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Hacking the PSX controller: simulating character fatigue

July 11, 2008 in Blog comments 7

Some fella over on Near Future Laboratory has managed to hack the original PlayStation controller so as to make the character in a given game move slower the longer you play.

For the technical bits on how its done, check the source.

So, this is my analog version of a playful Playstation 2 controller for the PSX project — the one that slows the analog part of the controller down over time so, you know..when I’m playing Katamari Damacy it’s a bit more realistic that the Prince gets tired or during GTA, my guy actually gets tired from running away from liquor store heists and stuff.
chautemoc via nearfuturelaboratory.com »
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  • 1
    black doom Jul 11, 08
    Clever and yet stupid at the same time.
  • 3
    Bale Fire* Jul 12, 08
    Ha give the controller to your friend when you vs him in mutliplayer
    • 0
      black doom Jul 12, 08
      So thats what it is for, what I would have tried would be like trying to take the cheese from the trap yourself. But then again I am an idiot when playing multiplayer, except against spammers, but they are basically poor AI.
  • 0
    Marshal Loss Jul 12, 08
    It sounds good, but I don't think it's going to be as good as it sounds initially.

    It could get irriating at a late stage; I mean, however realistic it may be, who wants their character slacking off right at the end of a level at a boss etc. It will require careful planning, but if they do it right it will be brilliant.
    • 0
      HisServant77 Jul 12, 08
      I agree. It'd be REALLY bad when you face that big boss after playing for hours to get there . . .

      But, like you said, I think if this were done right it could be really fun with the realism. Perhaps games should implement something like this in them automatically (maybe on like a hard difficulty level, to make it optional).
  • 0
    The Hazard Jul 13, 08
    This sounds.. really interesting. I guess crazy things can happen when you toy with technology.
  • 0
    Drogo Baggins Jul 14, 08
    This is pretty cool, IMO.

    Another interesting idea would be to make the trigger buttons sometimes fail, to simulate weapons jamming. But I don't think that could be perfected. You'd probably just end up only being able to shoot 1/3 of the time, and you'd end up totally screwed.

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