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Added by Ryan Davis on May 1, 2009

My amateur internet sleuthing skills haven't been able to come up with much actual information about this awesome thing. It's been popping up on various game and tech blogs since yesterday, but the trail seems to go cold at Zeniouz, a French site that claims it found the image "sur google !" 

General consensus seems to be that it's just a foam mock-up, which is sad, but not sad enough to stop me from imagining trying to play Super Mario Bros. 3 with that thing, or even better, what Super Mario Bros. 3 would've looked like if it had been designed with that thing in mind. Hopefully it also doesn't stop some resourceful DIYer from making this a reality.

Filed under : Mouser

38 Comments

Jeff
on May 1, 2009
sur google!

Outerface
on May 1, 2009
Hahaha, filed under Mouser. Naturally.

Captain_Fookup
on May 1, 2009
Craziness.

Regal
on May 1, 2009
That means on google 

snide
on May 1, 2009
Sur Google is a nice guy, he plays in a local SF noise rock band. Pitchfork digs them.

Farmer
on May 1, 2009
If someone else doesn't make this, I will.

theMcNasty
on May 1, 2009
Awesome!

tiwi
on May 1, 2009
this will plumit us into immortality!

Regal
on May 1, 2009
Man I would so go back  and relive those games if a new controller like this came out.

Captain_Fookup
on May 1, 2009
Wait for Ben Heck or some crazies over at Hackaday to make it.

Reverseface
on May 1, 2009

I wantsss one, thats F to the K awesome. SQUUUUUUARK!


Video_Game_King
on May 1, 2009
Did anybody tell them that the SNES already did it :P? And that Ogre Battle was pretty much made for it, but somehow didn't use it?

StaticFalconar
on May 1, 2009
snide said:
"Sur Google is a nice guy, he plays in a local SF noise rock band. Pitchfork digs them."
yah, but ever since last year sur google just really changed his style, its like he trying to sell out or something.

Gregomasta
on May 1, 2009
There can only be one!

AndrewB
on May 1, 2009
And General Consensus is a late 90s emo "alternative" band.

As for the mouse, it is functionally flawed. Use the d-pad as a scroll wheel (that means put it at the top of the device) and use the start/select buttons on the side.

TomA
on May 1, 2009
sorry guys but Scott Johnson over at ExtraLife dot com beat you guys to the punch.

OzzerOzby
on May 1, 2009
Gotta love these Friday Giant Bomb Stories.

thedez
on May 1, 2009
apple would never have a second mouse button

Snapstacle
on May 1, 2009
Start and Select are on the other side I presume.

Man, playing Jurassic Park on the SNES with the Mario Pan mouse sucked though, it was totally laggy from what I remember.

JackiJinx
on May 1, 2009
Sorry fellas, but it is indeed a foam mock-up.

Found it sur Google. VIVA LA REVOLUTION!

edit: Looking for a real NES mouse though, see here.


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