Derek, here's a little fun fact about Typing of the Dead. The game was so popular that after House of the Dead: Overkill was released on the Wii, Sega released a special PC version on Steam called Typing of the Dead: Overkill. And yes, you get to type swear words in it.
Overkill is a spiritual successor that tries to layer on cheese like a cheap, cheesy movie. Tons and tons of cheese, but it's self-aware. It's not the same kind of accidental hilarity of the original, BUT, there is a PC version of the original typing of the dead. I'm sure you can find it from your friendly neighborhood internet pirates.
keyboards are compatable with most games with text input now, thanks to consoles using a built in virtual keyboard that recognizes physical keyboards if the consoles keyboard pops up, you can type!
PSA: you can plug in a generic USB keyboard to your nintendo switch to type letters to your Animal Crossing villagers. It may be old news but I am amazed.
A keyboard will work with every piece of software on the Switch if it uses the on-screen keyboard prompt. I use a wireless keyboard, so I just leave the reciever plugged in to one of the USB ports on the dock. It's surprisingly convenient.
I fully predict that Derek will be returning to the Dreamcast Keyboard one day, if only because of the other keyboard-only games released over in Japan for the system (don't worry, the Japanese keyboard is almost exactly the same in terms of layout). Namely, there are two Neon Genesis Evangelion typing games released by Gainax itself (even though Broccoli was handling most Eva game publishing by that point), and one of them even has a fan translation, so Derek could actually play it. However, the one I'd love to see Derek cover is Hudson's Typing of the Date. Yes, you read that right... Hudson made a dating simulator for the Dreamcast that's played exclusively with the keyboard, and obviously named it in reference to Typing of the Dead. I haven't played it, but it instantly sounds right up Derek's alley.
Back when local tournaments were around, there was someone playing smash ultimate with the gamecube keyboard. I now want to ask him how he got it because I had no idea they were THAT hard to get.
Friend of mine had the gamecude keyboard controller. Thing was, that was one of the 4 controllers he owned. So if we got together to play Smash, one person would have to use it, and we all hated when our turn came up.
There was a PC Port of Typing of the Dead... and it works okayish in Wine on my Linux laptop... uh... not certain how much of the slowdown is from Wine, running on a Laptop with poor cooling (I've set my lap on fire a couple of times) or just the game itself...
I wonder: Does a DC emulator maybe have the functionality to use a PC keyboard for that game? That would be awesome. Same goes for possibly using nice for Lightgun games.
@@Kain652 There is a PC version that would make more sense for that. I just thought it would be fun on modern consoles with an upscale and achievements/trophies.
The GameCube keyboard was also useful for typing in Action Replay codes. I still have my Ascii GameCube keyboard controller after all these years, box and all! I played a lot of PSO back then.
As someone who plays on both PC and consoles, it's pretty cool to see them slowly but surely unifying. As long as they get the best from each other and not the worst.
@@mongrel_97 Only because the NES was the most successful console at the time. Had things gone differently, we might be looking at the acronym "AVS" with a similar degree of fondness.
Nintendo is a brand, and the word Advanced is 100% more generic than a specific brand name. But essentially " video system" is generic sounding and could be anything from a VCR to a professional video editing workstation.
When I was growing up, playing Pokemon actually did teach me quite a lot of words - specifically I remember that's where I first learned "endeavour" and "fatigue", neither of which I knew how to pronounce properly.
Nothing can ever truly replicate the look of that low-wattage incandescent lighting struggling to shine through the darkness of a family home in Anchorage, AK xD
Here in Brazil, our amazing country, we had the cartdrige Mega Net, that was basically a modem to connect in the internet, where you could e-mail, fax, or read news from Tectoy about the Mega Drive, and eventually Tectoy launched a Keyboard exclusive for use with the Mega net, and it was before the release of the X-band for Genesis, which we had here as Mega Net 2. And we still had a partnership between Tectoy and a national Bank, Bradesco, for launching the TeleBradesco Residência, a cartdrige with a modem, where you could check your account balance and your bank statement, without need of going to the bank line, all of this by 1995.
😳🤯 Some of what you cited _does sound familiar_ .... I don't recall who in the US was telling me about your experience of having the product that pre-dated the X-band. 😑😶🤔 The technology you describe might be in a ~documentary about the X-band and its more recent ~recreation. 🤷♂️
@@That_Handle Probably was from somenone that is from Brazil, I don't know if in Europe it existed, since, as in Brazil, Mega Drive was a big hit there. The main difference betwwen the Mega Net anda X-band, is that Mega net didn't allow multiplayer, was only for internet, the Mega Net 2 is more of a equivalent to X-band. This time in Brazil gave us a lot of crazy stuff, Tectoy was an amazing company, with a support that we never had a chance to have after dremcast end.
