
Anthony constantly presents himself as one of the most well spoken and knowledgeable team members and its really great hea getting to talk about history of tech
I think a pirate stole your R
I agree! I wish he would lose some weight though.. he can barely open his eyes at this point. It's so unhealthy.
@@jsmit9484 it isn't your decision to decide if he should lose weight. you don't even know if he is currently trying or has teied his best in the past
@@jsonr Can you read? I said "I wish he would lose some weight".
And it's the general consensus that he should lose some weight. It's literally threatening his life.
I'm not saying it's easy. I've been struggling with my own weight for a long time. But nothing is easy in life.
Excellent stuff here, great work Anthony!
Man, seeing some attention given to the Gravis Gamepad Pro made me smile. I loved mine back in the day for its PS1-like feel in the hands and all the buttons it provided, but I've honestly never given much thought to how it accomplished more individual buttons over the humble gameport. It always annoyed me that the OG Gamepad only supported two buttons despite having four, ha. Annnnd now I gotta find that 4-player hub 😄
Hey Clintenator-5000!
Immediately after this video, I tore my house apart trying to find my Gamepad Pro...but alas, it's no more.
Anthony needs to do a joysticks video. Specifically Gravis (now Kensington) joysticks. There was too many joysticks with so little differences.
MY LIEGE
Hey you could have recomended the SpaceOrb 360 for an Odd controller.
This was cool. Honestly, I would love a deep dive with more controllers in an episode. I did enjoy this though. Thanks for the vid.
Unfortunately, Anthony's ability to procure bizarre Japanese things is not unlimited. I mean, they also designed the Tokai MM9(and kept using it).
I was hoping to see more controls like the interact super pad 64 my uncle got me 4 at walmart back in the day and were excellent for smash bros
Anthony Finds This Interesting needs to be a steady show! He's just so calm and happy. I can listen and watch this kind of stuff for days.
I'd absolutely love more Linux and Retro Games with Anthony. There's just something about the way Anthony presents these topics that I enjoy a lot more than in a lot of other more dedicated channels.
I think it's when he presents something he enjoys
I'm glad ltt understands how good Anthony is at being a host
Everyone loves Anthony
I asked for "MOAR ANTHONY" in the comment section of every single video for months until they finally started using him as a host...
@@twizz420 ditto
The guy is such a natural. I love him
@@twizz420 Have anyone actually asked... would Anthony 'like' to host? I know I would hate it.
Linus this was awesome, honestly just let Anthony start a new retro themed channel.
just let him have his own LMG Anthony channel. Where he releases videos on his interests which seem to be what a lot of us want
Anthony Tech Tips when?
@@2mustange I think a lot of his pc content fits into Ltt, but his retro gaming stuff is almost a separate genre.
I could watch hours and hours of Anthony talking about old lesser known gaming and hardware topics.
I mean, some random guy named " *Johnathan* " got his own channel, why not Anthony?
If you're going to do a second installment of this, you'd pretty much have to include the SpaceOrb. It had rubber ball on the upper left that acted as a six axis controller. They provided driver hooks to game creators and one of them was infamously used in the original Descent. If you hit the button, your ship did an instant 180 degree flip with no other direction change which meant to could then blast another player who was on your tail. There was no other way to access that move.
LGR did a good video on that controller. I have one of the 3DConnexion SpaceMouse models build around the same concept. They work really well but are difficult to get used to. They're pretty sensitive, & it's difficult to only rotate on one axis at a time.
@@danielisbell I have a 3D Connexion Space Navigator (earlier version of the Space Mouse I think). It's great, but not as a game controller.
My first thoughts on weird, old controllers are: The Sega Activator, the Namco Negcon (the twisty one), "The Glove" (n64 controller glove), the Datasoft LE stick for the Atari (first motion controller ever...uses a liquid mercury tube with contacts to function), and the DDR hand controller...literally just a shrunk down and clicky version of the arcade double dance pad.
I had a Ne-g-con. It actually was a great controller for racing games.
Anthony's transformation from when he started appearing as a video host to today is impressive.
I don't see any transformation, he is just as big today as he was last year.
It's always fun to see Anthony do something on some old-school tech.
"I'm gonna have to open it up and tweak the potentiometers."
That's not something you hear everyday.
Sounds like another Anthony video we could get.
shortcircuit that shit
Anthony tweaking potentiometers ASMR
I wish Anthony tweaked my potentiometers ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
It is in certain professions.
Just seeing Anthony at this point is enough to convince me to watch. He's always got something interesting.
