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This is a Nyko Air Flow controller. I had one for the original Xbox. It was supposed to keep you cooler during long sessions of gameplay, because it was ventilated and had a fan on the back. To be honest, I don’t remember it being excellent at keeping you cool. I think the fan was pretty lousy, but it was a great gimmick none the less.

I had a lot of weird controllers back then. Some good, some bad. Most of them Mad Catz.

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theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Mad Catz and their controllers that seem like they were designed by two actual, mad, cats. They still make ridiculous stuff like their R.A.T. mouse with like a dozen different dials and sliders and removable parts for customization:

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Of course, I think Mad Catz was absorbed by some other company at some point, so i’m not 100% on if it’s even the same people anymore. But the spirit is alive and well, it would seem.

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- Damage@feddit.it ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I have one and I still love it
  
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- SteevyT@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Fuckin love my RAT 6+. Best mouse I’ve had, but yes, it is a bit weird looking.
  
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TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
LOL I had completely forgotten about this controller. One of my roommates in college had one of these and I usually wound up with it. I didn’t hate it, though, for a third party controller it was surprisingly decent. The fan was mid, but you could feel it, from what I remember.

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- canis_majoris@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I remember it being one of my favored chosen out of the plethora of random third party devices I had laying around. This was a step above Mad Catz for sure, but definitely still below the original controllers.
  
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  - NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    NYKO were a decent third party, back in the day. Not great, but a step above the competition. Downside, I don’t think they ever really changed their plans that much. I swear I saw PS3 controllers with the “air cool” marketing still on it, just now with RGB through the controller!
    
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