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that's what i thought it was for, and then maybe it could be used to charge something else with crank-power through usb
by stOneskull 7y ago
that's what i thought it was for, and then maybe it could be used to charge something else with crank-power through usb
- chaostheory 7y agoYeah same here. I'm not sure I really buy it as control mechanism for playing though.
- ddingus 7y agoThere was a great fishing mini game in one of the N64 Zelda titles. This crank would have ruled.
- hombre_fatal 7y agoI had one of those dedicated fishing games back in the day with a crappy LCD display and a crank. Played it to death. https://i.imgur.com/tdESids.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tdESids.jpg
- pvg 7y agoThe Dreamcast had a game and controller to go with it. https://i.imgur.com/6AGrtRy.jpg https://i.imgur.com/6AGrtRy.jpg
- ddingus 7y agoAhh, the Dreamcast. I love those consoles. Recently picked up one basically new. It's archived for the grandkids, along with some 8 bit machines and a six switch Atari VCS (2600). In a few years, we are going to revisit the golden era again, and it's going to be as fun as it was last time.
- ddingus 7y agoI've seen those things. Had no idea they were that engaging.
- snazz 7y agoIt looks uncomfortable to spin the crank while using the other controls, which means you’d want it to be used exclusively if at all.
- monk_e_boy 7y agoIt looks so dumb. I wonder who they are marketing this at? Not your typical Fortnite / CS / Wow gamer. I love indie games and experimental story telling, but $150 for 12 games, and one of them uses a crank... not buying it. Sorry. $50 on steam gets me a whole lot of weird, and I got a ton left to invest in a case of craft beer to enjoy along with it.
- joezydeco 7y agoThen you do you. But you don’t have to be a buzzkill about it.
- kkarakk 7y agoit's not even accurate - nintendo labo has shown there is a market for high spec high quality non standard games(as long as there is an assurance of quality behind it) biggest hurdle for playdate is word of mouth - nintendo has that trust, i don't trust the company behind this. Same reason that android console failed - hell nvidia couldn't get enough support behind it
- eridius 7y agoI trust Panic. They have an extremely long history of producing really high-quality Mac software, and they published Firewatch (which was excellent).
- kkarakk 7y agoPanic is, ironically, a "moral panic" type of company. When e-culture shifts, they shift their policy accordingly. I would not trust them for stability.
- bredren 7y agoThe Digital Crown on Apple Watch is a thing though. I’m ready to give it the benefit of doubt.
- cududa 7y agoMost apps don’t use it and Watch OS 2 introduced the ability to scroll with your finger instead of the crown, since no one was using it
- unicornfinder 7y agoI'm surprised you say that - I have an Apple Watch and I genuinely love the ability to scroll with the crown - I don't block the display with my finger and I get tactile feedback.
- xondono 7y agoI’m more concerned with how long this thing is going to last.
- chaostheory 7y agoI view it more as a collectible art piece that you can interact with.
- kokojie 7y agoYeah, if the crank charged the device, it would have been an instant buy for me.