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The Power Glove (1989) is a controller accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System designed by the team of Grant Goddard and Sam Davis for Abrams/Gentile Entertainment, made by Mattel in the United States and PAX in Japan. Though it was an officially licensed product, Nintendo was not involved in the design or release of this accessory. It was the first peripheral interface controller to recreate human hand movements on a television or computer screen, and was commercially successful as almost 100,000 were made and sold in the U.S. alone.[1] However, it is often derided by gamers due to its imprecise nature of controls, and the fact that basic actions such as jumping or using an item may be very difficult or impossible to pull off reliably.

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Wicked vintage gear
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It's so bad it's good
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The first peripheral to use physical movements (pre-date Wiimote)
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Nice colour scheme with a definite Robocop feel
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Imprecise control makes even basic moves difficult
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No SNES, N64, GameCube or Wii version
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Not made by Nintendo
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No "Left Hand" model available to wear as everyday attire
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2 comments about Power Glove

1.  avatar dakalvia  Jun 27, 2008 12:32pm

"I LOVE THE POWER GLOVE...IT'S SO BAD." Actually if I can find a left-handed power glove (and a right-handed one for that matter)...I would totally wear the POWER GLOVES as regular winter mitts.

2.  avatar Special K  Jun 27, 2008 3:06pm

Although I've always known of it's existence, I never realized how revolutionary the power glove was until I recently watched the Angry Video Game Nerd review and revisited the unforgetable scene from "The Wizard". Even though they didn't execute the potential of the power glove to it's fullest, this is essentially the exact same technology that has made the Nintendo Wii as popular as it is today (taking into account the huge advancements since the power glove release). It's items like the Power Glove, NES Zapper, SNES Super Scope, Wii-mote, Wii Zapper, Wii balance board and (to a lesser extent) R.O.B. the NES robot that has always kept Nintendo a step ahead of all other console competitors. And I would also like to wear the power glove pair in every day use, although I would definately have to have them modified to perform random tasks, such as control my iPod, car stereo or remote control helicopter.

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Manufacturer Nintendo
Release Date Jan. 1, 1989

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4 contributors -  Erik, dakalvia, Special K, Manzabar
Created: 06/27/2008 - 12:15
Modified: 06/28/2008 - 15:32