Ridiculous Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory controller gives Steel Battalion fans new hope
By Tim Stevens 
posted May 12th 2010 7:11AM
posted May 12th 2010 7:11AM
posted May 12th 2010 7:11AM
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If the word bodacious doesn't make you think of Bill and Ted then you are a sad and lonely person.
@David Bailey
I spent all of the Matrix waiting for Neo to say something like that...This controller makes up for that disappointment. Duuuuuuuude!
If you can pull the sword out, do they make you king?
@Smart People Play Tuba
i pulled my sword out way too late and it made me a dad.
@EI8HT I lol'd
@Hobsie
I spent all of Bram Stoker's Dracula waiting for Jonathan Harker to say something like that ...
I'm just glad I live in a world where crazy people make things like this. Somehow it gives me faith in humanity
This looks like an old atari gaming system or one from the 70s
Looks like even more of an Odd Duck than the new Wii Monster Hunter Tri controller. D:
The arcade version looks just like this, they are all over Japan.
your girlfriend will leave you in 3... 2... 1...
@mex My right hand is enough for me!
There is nothing "unnecessarily large" or "comically styled" about the Steel Batallion controller scheme you cretin.
@hikeskool
I actually had one of those. It was riciculously big, not to mention the box it came in with: large enough to house a microwave owen with plenty of room to spare.
And if you don't find that "emergency eject" button, with a transparent latch and zebra-style marks, comically styled, Sir, you're taking videogames a little bit too seriously.
When visits were coming home, they used to see my regular xbox gamepad -the old one- and said "Huh, that's pretty big"...then they saw the Steel Batallion set, and the only thing they could think of was "¡¿what the heck is THAT?!".
It was big, it was comical, and it was the coolest thing ever. Period.
@hikeskool There certainly is something comical about a 4+ switch and 1 button method required to start your Mech.
@Hamaki
I picked one of these up pre-owned from gamestation for £80 about 5 years ago. Great controller, terrible game, but still good fun. There was even a windscreen wiper button.
It came with a guide like an encyclopaedia, and i remember joking with a friend about there not being a tutorial.
And there wasn't.
Your with your commander or captain or whatever, who shouts 'No time for training!" when you get attacked at the very start of the game and you are thrown right in, barely being able to see whats going on with all the instruments taking up the screen.
Still quite cool though. Just dont blow up or your game save deletes.
The RE5 controller was 10x more awesome.
Last time I checked, the Sony Move *was* a "comically styled controller", did I miss somethin'?
I might be USA's biggest DQ/DW fan but honestly I don't see this controller panning out...no offense Squeenix.
May it sell well in Japan.
someone please tell me when we can preorder one
I don't know what is more rediculous:
1. The name (6 nouns!)
2. The looks
or
3. The fact that there are actually N-Fanboys who are going to buy this thing...
Hardcore