Love Anthony and his historical knowledge on older tech, my sega only had 1 weird controller that had turbo which was only good for fighting games
Was it by any chance a Fighter Stick SG-6. That was the only non-standard Genesis controller I owned (and still do, I happened to have it near me despite my Genesis not being used in years).
Pretty sure I saw most of these in thrift stores growing up
Hey it’s Joel!
But do they drift?
@@agc2801 Nintendo Switch: Tokyo Drift
Turbo touch was terrible..I had one.
Truth lol
Your content is creative and keeps me entertained, like going to a class about a subject you're really interested in. I'd love to see more of this kind of videos.
I was in the beta program for the TurboTouch on the NES side. After 30 minutes I knew it was going to be DOA. The lack of tactile was too much. You should have Linus use the Sega Activator. =)
I had one of those growing up, it was terrible.
How did one get on the beta program for a controller back in the day?
@@mrgw98 It's been too long to recall. However, if 1993 was it's announcement year, more than likely I had filled out a card at their booth at CES. CES was in downtown Chicago at the time; I and two friends were dropped off by the one's dad and had the whole day to ourselves. We tried every game, filled out every form and contest we could find. I still remember opening a Turbo Duo and holding Spriggan in my hand...with no intention to steal....just...no one thought to lock the consoles up. XD
So more than likely we were at their booth and I hand wrote out a chance to try it. I ended up selling it to a fellow collector years ago.
That was a great time, I can't fathom how terrible a public CES / E3 would be with today's social media obsessed folk.
I thought of the activator almost immediately at the beginning of this video.
It was hot garbage. I bought one once they were deeply discounted and proceeded to throw it in the trash after an afternoon of “using” it.
I really love these informational videos from LTT. Especially ones that touch on the "history" of modern tech. These are the kinds of videos you can watch 10 years from now and it will still be just as relevant.
Anthony is genuinely the best part of LTT. He's enthusiastic and studious. He really seems to enjoy the things he talks about.
Anthony is the prime jewel in the crown that is LMG.
agreed!
Lots of ballyhooing about Anthony, but let's not forget, if Linus didn't know how to recognize talent, then none of this would even have existed in the first place. Being a great manager is a pretty thankless job.
Most people praise Anthony because they feel sorry for him.
@@lecogti177 uhh, no? it's because he makes videos like this one.
@@traewatkins931 This is (mostly) true, but I was just saying thankless in a social sense. Also, they have a LOT more responsibilities, and Linus is no exception. He makes a great decision, nobody says anything. He makes 500 great decisions, nobody says anything. He makes one mistake, people are on him like flies on meat. And he's not special in this regard, yes, but I'm just pointing out that the ironically underappreciated underdog here is actually Linus.
I love to see Anthony more in these host type roles, plus I would love to see another controller video
Hello, Anthony, my favorite Linus Tech Tipper ❤️
Aye, always good seeing a new Anthony video.
Almost as great as seeing a new Astrum video.
lol
he's the best
No argument there
@@CarthagoMike ah, a man of culture,I'll tell Alex you sent your regards
Yes I love peripheral history! They had so many ideas back then for interesting designs. Feels like Valve is the only one still trying to innovate like with the Steam Controller.
So cool they they opened up the controllers to see how the y work too.
"Picture a Gamepad"
me: Perfect rectangle, D-pad, Select, Start, B, A.
I'm feeling terrible today, and having Anthony deliver a gaming-related video right when I need it, makes me feel less bad. Thank you for your work LTT
Same. Hope you get better soon.
@@himmelsrand7527 Cheers mate, you too
Damn bud, hope your day lightens up more. Get well.
Have you tried feeling less terrible?
Im sad we didn’t get a “IT’S RETRO TIIIME” :(!
The Sidewinder Freestyle Pro is still recognized by windows 10 today. That d-pad is not unusable and is quite the thumb saver for NEOGEO pretzel motions. I wish that style of d-pad would come back
Steam controller?
Works fine with that Gamepad-USB dongle it came with.
Anthony - You are a pleasure every time I see you make an episode. Seriously sir, good stuff.
Anthony is the goat.
Learning about weird, unique, yet important controllers like this is always a joy. Anthony just makes this already interesting video that much more interesting.
Love the showroom model stage walk music! Perfect pair to this style of reveal!
Anthony Tech Tips x1000
Thank you Anthony!
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Im sure the manufacturing of the time shaped the controllers a lot, today complex moulds are much more simple.
I'd love to see more history of computing/gaming that has all these unsung stories that changed the industry. These are amazing!
Man seeing the Gravis Gamepad is something else. Didn't know that was Canadian-made. A neighbour had that PC and it was really cool to play with.