I almost bought a DreamCast keyboard when I was a kid, even though I knew it wouldn't be of any use to me. I just was obsessed with DreamCast at the time and wanted as many of its goods as possible. Coincidentally I debated getting the Pokémon Typing game too. If I knew its keyboard is compatible with any bluetooth device and not just the DS I would have pulled the trigger for sure.
I had that Xbox 360 keypad. That thing was a godsend for typing in passwords for my different streaming apps like Netflix, etc. Better than going through each letter with an onscreen keypad.
Does remind me of the time I even had a friend connect a regular keyboard to a Nintendo Wii and it work since that console had the internet channel. Made the typing parts a lot easy to use.
10:50 - aside from direct weapons access in those mentioned, a USB keyboard is also required in _Unreal Tournament_ if using a Dualshock and/or mouse if you wanted to engage in body language taunts and relinquish/drop a selected weapon for pick up by a team-mate or to shrink your weapons list. iirc, commands given to team-mates/bots can also be accessed via keyboard in addition to the Dualshock.
I love weird controllers, so i recently bought a steam controller, and I could hear uncle Derek voice in my head giving me the weird, ambitious or unnecessary seal of approval
I loved the 360 chat pad so much! I'm super nostalgic about it, remembering going to buy it and sitting on the tram on the ay home being stupidly excited.
The Keypads for modern consoles like the 360 are super useful for things outside of text chat, like Browsing the online stores, entering Codes, and searching services like netflix or youtube.
I loved Pokemon Typing Adventure on my DS, and when i realized it worked also like a normal Bluetooth keyboard i finally had my first wireless keyboard for phone and computer.
@@AzreonGaming it wont work, part of the charm was the minigame areas and other stuff that was limited edition. You cant revive that feeling of the end of the old internet era.
@@AzreonGaming it would be cool if it works out, but i was bummed that i lost things i paid for. But there just wont be the population, even at the end it was always a bunch of people whereever you went. Great place to be an emo teen when it was out of style. Lol
I actually saw the gamecube keyboard controller in a retro game shop for like $30 in Tupelo, MS of all places. This was about 4 years ago and I had no idea at the time how rare it was.
The Wii and Switch had a keyboard as well, one by Logitech and the other by Hori. I remember Xenoblade X on the Wii U could also use a keyboard for online chat.
Sony also made a first-party USB keyboard and mouse for the PS2, which was included with their Linux for Playstation 2 kit. That kit was actually pretty cool, since it allowed people to use their Playstation 2 consoles as actual Linux computers (admittedly with low specs, but still...)
Atari XE console had an official keyboard, however the XE was an Atari 8-Bit computer turned into a console and played all Atari 8-bit computer games so it did need it. Many see it as the Atari 5200 done right.
I still have a Dreamcast controller and mouse, though I think Pelican also made an adapter that you could hook up a standard PS/2 keyboard (as well as a Saturn or PlayStation controller) to your DC....wild. Wilder still, is that possibly the earliest game system to have a full keyboard was the Magnavox Odyssey 2, which had the keyboard built into the system. Mostly for use with a few puzzle games, the Computer Programmer cart, sports titles and typing your name in -game for high scores. Atari apparently got worried over that feature and introduced their own keyboard controllers, which was pretty useless, outside of a few word games.
Love the video as always but... you missed a LEGENDARY PS4 keyboard/keypad thing. The Hori Tactical Assault Commander Pro was a device that blew away me and my friends as 14 year olds that just got PS4s. It's basically the left half of a keyboard with a touchpad on the top and an analog stick on the side. It also came with a mouse and were made for FPS games. It was janky because although it was built like a keyboard and mouse, the keys and mouse were binded to the actual PS4 buttons and sticks. This meant that the mouse didn't work like a normal mouse that is smooth and can be easily flicked, it worked like an analog stick that took up your entire hand. Although janky I loved using it at the time, and it even had a switch on the side that turned it into just a regular keyboard and mouse for your PC!
I've been using the pokemon keyboard as my main work keyboard for a year now, it's a camel battery- life wise and physically hasn't changed (no fading) I don't do code or intense hard typing but still ! I'm amazed at the build quality.
I remember using a USB keyboard just for chatting in PS2 online games. Just trying to act tough, despite really only sitting lobbies for Ratchet & Clank 3. Also, where'd you get that lapdesk? Been meaning to get a new one for a while now.
I have a feeling that the link gates for the mega man battle network games on the gba would be right up your alley. Honestly mmbn has weird, ambitious *and* unnecessary stuff so the series in general would make a good video
@@GatorRay man you made this comment thread go from 0 to 60 real fast. I was just talking about these periferals that let you use physical battle chips that you could buy and then use in game.
My sister used to have an Easy-Bake Oven computer game that came with a thing you strapped onto your PC keyboard. It had baking stuff like an icing bag to squeeze, rolling pin, knife, etc. It turns out each tool corresponded to a key on the keyboard and that's how the game registered inputs.
There actually is an official PS2 keyboard! It came bundled with the PlayStation 2 Linux kit. There's a Japanese variant of the keyboard and an US English one!
Dude I rocked the chat pad for Xbox 360 way back when I was young and honestly it was versatile. You had more grip near the bottom, and when someone sends you some hate mail, you can reply in half the time, causing a psychological advantage compared to someone having to operate a keyboard with a controller. It was glorious.
Hey, I know for a fact that there was a keyboard for SNES and Genesis that was used for XBand. I have no idea if they were compatible with anything else, but I knew several people that owned them. I also know that XBand is playable again on private servers, so technically they aren't useless anymore.
I actually own the Ascii GameCube keyboard controller, and I personally use it for inputting cheats for the Action Replay, because the controller is touchy on it for some reason, and a lot of the cheats are insanely tedious to put in
I actually used the PS3 keypad all the time for LBP2 actually, was *SUPER* useful cus it was actually programmed to like, skip going into the menu to chat, you could just *type*
I love Typing of the Dead so much. Every once in a while I'll set up my Dreamcast just to play it. But! There is also a Typing of the Dead game on Steam for people who don't have a Dreamcast & keyboard!
The chatpad is amazing. Not for communication with other people, rather for filling out information on the console itself. The 360 Chatpad was great for it but it didn't work on PC. The one for Xbox One does work on PC the last time I used it. And it made playing FFXIV a bit easier because now I could just play the game in the living room off a Steam Link from my PC and still be able to chat with people in the game, since there's no native voice chat. Also, the Razer Turret isn't necessary specifically for the XBox. It actually sits in a market that's designated as lap boards for people who use their PC on the TV. The original Turret did pretty well for that market but people wanted something with more traditional keys (instead of chiclets) and a larger surface area for the mouse, and we got a second revision that they also just threw in there to also work for the XBox One. But uh, yeah there's a kind of big spot for people who use PCs on their TVs as media centers and sometimes gaming. Since PS4/5s and Xbox's can't act as a backend system for them, and not everyone can justify the cost of one to run just on the front end when they've already sunk a pile of money into a NAS and a small form factor PC.
Seriously though as much as we like to clown on it, R.O.B is one of the most nostalgic things from my childhood. My grandparents had one as well as both games. My brother and I were the oldest grandkids and played with it the most so eventually they sent us home with it and I played with it waaay beyond you'd imagine. I probably played with that thing up until the late 90s. I wish I still had that.
Huh, this reminds me. I actually had the official PS2 keyboard and microphone headset bundle. It came with the PS2 network adapter I bought. The headset was really cheaply made, and not particularly good. The keyboard though worked fine. In fact I still have it, and use that keyboard for consoles when typing.
The Pokémon Typing keyboard has honestly been such a good investment for me, one point my PC keyboard died, but i managed to use the pokemon keyboard for that, ive used it on my phone and also on the PS4 so i can actually communicate in FFXIV
Take two steps into C&C Renegade's remaining community and I assure you you'll discover that no, trash talk is just as common and just as dumb by keyboard, it's just easier to shoot the trash-talkers midsentence.
Someone in my local Smash community played every tournament he ever attended with the ASCII keyboard controller. He actually found it incredibly comfortable.
That ASCII controller would have been amazing for back when I still played PSO2 regularly, controllers generally felt nice for 3-button combat (just normal attacks, dodging, PAs) but it was hard to find a good enough controller setup that lets you do everything without having to use your keyboard, and the subpalettes especially were hard to access.
So I'm one of the people who really loved PlayStation Home. I got a PS3 keypad just so I could talk to people on there, because voice support wasn't available in most zones. It took me about two days to get used to it, but I seriously got my money's worth out of that keypad, and after a couple of weeks I could bang out text messages on there like nobody's business. It was also handy for sending messages through the messaging system, which was how I would communicate with several of my online friends when we were in different time zones. I loved that thing. I still have it, it still works, and man, so I miss PSHome. :(
fun fact, the north American sega saturn keyboard was made up of 2 parts, the keyboard itself and the ps/2 to saturn controller port adapter, the keyboard was just a sega branded ps/2 keyboard from the time, so you could actually use it natively with a computer
In an alternate reality 1980's, they got the Nintendo AVS. And while initial sales fell slightly below projected numbers due to the lackluster aesthetics, the AVS is still considered one of the greatest classic game consoles, and was ahead of its time for having wireless controllers. The keyboard and compatible games, however, didn't fair so well, much like the ROB toy that came with early NES SKU's.
