And you thought a Slime controller was impossible..

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Mike Levey would put this on an Amazing Discoveries infomercial, if he was still around. ‘Cuz you know, this thing IS amazing! I’m a big sucker for getting random game controller paraphernalia. I got Twin Sticks for Virtual On on Dreamcast, Bongos for Gamecube, Guncons for Time Crisis, and currently I have this fun wireless setup for all my consoles. Now this Hori Dragon Quest Slime controller is a whole new world.

I got into Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest’s old name in the States) and it’s follow-ups a long time before Final Fantasy. I don’t remember if we got the original game with a Nintendo Power subscription, but I remember playing it like mad with my brother, taking out slimes, dragons and drakees left and right. Ahh, the power of the NES. So, yeah, I guess you can say I’m a loyal fan to the Dragon Quest series.

DQ VIII is coming out soon for PS2 and this controller is just so gosh-darn-it-cute that it’s hard to pass up. It seems like every other Japanese girl gamer I know has a Slime plushie or something, so this thing definitely has some potential buyers. Apparently it plays well as a controller, has dual shock and you can even wind up the cord and have it displayed on your desk - yowzaa!

2 Responses to “And you thought a Slime controller was impossible..”

  1. does anyone still play DQ? I think the last one I played was…. 5? 6? the one with the main character growing up and getting married and having kids. oh yea oh yea, plus you got to enslave poor unsuspecting monsters and make them fight and die for you. great game.

    sakko said this on October 27th, 2004 at 1:31 pm

  2. DQ VII came out on the regular playstation a few years ago.. this one is cool cuz it really shows off akira toriyama’s character designs, keke :)

    Jer said this on October 27th, 2004 at 1:55 pm

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