This was a super cool callback to how retro controllers helped shelves today's controllers! More Anthony is needed, more often!
Videos like this should become a regular series and Anthony is the right person to host it.
All hail our Lieutenant of Linux
The Wizard of Windows
The Knight of Kernals, Sir Anthony!
"The human brain is super complex and advanced."
- The Human Brain
L O L
It's the only organ that named itself.
i swear i read this type comment everywhere like it's bot
I remember getting blisters from the Sega Megadrive controller and seeing how ergonomics has improved is fascinating. More of this stuff please Anthony.
These are all just Anthony going nuts over his collection of old weird stuff. It's also great, more.
The timeline with the controllers helped a lot to put things in context.
One day in the late 90s a computer store was going out of business and I decided to check what they still had. I got a copy of metal gear solid and mechwarrior 3(or 4) and a gravis controller. Everything was dirt cheap. The controller used a serial port, but it had a USB adaptor. Other things it had where: a d-pad, an analog stick, a slider, 6 face buttons, 2 shoulder buttons, 1 triggers on each handle, a very small d-pad like thingy, two buttons for select/start and 1 button with an S carved on it... It worked more than fine as a regular controller when I played Metal Gear. The surprise came when I tried mechwarrior. Every extra button did something cool. You could use the slider to let your mech go at a set speed, if youslide it to the left your mech would walk backwards, you use the analog to move the upper half of your mech. So you could be running forward at a constant speed while your mech's torso was looking backwards and you were shooting stuff chasing you... The rest did other things, the smaller d-pad let you quickly check the view from inside your cockpit.
It was a Gravis Xterminator digital controller.
More of Anthony, please
his deep dives are the best in the biz
I remember a lot of these game pads around the time I grew up
can't wait to see what concepts come up in the next 10 years
8:30 I dont know why but in this segment Anthony sounds EXACTLY like LGR.
GREETINGS and welcome to an LTT thing….
This whole video feels like Anthony woke up and went "I'm going to do an LGR style video, they can't stop me"
Blerb more like
You notice how we've never seen lgr's face.. hmmm......... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........m....mmm.........,,....,.,........m.
This is really interesting man 🤔 definitely nostalgic too. Hopefully we'll get more videos of Anthony on retro tech ☺😊
I still have in my old tech pile a Microsoft Strategic Commander. I got it on probably it's last ditch effort sale before they discontinued the manufacturing. It was interesting for RTS controls. You did have pretty good sweeping of the map with the device while using your mouse to grab and move troops. But trying to remember which layer you programmed which button, and then switching back to another layer kind of just made you realize it's easier to just have a full sized keyboard you don't have to program for each game.
Anthony is a vast knowledge base, entertaining and (now) incredibly well suited and confident in the spotlight, I’m delighted he is getting the screen time he’s earns and deserves!
Good move LTT
Please, more content like this!!! This was amazing. You honestly should just make a straight up retro tech channel.
Genuinely would watch a series about weird peripheral bits from throughout the years
If you do and get to keyboards z-board is something that is definitely worth looking at
Should do some of the ones aimed at various games, like the Panther Xl, The microsoft strategic commander, and stuff like that. Would be fun to see your opinions on them, or watch linus try and use them
The Turbo Touch 360! Not many people know of this one I still have mine.
I was sent the NES one when I was a kid for review it came in a small plain white box, and had 2 cards with it.
One was them saying something like you have been selected to be a tester for the new revolutionary controller or something like that. Its a been a long time and I lost the box and card. Really wish I had it.
but the other card was a please fill this out and return it with check boxes and I think a part to write in as well.
Cool thing is I got to keep the controller as well.
Now it wasn’t the best thing in the world but I was able to use it with practice and managed to finish Goonies 2 using it alone.
It was something else to be a kid and get something like this, it made you feel a little important lol.
Thanks for talking about this Anthony, so many people I've talked to don’t know or don’t even believe this controller even exists till I show them a pic of it lol.
I would love to see a video dedicated to the history of flight sticks in the pc world! I love hearing about the game port stuff too, very interesting.
I had a SpaceOrb to play Descent with. I loved that thing. Lol
I was banned from using it at LAN parties. In 3D space movement games it was OP. Unfortunately it succumbed to the sick sticky death of most 90'S plastics.
I was going to comment about that thing. For Descent, Forsaken, and even FPS games (Quake 2) the thing was a monster. I still have mine around with the box somewhere...
I had one, but I didn't put enough time into it to get good at it. I still preferred mouse/keyboard.