There was an unreleased Mega Drive keyboard. If combined with the unreleased Floppy Disk Drive (goes to the same slot as the Mega-CD) converts your Mega Drive into a full fledged 16-bit home computer with BASIC, kinda like a supercharged MSX or a budget Amiga.
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Back in 2015/2016 my local smash scene had a player that used the ascii gc controller and was ranked top 10 in the state
i now know where you live
@@kellymountain creep
@@Matichuu note: i can't make anything of OP's location from the comment and am not going to because I just wanted to make a joke
Derek, here's a little fun fact about Typing of the Dead.
The game was so popular that after House of the Dead: Overkill was released on the Wii, Sega released a special PC version on Steam called Typing of the Dead: Overkill.
And yes, you get to type swear words in it.
NO. WHERE CAN I BUY
i fuckin' love TotD
Overkill is a spiritual successor that tries to layer on cheese like a cheap, cheesy movie. Tons and tons of cheese, but it's self-aware. It's not the same kind of accidental hilarity of the original, BUT, there is a PC version of the original typing of the dead. I'm sure you can find it from your friendly neighborhood internet pirates.
There’s even an arcade version of Typing. A full ASCII keyboard in an arcade cabinet!
You forgot to mention that this version has the Extended Cut from the PS3
Typing Overkill also bundles the original HOTD Overkill with mouse control.
Thank you for mentioning the later consoles having native keyboard and mouse support. Many people don't know about this feature.
keyboards are compatable with most games with text input now, thanks to consoles using a built in virtual keyboard that recognizes physical keyboards
if the consoles keyboard pops up, you can type!
I remember being surprised and saddened when Skyrim on PS3 didn't support keyboard and mouse
PSA: you can plug in a generic USB keyboard to your nintendo switch to type letters to your Animal Crossing villagers. It may be old news but I am amazed.
Ooh, nice. I hate typing stuff using the controller.
You can use keyboard arrows like the D-Pad and Enter for A and Escape for B to navigate the Switch eShop
A keyboard will work with every piece of software on the Switch if it uses the on-screen keyboard prompt.
I use a wireless keyboard, so I just leave the reciever plugged in to one of the USB ports on the dock. It's surprisingly convenient.
A keyboard also works on dauntless to chat with other players without using a microphone
You could also do this with a USB keyboard way back in City Folk on the Wii. It was awesome.
I fully predict that Derek will be returning to the Dreamcast Keyboard one day, if only because of the other keyboard-only games released over in Japan for the system (don't worry, the Japanese keyboard is almost exactly the same in terms of layout). Namely, there are two Neon Genesis Evangelion typing games released by Gainax itself (even though Broccoli was handling most Eva game publishing by that point), and one of them even has a fan translation, so Derek could actually play it. However, the one I'd love to see Derek cover is Hudson's Typing of the Date.
Yes, you read that right... Hudson made a dating simulator for the Dreamcast that's played exclusively with the keyboard, and obviously named it in reference to Typing of the Dead. I haven't played it, but it instantly sounds right up Derek's alley.
Only slightly related... NGE Rebuild is finally complete (?) Is it good?
Still waiting on that Dead Rising Chop-Til-You-Drop video.
Back when local tournaments were around, there was someone playing smash ultimate with the gamecube keyboard. I now want to ask him how he got it because I had no idea they were THAT hard to get.
Even more rare are the steel battalion control decks.
I'm lucky enough to have gotten to play with one once.
I'd love to run my PC using one.
I used a sega saturn keyboard for years not realizing it wasn't just a sega branded keyboard I bought at a thrift shop.
Friend of mine had the gamecude keyboard controller. Thing was, that was one of the 4 controllers he owned. So if we got together to play Smash, one person would have to use it, and we all hated when our turn came up.
That's just like how somebody had to play goldeneye with the steering wheel at our house.
@@tonyschwarz9501 I didn't even know it was possible, how did it work? Like it would only strafe?
We had some knock off one that had a like a joystick on it that kinda didn't really work too great.
@@tonyschwarz9501 sounds like a great time
@@lucasvallerine1975 Had one with Y axis on the edge of the wheel. Little slider that centered itself.
That Joey Wheeler bit had me doubled over with laughter. Haven't thought about YTAS in a while.
Pokemon keyboard wouldn't work with DS browser cos the Pokemon cartridge had the Bluetooth module in it which is how it worked with the keyboard
Ahh.. I was confused because I don't remember DS have bluetooth feature
14:40 That random Finnish Saturn ad makes me happy. It’s almost like people know we exist.
Typing of the Dead needs a re-release with USB keyboard support.
If I remember correctly, there's an old SEGA PC port of Typing of the dead for Win 98. Don't know how well it works now though.
There was a PC Port of Typing of the Dead... and it works okayish in Wine on my Linux laptop... uh... not certain how much of the slowdown is from Wine, running on a Laptop with poor cooling (I've set my lap on fire a couple of times) or just the game itself...
I wonder: Does a DC emulator maybe have the functionality to use a PC keyboard for that game? That would be awesome. Same goes for possibly using nice for Lightgun games.
@@Kain652 There is a PC version that would make more sense for that. I just thought it would be fun on modern consoles with an upscale and achievements/trophies.
@@Kain652 weirdly enough I can’t find that functionality in any DC emulator
I bought a DC keyboard solely for Typing of the Dead. It’s the game my friends always ask to turn on when we are all drunk
Username and comment synergy.
The GameCube keyboard was also useful for typing in Action Replay codes.
I still have my Ascii GameCube keyboard controller after all these years, box and all! I played a lot of PSO back then.
"Logitech PS2 Snack Tray" killed me.
Best part of the video
Same!
And now I want one!
As someone who plays on both PC and consoles, it's pretty cool to see them slowly but surely unifying.
As long as they get the best from each other and not the worst.
Uncle Derrick is going to go 140 WPS BLAZING FAST
Damn words per second?
Its gonna be a sight to see
I get that "Advanced Video System" is a pretty generic name for a system, but is "Nintendo Entertainment System" really any less generic?
the NES acronym is iconic though. say NES to people who dont even play games and im sure they'll go "nintendo?"
@@mongrel_97 Only because the NES was the most successful console at the time. Had things gone differently, we might be looking at the acronym "AVS" with a similar degree of fondness.
@@Pepperham04 that's true
Nintendo is a brand, and the word Advanced is 100% more generic than a specific brand name.
But essentially " video system" is generic sounding and could be anything from a VCR to a professional video editing workstation.
@@mongrel_97 I guarantee you, no non-gamer who wasn't a child at the time has no idea what a NES is. Probably not a SNES either.
When I was growing up, playing Pokemon actually did teach me quite a lot of words - specifically I remember that's where I first learned "endeavour" and "fatigue", neither of which I knew how to pronounce properly.
Lighting is actually quite nice, a bit more of that warm orange light would really bring back good ol' HVGN comfy vibes.
Nothing can ever truly replicate the look of that low-wattage incandescent lighting struggling to shine through the darkness of a family home in Anchorage, AK xD
“Who’s playing keyboard and mouse on the couch?!”
Yeah...what dweebs am I right? (awkwardly hiding cheap usb keyboard used for FFXIV on PS4)
keyboard gang what up!
MMOs don’t count they’re like MEANT for keyboards
People like me who have limited space and type on their lap and use trackballs so they don't need a flat surface.
I remember those days
@@StCerberusEngel Me too. I'm surprised no one has tried to push trackballs as mice for couches/recliners. They're great for that.
Last week: Console mouses.
This week: Console keyboards.
Next week: PC controllers.
mice
@@halotroop2288 Mice applies only to the animal. In electronics, the plural is mouses.
@@metroidfan220 😂
@@metroidfan220 wait, really?
@@adis3202 I have no exclusive knowledge, just making a joke guess. Although I would love for them to cover this topic!
Here in Brazil, our amazing country, we had the cartdrige Mega Net, that was basically a modem to connect in the internet, where you could e-mail, fax, or read news from Tectoy about the Mega Drive, and eventually Tectoy launched a Keyboard exclusive for use with the Mega net, and it was before the release of the X-band for Genesis, which we had here as Mega Net 2.
And we still had a partnership between Tectoy and a national Bank, Bradesco, for launching the TeleBradesco Residência, a cartdrige with a modem, where you could check your account balance and your bank statement, without need of going to the bank line, all of this by 1995.
😳🤯
Some of what you cited _does sound familiar_ .... I don't recall who in the US was telling me about your experience of having the product that pre-dated the X-band. 😑😶🤔 The technology you describe might be in a ~documentary about the X-band and its more recent ~recreation. 🤷♂️
@@That_Handle Probably was from somenone that is from Brazil, I don't know if in Europe it existed, since, as in Brazil, Mega Drive was a big hit there.
The main difference betwwen the Mega Net anda X-band, is that Mega net didn't allow multiplayer, was only for internet, the Mega Net 2 is more of a equivalent to X-band. This time in Brazil gave us a lot of crazy stuff, Tectoy was an amazing company, with a support that we never had a chance to have after dremcast end.
I almost bought a DreamCast keyboard when I was a kid, even though I knew it wouldn't be of any use to me. I just was obsessed with DreamCast at the time and wanted as many of its goods as possible. Coincidentally I debated getting the Pokémon Typing game too. If I knew its keyboard is compatible with any bluetooth device and not just the DS I would have pulled the trigger for sure.
