Dream Cheeky's metal joypad makes the best of projectiles

Today's generations of gee-whiz graphics and analog controls have brought with them one unfortunate addition: beefy, expensive wireless controllers that we're loathe to dash against the floor or to bash against an adjacent sibling. The creatively-termed "USB Metal Game Pad" from Dream Cheeky is just what it says on the box, doing your basic assortment of SNES-era joypad work with some USB pluggability and Mac / PC compatibility, but being conveniently built out of metal. Sure, it looks shoddy and uninspired, but we wouldn't have it any other way. No word on price or where to nab one.

[Via technabob]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 5:01PM]

I think i could hurt someone with it : )

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 4:29AM]

Ooooh shiny!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 4:32AM]

At first glance I like it...but then I saw the company's other products.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 8:44AM]

Oh I dunno... I'm sure I can put that "Hulk Smash USB button" to good use :)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 4:59AM]

Late Night huh Paul?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 5:01AM]

perfectly made to fly through the air and hit that special someone during your moment of blind rage.

[is perfection Posted Aug 24th 2008 5:25AM]

and you complained about the PSPs shoulder buttons...

[tonicboy Posted Aug 24th 2008 5:46AM]

Perfect! I was wondering when someone would finally design a gamepad that threw every rule of ergonomics out the window!

[chansthename Posted Aug 24th 2008 6:37AM]

Well now when I lose a game becasue of someone annoying me, I can do something about it. Look out sis ; )

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 8:10AM]

Diction Police: Loathe = verb meaning to dislike intensely. Loath = adjective meaning reluctant, disinclined, or unwilling.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:11AM]

Kind of like a wii-mote

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:45AM]

Wii Remote mis spelt as Wii Remote not WiiMote hopefully this spelling lesson helps you out big time in a whale

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:41PM]

"dang! how do i get out of this whale? if only i knew how to spell wii remote"

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:10AM]

Kind of like the Wii-mote

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:35AM]

you know what would be fun to attach an electric shock to it

[VLangs Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:36AM]

it's sad...

i really want one..

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:44PM]

um... thats totally not sad, that is the most fresh/fly lookin controller ive ever set my eyes on!!

[VLangs Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:40AM]

oh and the company makes a usb green house that lets you grow your own plants....


...yea, i'm thinking the same thing.

http://www.dreamcheeky.com/index.php?pagename=product&pid=35

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 12:36PM]

Looking at their website makes me miss the days when things were designed to be plugged into a power outlet and not your computer.

[VLangs Posted Aug 24th 2008 12:53PM]

you mean the atari jaguar controller?

or maybe the intellivision controller?

or possibly even the original fairchild controller? (oldie i know, but it was the first console i was ever given...in 1988)

[VLangs Posted Aug 24th 2008 12:57PM]

shoot. it was supposed to reply to TonicBoy

comment system strikes back again

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2008 8:51PM]

You sure its made out of metal? Looks like someone got a little chrome happy with a plastic knockoff snes controller.

[gonintendo Posted Aug 24th 2008 10:34PM]

http://www.dreamcheeky.com/index.php?pagename=product&pid=63
usb fridge
http://www.dreamcheeky.com/index.php?pagename=product&pid=1
usb missile launcher
my favorite, usb pedometer http://www.dreamcheeky.com/index.php?pagename=product&pid=1

[doubledeej Posted Aug 25th 2008 3:21AM]

And they're playing the funnest game ever created... The Windows XP desktop!