No, we're not talking about some obscure game show.
Nintendo may have released some incredibly odd devices over the years ranging from motion-controlled Power Gloves to Game Boy compatible sewing machines, but one lesser-known product designed by Power to the 10th Inc. for the NES might outdo them all.
Introducing the NES Hot Seat – a small chair with a modified Quickjoy-branded joystick attached to the armrest. The motion control is believed to rely on a tilt switch, which is a small cylinder containing "either a metal ball or liquid mercury" inside it. When moved it makes contact with metal electrodes to send a signal to the game.
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Nintendo may have released some incredibly odd devices over the years ranging from motion-controlled Power Gloves to Game Boy compatible sewing machines, but one lesser-known product designed by Power to the 10th Inc. for the NES might outdo them all.
Introducing the NES Hot Seat – a small chair with a modified Quickjoy-branded joystick attached to the armrest. The motion control is believed to rely on a tilt switch, which is a small cylinder containing "either a metal ball or liquid mercury" inside it. When moved it makes contact with metal electrodes to send a signal to the game.
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