I had that Xbox 360 keypad. That thing was a godsend for typing in passwords for my different streaming apps like Netflix, etc. Better than going through each letter with an onscreen keypad.
"Bro, just talk, just chat, just use voice chat!"
What about mute people?
Yeah, a lot of people can't talk or just...won't. A lot of people who have feminine voices or non-European accents have bad experiences.
And some of us use voice chat and text chat.
Does remind me of the time I even had a friend connect a regular keyboard to a Nintendo Wii and it work since that console had the internet channel. Made the typing parts a lot easy to use.
10:50 - aside from direct weapons access in those mentioned, a USB keyboard is also required in _Unreal Tournament_ if using a Dualshock and/or mouse if you wanted to engage in body language taunts and relinquish/drop a selected weapon for pick up by a team-mate or to shrink your weapons list. iirc, commands given to team-mates/bots can also be accessed via keyboard in addition to the Dualshock.
I love weird controllers, so i recently bought a steam controller, and I could hear uncle Derek voice in my head giving me the weird, ambitious
or unnecessary seal of approval
I loved the 360 chat pad so much! I'm super nostalgic about it, remembering going to buy it and sitting on the tram on the ay home being stupidly excited.
The Keypads for modern consoles like the 360 are super useful for things outside of text chat, like Browsing the online stores, entering Codes, and searching services like netflix or youtube.
I loved Pokemon Typing Adventure on my DS, and when i realized it worked also like a normal Bluetooth keyboard i finally had my first wireless keyboard for phone and computer.
There’s got to be someone out there who uses the GameCube keyboard as a regular keyboard
"Who's playing keyboard and mouse on the couch?"
Derek saying "remember Playstation Home??" like, awakened something deep within me and I just start hysterically laughing
Hey you know there's a group trying to put ps home back together again
Now that is old school
@@AzreonGaming it wont work, part of the charm was the minigame areas and other stuff that was limited edition. You cant revive that feeling of the end of the old internet era.
@@Di3mondDud3th-cam.com/video/D7LQP5SDUjU/w-d-xo.html
Its actually impressive what there doing
@@AzreonGaming it would be cool if it works out, but i was bummed that i lost things i paid for. But there just wont be the population, even at the end it was always a bunch of people whereever you went. Great place to be an emo teen when it was out of style. Lol
"The Logitech-PS2 Snacktray!" Now with a 35% chance of "less" spillage for those hungee Bois. - someone at Sony
I actually saw the gamecube keyboard controller in a retro game shop for like $30 in Tupelo, MS of all places. This was about 4 years ago and I had no idea at the time how rare it was.
There was a keyboard for the SNES X-Band video game modem. Genesis X-Band also had one I believe.
my favourite oddity in console games that use qwerty keyboards: "beatmania da! da! da!" for the PS2, a *typing tutor rhythm game*
I now want every weird console accessory to be ranked wether or not how effectively you can snack on it
The Wii and Switch had a keyboard as well, one by Logitech and the other by Hori. I remember Xenoblade X on the Wii U could also use a keyboard for online chat.
Sony also made a first-party USB keyboard and mouse for the PS2, which was included with their Linux for Playstation 2 kit. That kit was actually pretty cool, since it allowed people to use their Playstation 2 consoles as actual Linux computers (admittedly with low specs, but still...)
Good thing there is an adaptor to plug usb keyboard in a dreamcast now
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Am I the only one who got unreasonably nostalgic hearing that Phantasy Star Online music during the GameCube keyboard section? Yes? Ok...
I still play it to this day
Atari XE console had an official keyboard, however the XE was an Atari 8-Bit computer turned into a console and played all Atari 8-bit computer games so it did need it. Many see it as the Atari 5200 done right.
I still have a Dreamcast controller and mouse, though I think Pelican also made an adapter that you could hook up a standard PS/2 keyboard (as well as a Saturn or PlayStation controller) to your DC....wild. Wilder still, is that possibly the earliest game system to have a full keyboard was the Magnavox Odyssey 2, which had the keyboard built into the system. Mostly for use with a few puzzle games, the Computer Programmer cart, sports titles and typing your name in -game for high scores.
Atari apparently got worried over that feature and introduced their own keyboard controllers, which was pretty useless, outside of a few word games.
I wanted "Typing of the Dead" so bad 20 years ago
Love the video as always but...
you missed a LEGENDARY PS4 keyboard/keypad thing. The Hori Tactical Assault Commander Pro was a device that blew away me and my friends as 14 year olds that just got PS4s. It's basically the left half of a keyboard with a touchpad on the top and an analog stick on the side. It also came with a mouse and were made for FPS games. It was janky because although it was built like a keyboard and mouse, the keys and mouse were binded to the actual PS4 buttons and sticks. This meant that the mouse didn't work like a normal mouse that is smooth and can be easily flicked, it worked like an analog stick that took up your entire hand. Although janky I loved using it at the time, and it even had a switch on the side that turned it into just a regular keyboard and mouse for your PC!
