10 Video Games That Caused Physical Injuries

9. Time Crisis

Time Crisis
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This won't be the last video game peripheral on this list by any means but the world of weird gadgets in gaming is one of great pitfalls. Comfort is key and the hours console developers must put into manufacturing a satisfactory controller must be immense.

So, when you put one out that is more style than contemplation, you wind up with cool looking guns that hurt like hell to use. 1995's Time Crisis was a huge deal for arcade shooters and has a big legacy of helping to popularise the genre at the time.

Coming in at about an hour long, it feels like a good length for an arcade romp but by the end many players were just begging for it to be over. Not because of the game itself, but rather the hefty gun they were wielding.

This heavy, clunky firearm was attached to the cabinet and had to be held up and pointed to take out terrorists and fired off-screen to reload. It required players to hunch over it, permanently fighting with its weight as it wanted to rest downwards. It was hell on the back and biceps.

Time Crisis is a classic but people easily forget it could be a test of fortitude to play the original cabinet.

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