I still have 2, 1 is broken as I was hoping to fix it, but the other still works. There was someone working on USB connection and coding but I never kept up with the news on it. People hated me using it in Quake and Descent
The Razer Hydra? It was a precursor to all the VR controllers we use today.
Linus: Anthony is very busy, hard to squeeze more Linux videos out of him.
Anthony: Look at these quirky gamepads!
(Disclaimer: I'm just goofing around.)
I know Anthony is smart and knows his shit when it comes to computers, but honestly, this is the best of his content. When he brings in something from home that he is passionate about, just to share it with us.
Don’t know why people want him to make Linux videos. Wendell at Level1techs has those covered and is a lot, by a huge margin, more knowledgeable than Anthony.
I enjoy the calm, informative moments when Anthony makes a vid. He always talks about the obscure core memories we had
At this point I just want a channel dedicated to Anthony talking about old game/tech stuff. What a rad dude!
MORE ANTHONY! This was amazing... as always tons of tech info!
Hey that was afterburner you were playing. Used to love that game.
I Loved my Space Orb 360 controller of course it was best for Descent!
Anthony videos are always really good, the more technical and niche topics than then thousandth "benchmarking this CPU you can't afford", and the way he speaks more calmly and in detail than "OMG GUYS, BIG FPS NUMBER!!? "
The namco neGcon always spring to mind whenever I hear someone talk about weird controllers.
Yes! The NeGcon was sick!
ANTHONY IS PERFECT FOR THIS - his voice, cadence, tone and verbiage is incredible. I love LTT but wasn't particularly interested in the topic and just hearing Anthony was enough to get me going. GIVE THIS MAN THE SPOTLIGHT! Or a retro-themed podcast, or a channel, or a regular segment. I love this.
I think it's about time we see Jayz' iFixit sponsored spots "interrupt" other channels' iFixit spots.
Those ads are simply the best that have ever been made... Anthony "segwaying" to those would be utterly sick.
I'm always so excited to watch ANY Anthony video. I just wish there was more Linux content on LTT.
Anthony is extremely lovable, calming, entertaining and nice to watch and listen to. I wish he did more content like this! It is captivating looking at retro tech with Anthony!
"Absolute unit" says Absolute Unit Anthony. No human should know as much as Anthony does, what a legend!
I love these kinds of videos with Anthony! Retro gaming brought by Anthony is just pure gold!
We need a vintage LMG channel hosted by Anthony.
It's called LGR
The SpaceOrb, and Cyberman, were truly strange PC Controllers. Wish I still owned either of them I'd send them to you :)
My dad's got a Spaceorb 360 that he used to play descent, Duke 3D and unreal tournament with. He had a macro programmed for it that would turn the camera 180º, fire at whatever was behind him and then turn all the way back.
Apparently there's an arduino project in the works to get it running with current software.
I have 2 SpaceOrbs. 1 is broken, but the other still works. There is some coding to get it to run via USB that was in the work as well, but I never kept up with it
My favorite is probably 'The Bug' for the Amiga. It looked weird, the way you held it was entirely foreign at the time but unlike most of these weird controllers, it was incredibly good.
Honestly LTT, just give Anthony whatever budget he wants. Whatever videos he makes are always great
I love these, they give me purpose as a gamer.
Anthony's voice is so relaxing, I felt like I was falling asleep. And that is compliment
I already love LTT content, having Anthony do retro game content on the same channel? I'm in!
As a Muso MIDI has allowed me to do so much in the musical space, (still have a few rooms full of gear) but to find out the protocol actually helped with gaming? Mind Blown!
Dave Smith from Sequential .. Now even higher on the Legend Ladder..... Wow. And the protocol is still around today.. not many can say their boxes still integrate and work 40years later... Mad respect.....
I love that you guys are doing retro tech videos, I adore retro tech and I always love hearing from Anthony, he's really respectful of the topics and always sounds earnest and real. Keep doing videos like this, it's a nice change of pace from the blistering cutting edge stuff, ya know?
The Sega Genesis 6-button controller is by far the most comfortable and satisfying gamepad ever made.
(inb4 arguments - make sure you've actually touched it first)
For me its a match between the second version of the Saturn gamepad and the six button genesis one.
Touched it, disagree, but I will concede that it is very comfortable.
Xbox 360 controller is the best ngl
What can I say? I love my old Sega Genesis but that joystick isn't comfortable at all by today standards.
It's like those that prefer a SNES controller or, even worse, NES controllers. They aren't ergonomic at all, the nostalgia factor is kicking in.
Tech Yesterday has a beautiful controller project that looks like it can meet up with the "Higher Scores or Your Money Back" Worthwhile to follow his development closely.
I love Anthony and everything he touches is gold.