Would of still been solid if that DS keyboard would of had Typing of The Dead available for it to work with
I've been using the pokemon keyboard as my main work keyboard for a year now, it's a camel battery- life wise and physically hasn't changed (no fading) I don't do code or intense hard typing but still ! I'm amazed at the build quality.
I learned how to type on Mario Teaches Typing on DOS. It was awesome
I remember using a USB keyboard just for chatting in PS2 online games. Just trying to act tough, despite really only sitting lobbies for Ratchet & Clank 3.
Also, where'd you get that lapdesk? Been meaning to get a new one for a while now.
I bought a USB keyboard for my PS2 purely to communicate in FFXI...lol
All about that SOCOM series on PS2. (Though I personally started with 3 and went back to 1 & 2.)
I have a feeling that the link gates for the mega man battle network games on the gba would be right up your alley. Honestly mmbn has weird, ambitious *and* unnecessary stuff so the series in general would make a good video
Plus he gets to talk about Boktai and all THAT Punching Weight-level goodness!
ALSO it got stuff past Nintendo's censors like Yai (A recurring side character) saying something about Lan missing a chance to see her nude.
@@GatorRay man you made this comment thread go from 0 to 60 real fast. I was just talking about these periferals that let you use physical battle chips that you could buy and then use in game.
@@Drawceress Sorry. That last reply was STUPID!
My sister used to have an Easy-Bake Oven computer game that came with a thing you strapped onto your PC keyboard. It had baking stuff like an icing bag to squeeze, rolling pin, knife, etc. It turns out each tool corresponded to a key on the keyboard and that's how the game registered inputs.
There actually is an official PS2 keyboard! It came bundled with the PlayStation 2 Linux kit. There's a Japanese variant of the keyboard and an US English one!
That Pokémon keyboard reminds me of a iMac keyboard
Dude I rocked the chat pad for Xbox 360 way back when I was young and honestly it was versatile.
You had more grip near the bottom, and when someone sends you some hate mail, you can reply in half the time, causing a psychological advantage compared to someone having to operate a keyboard with a controller. It was glorious.
The chat pad was a MUST for minecraft chest labeling on 360.
"I'm a filthy One-Genner, I suppose" is a top tier Uncle Derek quote. Incredibly on brand.
"I did not get any gold medals."
Hey, I know for a fact that there was a keyboard for SNES and Genesis that was used for XBand. I have no idea if they were compatible with anything else, but I knew several people that owned them. I also know that XBand is playable again on private servers, so technically they aren't useless anymore.
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I have a boxed ASCII GameCube controller I got from a retro game store two years ago for $100. It’s my favorite controller!
I actually own the Ascii GameCube keyboard controller, and I personally use it for inputting cheats for the Action Replay, because the controller is touchy on it for some reason, and a lot of the cheats are insanely tedious to put in
I actually used the PS3 keypad all the time for LBP2 actually, was *SUPER* useful cus it was actually programmed to like, skip going into the menu to chat, you could just *type*
I used the 360 chat pad for a lot of Windows Live Messenger chatting while playing games
I don't see how saying zed is a problem with the north american market. I'm sure the canadian part will be delighted.
I love Typing of the Dead so much. Every once in a while I'll set up my Dreamcast just to play it. But! There is also a Typing of the Dead game on Steam for people who don't have a Dreamcast & keyboard!
That Gamecube keyboard controller is glorious! I wonder if anybody in the Mechanical Keyboard community would bring that idea back.
We got gotta start a gofundme just called “buying daddy darek stupid peripherals.” Who’s in
FOR SURE
I'm poor but Imma do it!
Its called Patreon 😆
I am all for that
Once I get a proper income along with a job, I'm for it!
I really liked the PS3 controller keyboard. It's well built and has a nice classic Blackberry feel to the keys.
I'm still considering getting a razer turret for my PC, because i like the idea of being able to game without a desk or anything
Derek came for me directly with that keyboard couch rant and he did not miss lol
I remember seeing the pokemon typing game advertised in a comic book when I was younger, it was like at least one full page thing
The chatpad is amazing. Not for communication with other people, rather for filling out information on the console itself. The 360 Chatpad was great for it but it didn't work on PC. The one for Xbox One does work on PC the last time I used it. And it made playing FFXIV a bit easier because now I could just play the game in the living room off a Steam Link from my PC and still be able to chat with people in the game, since there's no native voice chat.
Also, the Razer Turret isn't necessary specifically for the XBox. It actually sits in a market that's designated as lap boards for people who use their PC on the TV. The original Turret did pretty well for that market but people wanted something with more traditional keys (instead of chiclets) and a larger surface area for the mouse, and we got a second revision that they also just threw in there to also work for the XBox One.
But uh, yeah there's a kind of big spot for people who use PCs on their TVs as media centers and sometimes gaming. Since PS4/5s and Xbox's can't act as a backend system for them, and not everyone can justify the cost of one to run just on the front end when they've already sunk a pile of money into a NAS and a small form factor PC.
Even blurred by depth of field, I recognize those Dragon Warrior GBC games in the background.
This video made me nostalgic!
Seriously though as much as we like to clown on it, R.O.B is one of the most nostalgic things from my childhood. My grandparents had one as well as both games. My brother and I were the oldest grandkids and played with it the most so eventually they sent us home with it and I played with it waaay beyond you'd imagine. I probably played with that thing up until the late 90s. I wish I still had that.
Huh, this reminds me. I actually had the official PS2 keyboard and microphone headset bundle. It came with the PS2 network adapter I bought. The headset was really cheaply made, and not particularly good. The keyboard though worked fine. In fact I still have it, and use that keyboard for consoles when typing.
Also, there was a Sony Playstation branded keyboard for the PS2 as well as a branded mouse that came with the Linux kit for PS2.
The Pokémon Typing keyboard has honestly been such a good investment for me, one point my PC keyboard died, but i managed to use the pokemon keyboard for that, ive used it on my phone and also on the PS4 so i can actually communicate in FFXIV
Typing of the Dead is one of the best creative ideas from 90s
I dunno if there was ever a Wii specific keyboard, but a system update did introduce support for USB keyboards.
Nitpicking for the record: Australia uses PAL. So better say Europe and Australia if that's what you mean, or just PAL, instead of PAL and Australia
Europe, PAL, and Australia
And don’t forget SECAM
Take two steps into C&C Renegade's remaining community and I assure you you'll discover that no, trash talk is just as common and just as dumb by keyboard, it's just easier to shoot the trash-talkers midsentence.
Someone in my local Smash community played every tournament he ever attended with the ASCII keyboard controller. He actually found it incredibly comfortable.
Dude i loved the chatpad for xbox360, i didnt use it for chstting tho it was just for searching youtube and netflix and stuff like that
The irony that the PS2 can't use a keyboard with a PS/2 plug
I'm watching this around midnight and that door knock scared the shit out of me
I had one of those 360 keypads that i used for MSN and all other text inputs really, it's probably my favourite addon tbh.
That ASCII controller would have been amazing for back when I still played PSO2 regularly, controllers generally felt nice for 3-button combat (just normal attacks, dodging, PAs) but it was hard to find a good enough controller setup that lets you do everything without having to use your keyboard, and the subpalettes especially were hard to access.
"pendejo was killed by meliodas" god I miss when Spanish curse words where allowed in Halo multiplayer.
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I was almost disappointed with the lack of typing of the dead. But glad you mentioned it.
So I'm one of the people who really loved PlayStation Home. I got a PS3 keypad just so I could talk to people on there, because voice support wasn't available in most zones. It took me about two days to get used to it, but I seriously got my money's worth out of that keypad, and after a couple of weeks I could bang out text messages on there like nobody's business.
It was also handy for sending messages through the messaging system, which was how I would communicate with several of my online friends when we were in different time zones. I loved that thing. I still have it, it still works, and man, so I miss PSHome. :(
Just found your channel binging a bunch of these punching weight videos and man that nostalgic pso music.
fun fact, the north American sega saturn keyboard was made up of 2 parts, the keyboard itself and the ps/2 to saturn controller port adapter, the keyboard was just a sega branded ps/2 keyboard from the time, so you could actually use it natively with a computer
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In an alternate reality 1980's, they got the Nintendo AVS. And while initial sales fell slightly below projected numbers due to the lackluster aesthetics, the AVS is still considered one of the greatest classic game consoles, and was ahead of its time for having wireless controllers. The keyboard and compatible games, however, didn't fair so well, much like the ROB toy that came with early NES SKU's.
I am surprised you did not mention the Xband Keyboard.
I freaking loved playing online on my friend's SNES.
I played so many years of house of the dead at the arcade but i never heard of Type of the Dead, my life is now complete
There was an unreleased Mega Drive keyboard. If combined with the unreleased Floppy Disk Drive (goes to the same slot as the Mega-CD) converts your Mega Drive into a full fledged 16-bit home computer with BASIC, kinda like a supercharged MSX or a budget Amiga.
I play and create 100% of my content on a couch. My PC resides in our living room to support as much room as possible for VR.