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counting down our picks for the top ten notoriously defective pieces of video
notoriously defective pieces of video
notoriously defective pieces of video game hardware before we begin we publish
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this list we’ll be looking at pieces of
this list we’ll be looking at pieces of video game hardware that had major
video game hardware that had major
video game hardware that had major technical problems or just plain never
technical problems or just plain never
technical problems or just plain never worked number 10 roll & rocker rolling
worked number 10 roll & rocker rolling
worked number 10 roll & rocker rolling rock roll & rocker nope not rock n
rock roll & rocker nope not rock n
rock roll & rocker nope not rock n roller that would be too clever this
roller that would be too clever this
roller that would be too clever this contraption was meant to be used instead
contraption was meant to be used instead
contraption was meant to be used instead of the NES controls d-pad you’d stand on
of the NES controls d-pad you’d stand on
of the NES controls d-pad you’d stand on it and rock back and forth to move while
it and rock back and forth to move while
it and rock back and forth to move while touted to be compatible with every NES
touted to be compatible with every NES
touted to be compatible with every NES game it barely worked with a single one
game it barely worked with a single one
game it barely worked with a single one especially if you waited over a hundred
especially if you waited over a hundred
especially if you waited over a hundred pounds work you still had to use the
pounds work you still had to use the
pounds work you still had to use the controller of course to press the a and
controller of course to press the a and
controller of course to press the a and B buttons so if you were doing that why
B buttons so if you were doing that why
B buttons so if you were doing that why would you just not use the d-pad instead
would you just not use the d-pad instead
would you just not use the d-pad instead of struggling with this unwieldy piece
of struggling with this unwieldy piece
of struggling with this unwieldy piece of plastic even if it worked the roll
of plastic even if it worked the roll
of plastic even if it worked the roll and rocker was pretty much useless
and rocker was pretty much useless
and rocker was pretty much useless each game responds differently but none
each game responds differently but none
each game responds differently but none of them work Adventure Island keeps
of them work Adventure Island keeps
of them work Adventure Island keeps walking right Excitebike keeps going
walking right Excitebike keeps going
walking right Excitebike keeps going down skater die goes in circles kungfu
down skater die goes in circles kungfu
down skater die goes in circles kungfu ducks to the right metal gear does
ducks to the right metal gear does
ducks to the right metal gear does nothing at all
nothing at all
nothing at all number 9 robbed the robot when you met
number 9 robbed the robot when you met
number 9 robbed the robot when you met to rob the video robot
to rob the video robot
to rob the video robot and meets the challenge of gyromite you
and meets the challenge of gyromite you
and meets the challenge of gyromite you might know this cute but deadly robotic
might know this cute but deadly robotic
might know this cute but deadly robotic operating buddy from super smash
operating buddy from super smash
operating buddy from super smash brothers but rob was actually bundled
brothers but rob was actually bundled
brothers but rob was actually bundled with original NES consoles back in 1985
with original NES consoles back in 1985
with original NES consoles back in 1985 if you were expecting a rad futuristic
if you were expecting a rad futuristic
if you were expecting a rad futuristic experience though you were sorely
experience though you were sorely
experience though you were sorely mistaken
he used flashes from the CR TV to know
he used flashes from the CR TV to know when to move would press D B or a
when to move would press D B or a
when to move would press D B or a buttons on controller 2 and would stack
buttons on controller 2 and would stack
buttons on controller 2 and would stack up colored cylinders the main problem
up colored cylinders the main problem
up colored cylinders the main problem was rob was horrendously slow so it was
was rob was horrendously slow so it was
was rob was horrendously slow so it was much easier to just press the damn
much easier to just press the damn
much easier to just press the damn buttons yourself add to the fact that
buttons yourself add to the fact that
buttons yourself add to the fact that there were only two games that were made
there were only two games that were made
there were only two games that were made to use rob and we have yet another NES
to use rob and we have yet another NES
to use rob and we have yet another NES accessory that we can do without send
accessory that we can do without send
accessory that we can do without send away their kids insisted the lipstick
away their kids insisted the lipstick
away their kids insisted the lipstick batteries not included Super Mario
batteries not included Super Mario