I love anthony videos so much. I remember when he first started hosting and all the comments were about how nice his voice is. So wholesome. more.
A follow up episode would be great. I'll watch anything with Anthony talking retro tech /gaming
Look up the Space Orb 360. It was awesome but it came out before USB so it used the old serial port and hard to configure and not enough games supported it.
The comments on this video should be its resurgence!
I love how passionate Anthony is. Great host as well :)
Anthony: **draws that controller in the beginning of the vid**
Playstation fans: *T R I G G E R E D*
accurate
@@mensb1936 YES, See MY Comment about it (IT Pisses me off) & I'm 47 LMAO!
@@wossle73 lmao I was right! I love the offset sticks though. It's more comfortable for me.
So glad to see all the love for the SpaceOrb. Here's hoping for a followup with it.
Incredible work Anthony, and rest of the team of course!
I loved that Gravis Gamepad, after Atari, this was my first PC game controller. You didnt even mention you could screw a joystick onto the d-pad, one of the coolest things about this controller. Especially back when it came out, really meshed with arcade style games where you were already using joysticks.
Anthony is the best! great at explaining things.
I love weird controllers. Some of my personal favs that I own are the Dreamcast fishing rod, the PS2 Blue Slime Controller for DQ8 and an OG Xbox controller with grip triggers and no face buttons. Thing looks like a steampunk custom controller but its a real thing and works surprisingly well.
Please Linus, let Anthony do what ever kind of video he wants. He is so passionate and it spreads to viewers and we love it.
ltt, we need more videos of anthony talking about a topic that he loves, whenever that happens its the best videos you guys have
Anthony can talk about anything and i’ll watch
@@Gardner89 You are funny.
It’s a shame that controls haven’t evolved all that much in recent years. Sure, we get nice features like gyro aiming & haptics. But any radical changes that come along are toned down to fit the norm (Ex: The Wii Remote’s idea of motion controls were later adapted to normal controllers, with Joy-Cons eventually becoming the spiritual successor). Hopefully we’ll get a Steam Controller 2 that uses the Steam Deck’s input options as the basis.
Someone making an hybrid of mouse and game controller. Just search it up, sorry I don't remember the channel name.
I get that gimmicks like that are cool for like the first 20-30 minutes, but I'll take a regular ergonomic controller with normal buttons any day thanks.
@Neoxon Once they nailed the ergonomics, there was no need for a major re-design. We get new features that are really cool, like with the PS5 controller. Asides from that, all the advancements we are seeing are on VR controllers. That's where the real innovation is right now.
@@TheDragonfriday You can kinda have that already with gyro aiming & flick stick, which Linus covered last year.
@@gothicbbmelvin The Wii Remote was actually a godsend for shooters on consoles, with only gyro aiming (especially with flick stick) coming close when using a regular controller.
I recently bought an old Xbox duke controller and damn it’s so much more comfortable as an adult than as a kid
Interesting to watch these videos by Andy. I was totally a gamer in the 1980s and remember a lot of those old systems (Atari 2600, Intellivision, Apple ][+) . I prefer the latest, greatest gaming tech myself but definitely appreciate watching a true tech nerd (way younger than me) make me feel like I missed stuff. Fun to watch!
Anthony needs his own LMG channel, his videos are always the best, most interesting and informative
Whilst Linus has kids and roasts himself like a teenager (which I do find to be hilarious, so I am not judging here), Anthony actually knows what he is speaking about.
The Gamecube Keyboard is clearly the best controller ever made.
I LOVED my Force Feedback Pro controller. Was so sad when I got a computer that didn't have the Gameport, and thus couldn't use my joystick. Was stupid and threw it out. Regret that now.
In terms of weird controllers, have you ever seen the HKS Racing controller? It was a PS3 controller, where the D-pad was removed with a wheel used for steering, and the action buttons were moved to one side so you had two big triggers on the top for Throttle and Brake
The Radica Gamester FPS Master for the PS2 and original Xbox was a weird controller. It basically had guns akimbo grips with gun-like triggers for L and R, and two buttons on each side for the face buttons. It was also one of the few console controllers where you could remap controls.
i miss the thrustmaster fragmaster in this review.
Wasn't that like way way later in the time line?
@@jorismak it was, didn't know that when commenting. it still is an bizar controller, never seen anything like it. didn't work well for me(yes i had one when i was 12).
@@AnthondeVries my friend around the time (guess 12 to 13) were really into playing quakeworld online. His dad got him a frag aster... Weird contraption, played like sh*t even when trying for some time :). Maybe better suited for Descent :P
@@jorismak lol same here