10 Forgotten Pieces Of Gaming Tech
4. Sega Action Chair
Yes, you read that right, this was a chair controller. Not a chair with a controller attached to it. No, this was a chair that controlled the game., released as a peripheral for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992 for £99.99.
The Action Chair featured a movable chair where the movements were mapped to the d-pad of a Sega Mega Drive controller which means lean the chair left and the character will go left, lean the chair right and the character will also probably go left because it’s a freaking chair, not to mention the fact that while you’re leaning to try and move your character, you will also be trying to not fall out of your uncomfortable looking chair.
The Action Chair is an extremely rare accessory, the last recorded sighting of one being a listing on eBay for $500 dollars. Ooh, what a bargain.