batteries not included Super Mario Brothers and other games sold separately
Brothers and other games sold separately
Brothers and other games sold separately number 8 voice recognition unit aka v ru
number 8 voice recognition unit aka v ru
number 8 voice recognition unit aka v ru let’s play oh yes I can’t take it
let’s play oh yes I can’t take it
let’s play oh yes I can’t take it anymore and the 90s and voice
anymore and the 90s and voice
anymore and the 90s and voice recognition you can guess how this
recognition you can guess how this
recognition you can guess how this turned out right welcome for love here
turned out right welcome for love here
turned out right welcome for love here Nintendo’s voice recognition unit known
Nintendo’s voice recognition unit known
Nintendo’s voice recognition unit known as VR you was a peripheral for the n64
as VR you was a peripheral for the n64
as VR you was a peripheral for the n64 it was supposed to allow players to talk
it was supposed to allow players to talk
it was supposed to allow players to talk and give simple voice commands in
and give simple voice commands in
and give simple voice commands in certain games it was only compatible
certain games it was only compatible
certain games it was only compatible with two games though Hey You Pikachu
with two games though Hey You Pikachu
with two games though Hey You Pikachu and this train conductor simulator
and this train conductor simulator
and this train conductor simulator anyway that’s not even the worst part
anyway that’s not even the worst part
anyway that’s not even the worst part the VR you was made specifically for
the VR you was made specifically for
the VR you was made specifically for younger audiences with higher pitched
younger audiences with higher pitched
younger audiences with higher pitched voices that meant that anyone past
voices that meant that anyone past
voices that meant that anyone past puberty would have a lot of trouble
puberty would have a lot of trouble
puberty would have a lot of trouble getting the damn thing to work properly
getting the damn thing to work properly
getting the damn thing to work properly whatever can i play thankfully no other
whatever can i play thankfully no other
whatever can i play thankfully no other games required it and Nintendo’s Sam I
games required it and Nintendo’s Sam I
games required it and Nintendo’s Sam I redeems themselves here later with the
redeems themselves here later with the
redeems themselves here later with the we speak that’s because Professor Oak’s
we speak that’s because Professor Oak’s
we speak that’s because Professor Oak’s always there to help sometimes friends
always there to help sometimes friends
always there to help sometimes friends are good to have number seven the power
are good to have number seven the power
are good to have number seven the power glove the power glove a you nintendo
glove the power glove a you nintendo
glove the power glove a you nintendo entertainment system
entertainment system
entertainment system you in the games at one okay if you want
you in the games at one okay if you want
you in the games at one okay if you want to look like a Jedi Master
to look like a Jedi Master
to look like a Jedi Master telekinetically moving objects on the
telekinetically moving objects on the
telekinetically moving objects on the screen with your arms outstretched then
screen with your arms outstretched then
screen with your arms outstretched then the power gloves definitely for you I
the power gloves definitely for you I
the power gloves definitely for you I guess while wearing it after setting up
guess while wearing it after setting up
guess while wearing it after setting up the sensors around your TV you could
the sensors around your TV you could
the sensors around your TV you could control the game using fists clenching
control the game using fists clenching
control the game using fists clenching finger wagging or hand waving well in
finger wagging or hand waving well in
finger wagging or hand waving well in theory anyway
theory anyway
theory anyway god I am getting tired despite an
god I am getting tired despite an
god I am getting tired despite an awesome design in concept
awesome design in concept
awesome design in concept motion sensors in the late 1980s just
motion sensors in the late 1980s just
motion sensors in the late 1980s just really weren’t all that good leading to
really weren’t all that good leading to
really weren’t all that good leading to trouble controlling nearly every game
trouble controlling nearly every game
trouble controlling nearly every game the wizard made it look really easy but
the wizard made it look really easy but
the wizard made it look really easy but that glorified ad kept the truth hidden
that glorified ad kept the truth hidden
that glorified ad kept the truth hidden well enough to sell the accessory that
well enough to sell the accessory that
well enough to sell the accessory that wasn’t even enough though and thankfully
wasn’t even enough though and thankfully
wasn’t even enough though and thankfully the power glove was discontinued less
the power glove was discontinued less
the power glove was discontinued less than a year later I love the power glove
than a year later I love the power glove
than a year later I love the power glove it’s so big number 6 Atari mind link
it’s so big number 6 Atari mind link
it’s so big number 6 Atari mind link ready for the amazing Atari mindless and
ready for the amazing Atari mindless and
ready for the amazing Atari mindless and exciting an unusual new way to operate
exciting an unusual new way to operate
exciting an unusual new way to operate Atari home computers
Atari home computers
Atari home computers if you thought having a robotic friend
if you thought having a robotic friend
if you thought having a robotic friend in the 80s was too ambitious for its
in the 80s was too ambitious for its
in the 80s was too ambitious for its time you ain’t seen nothing yet
time you ain’t seen nothing yet
time you ain’t seen nothing yet the Atari mind-link was meant to be a
the Atari mind-link was meant to be a
the Atari mind-link was meant to be a hands-free controller reading the my own
hands-free controller reading the my own
hands-free controller reading the my own neural signal voltage from your forehead
neural signal voltage from your forehead
neural signal voltage from your forehead okay that sounds really high-tech but in
okay that sounds really high-tech but in
okay that sounds really high-tech but in practice you basically just place it on
practice you basically just place it on
practice you basically just place it on your head and move your eyebrows around
your head and move your eyebrows around
your head and move your eyebrows around the state-of-the-art for the space of
the state-of-the-art for the space of
the state-of-the-art for the space of your mind only three games were made to
your mind only three games were made to
your mind only three games were made to use this Bionic breakthrough telepathy
use this Bionic breakthrough telepathy
use this Bionic breakthrough telepathy and mind maze but none were actually
and mind maze but none were actually
and mind maze but none were actually released why well technically the mind
released why well technically the mind
released why well technically the mind link itself never got released testers
link itself never got released testers
link itself never got released testers got frequent headaches from moving their
got frequent headaches from moving their
got frequent headaches from moving their foreheads too much and it went down with
foreheads too much and it went down with
foreheads too much and it went down with the rest of the videogame industry
the rest of the videogame industry
the rest of the videogame industry during the crash of the mid 80s number
during the crash of the mid 80s number
during the crash of the mid 80s number five
five
five Sega activator I’m referring the box to
Sega activator I’m referring the box to
Sega activator I’m referring the box to the polar opposite of the mind link the
the polar opposite of the mind link the
the polar opposite of the mind link the Sega activator released in 1993 has you
Sega activator released in 1993 has you
Sega activator released in 1993 has you punching and jump kicking to your
punching and jump kicking to your
punching and jump kicking to your heart’s content after putting the
heart’s content after putting the
heart’s content after putting the plastic octagon together you just step
plastic octagon together you just step
plastic octagon together you just step inside it and infrared sensors detect
inside it and infrared sensors detect
inside it and infrared sensors detect which move you want to do the problem
which move you want to do the problem
which move you want to do the problem was that if you have any kind of ceiling
was that if you have any kind of ceiling
was that if you have any kind of ceiling decoration like lights or a fan the
decoration like lights or a fan the
decoration like lights or a fan the sensor won’t work properly
sensor won’t work properly
sensor won’t work properly [Music]
[Music]
[Music] even if the setup was perfect it would
even if the setup was perfect it would
even if the setup was perfect it would be really inaccurate meaning your leaps
be really inaccurate meaning your leaps
be really inaccurate meaning your leaps and roundhouse kicks resulted in
and roundhouse kicks resulted in
and roundhouse kicks resulted in completely different moves on screen
completely different moves on screen
completely different moves on screen factor in its immense price tag at the
factor in its immense price tag at the
factor in its immense price tag at the time and you might want to deactivate
time and you might want to deactivate
time and you might want to deactivate your interest in the activator there’s
your interest in the activator there’s
your interest in the activator there’s never been anything like this jump into
never been anything like this jump into
never been anything like this jump into the action with the activator number
the action with the activator number
the action with the activator number four Atari 5200 controller in comparison
four Atari 5200 controller in comparison
four Atari 5200 controller in comparison to the other control devices on this
to the other control devices on this
to the other control devices on this list the Atari 5200 controller wasn’t as
list the Atari 5200 controller wasn’t as
list the Atari 5200 controller wasn’t as innovative but it still managed to fail
innovative but it still managed to fail
innovative but it still managed to fail spectacularly not only that it’s thought
spectacularly not only that it’s thought
spectacularly not only that it’s thought to be the main cause of the 5200
to be the main cause of the 5200
to be the main cause of the 5200 commercial downfall the new Atari 5200
commercial downfall the new Atari 5200
commercial downfall the new Atari 5200 super system is here with a controller
super system is here with a controller
super system is here with a controller so advanced it plays arcade it was
so advanced it plays arcade it was
so advanced it plays arcade it was supposed to be an upgrade on the Atari
supposed to be an upgrade on the Atari
supposed to be an upgrade on the Atari 2600 controller offering 360 degree
2600 controller offering 360 degree
2600 controller offering 360 degree analog control instead of the regular
analog control instead of the regular
analog control instead of the regular eight directional control it came with a
eight directional control it came with a
eight directional control it came with a number pad also and the now essential
number pad also and the now essential
number pad also and the now essential pause button which was pretty cool at
pause button which was pretty cool at
pause button which was pretty cool at the time unfortunately the joystick
the time unfortunately the joystick
the time unfortunately the joystick wasn’t self-centering using rubber
wasn’t self-centering using rubber
wasn’t self-centering using rubber centering instead of Springs and the
centering instead of Springs and the
centering instead of Springs and the firing buttons were just too soft this
firing buttons were just too soft this
firing buttons were just too soft this led to nine different controller
led to nine different controller
led to nine different controller revisions and third-party developments
revisions and third-party developments
revisions and third-party developments but it was all discontinued as Atari
but it was all discontinued as Atari
but it was all discontinued as Atari focused on the 7800 is no serving no
focused on the 7800 is no serving no
focused on the 7800 is no serving no honking game tag number three konami
honking game tag number three konami
honking game tag number three konami laser scope a laser try to put it on
laser scope a laser try to put it on
laser scope a laser try to put it on look through the crosshairs at the
look through the crosshairs at the
look through the crosshairs at the picture and give it a voice command the
picture and give it a voice command the
picture and give it a voice command the laser scope was meant to be an
laser scope was meant to be an
laser scope was meant to be an alternative to the boring NES zapper
alternative to the boring NES zapper
alternative to the boring NES zapper just put on the headset and yell fire to
just put on the headset and yell fire to
just put on the headset and yell fire to shoot at the screen it was actually
shoot at the screen it was actually
shoot at the screen it was actually supposed to make your gaming experience
supposed to make your gaming experience
supposed to make your gaming experience quieter as the game audio came through
quieter as the game audio came through
quieter as the game audio came through your headphones but ironically and I’m
your headphones but ironically and I’m
your headphones but ironically and I’m sure you could figure this out having to
sure you could figure this out having to
sure you could figure this out having to yell every time you wanted to shoot made
yell every time you wanted to shoot made
yell every time you wanted to shoot made it way worse far in some of these games
it way worse far in some of these games
it way worse far in some of these games you needed to be shooting constantly add
you needed to be shooting constantly add
you needed to be shooting constantly add to the fact that basically any noise the
to the fact that basically any noise the
to the fact that basically any noise the mics picked up caused it to fire even
mics picked up caused it to fire even
mics picked up caused it to fire even background noise and the device became
background noise and the device became
background noise and the device became completely ineffective as a plus though
completely ineffective as a plus though
completely ineffective as a plus though the headphones were advertised to be
the headphones were advertised to be
the headphones were advertised to be compatible with Walkmans but God help
compatible with Walkmans but God help
compatible with Walkmans but God help you if you decided to wear these in
you if you decided to wear these in
you if you decided to wear these in public even in the 90s fire fire
public even in the 90s fire fire
public even in the 90s fire fire fire fire number two xbox360 being that
fire fire number two xbox360 being that
fire fire number two xbox360 being that it’s red leads me to believe that
it’s red leads me to believe that
it’s red leads me to believe that something is very wrong just when you
something is very wrong just when you
something is very wrong just when you thought you were free of the maddening
thought you were free of the maddening
thought you were free of the maddening blue screen of death Microsoft came out
blue screen of death Microsoft came out
blue screen of death Microsoft came out with a sequel the red ring of death
with a sequel the red ring of death
with a sequel the red ring of death seeing the three rings appear on your
seeing the three rings appear on your
seeing the three rings appear on your brand new Xbox 360 was always heart
brand new Xbox 360 was always heart
brand new Xbox 360 was always heart dropping it indicated a general hardware
dropping it indicated a general hardware
dropping it indicated a general hardware failure and often came coupled with
failure and often came coupled with
failure and often came coupled with freezes graphical and sound errors I
freezes graphical and sound errors I
freezes graphical and sound errors I think we could have a billion-dollar
think we could have a billion-dollar
think we could have a billion-dollar problem here failure rates for the
problem here failure rates for the
problem here failure rates for the console reported as high as 33 percent
console reported as high as 33 percent
console reported as high as 33 percent according to retailers with a repair
according to retailers with a repair
according to retailers with a repair shop in the UK reported me receiving
shop in the UK reported me receiving
shop in the UK reported me receiving 2500 defective consoles daily in a
2500 defective consoles daily in a
2500 defective consoles daily in a watershed moment Microsoft’s management
watershed moment Microsoft’s management
watershed moment Microsoft’s management decided to pay for the shipping and
decided to pay for the shipping and
decided to pay for the shipping and repairs of the faulty Xbox 360s the high
repairs of the faulty Xbox 360s the high
repairs of the faulty Xbox 360s the high cost of 1.15 billion dollars was a blow
cost of 1.15 billion dollars was a blow
cost of 1.15 billion dollars was a blow to the company but that move is thought
to the company but that move is thought
to the company but that move is thought to have saved the Xbox franchise we were
to have saved the Xbox franchise we were
to have saved the Xbox franchise we were a wealthy company can afford to do that
a wealthy company can afford to do that
a wealthy company can afford to do that sure but not even hesitating because the
sure but not even hesitating because the
sure but not even hesitating because the brand is more important we had to make
brand is more important we had to make
brand is more important we had to make that decision there and then and try to
that decision there and then and try to
that decision there and then and try to fudge over this problem then the Xbox
fudge over this problem then the Xbox
fudge over this problem then the Xbox brand an Xbox one wouldn’t exist today
brand an Xbox one wouldn’t exist today
brand an Xbox one wouldn’t exist today number one amstrad gx4000 the amstrad
number one amstrad gx4000 the amstrad
number one amstrad gx4000 the amstrad gx4000
gx4000
gx4000 mostly unheard of outside of the UK
mostly unheard of outside of the UK
mostly unheard of outside of the UK mostly unheard of inside of the UK
mostly unheard of inside of the UK
mostly unheard of inside of the UK Amstrad jump into the console market did
Amstrad jump into the console market did
Amstrad jump into the console market did not go as planned with this upgrade of
not go as planned with this upgrade of
not go as planned with this upgrade of their 8-bit CPC released in 1990 it was
their 8-bit CPC released in 1990 it was
their 8-bit CPC released in 1990 it was much too late to the party as the 16-bit
much too late to the party as the 16-bit
much too late to the party as the 16-bit era was just around the corner but the
era was just around the corner but the
era was just around the corner but the kicker was it’s cheap power supply unit
kicker was it’s cheap power supply unit
kicker was it’s cheap power supply unit for whatever reason you had to plug the
for whatever reason you had to plug the
for whatever reason you had to plug the wire into your console before plugging
wire into your console before plugging
wire into your console before plugging it into the wall unplugging it from the
it into the wall unplugging it from the
it into the wall unplugging it from the console first or plugging it into the
console first or plugging it into the
console first or plugging it into the wall first risk either frying your unit
wall first risk either frying your unit
wall first risk either frying your unit or straight-up exploding it
now you heard right your consoles power
now you heard right your consoles power supply could explode there were warning
supply could explode there were warning
supply could explode there were warning labels on the power supply to alert
labels on the power supply to alert
labels on the power supply to alert users but eventually those wires weren’t
users but eventually those wires weren’t
users but eventually those wires weren’t recommended to be used at all it’s kind
recommended to be used at all it’s kind
recommended to be used at all it’s kind of a good thing this system failed at
of a good thing this system failed at
of a good thing this system failed at retail given the small size of the
retail given the small size of the
retail given the small size of the software library they make an ideal
software library they make an ideal
software library they make an ideal collector’s piece even if you’re
collector’s piece even if you’re
collector’s piece even if you’re unlikely to ever own jch cube – do you
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