Today I learned about the Jogcon controller for PS1 & PS2:
This was a dualshock where the analog sticks are replaced by a dial with force feedback, so players could play Ridge Racer and really FEEL the road as if the dial was a steering wheel. I have no clue if it was good (probably not), but I do miss a good weird controller.
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the orb! The Orb was the number one controller i had in mind when making this post. I never had one but i've watched so many videos about it. It's like a controller from an alternate timeline of what could have been, if we never moved to analog sticks or mouse look. Apparently the tech is still preferred in the 3D CAD space. After several acquisitions, the company is now a Logitech subsidiary called "3Dconnexion", and they make CAD tools like the SpaceMouse that use the same 6-axis tech that the SpaceOrb used: