3. The Sega Activator
Its 1993 and gamers everywhere rallied together and cried, We need more interaction with our games, something of a physical nature! this time their vocal cries were not met with a stray laser, but by the engineers at Sega. Their brains activated and churned out the octagonal doorstop known as... The Sega Activator. Boasting infra-red sensors that detected every punch jump and kick that you could muster, they would transfer over into games such as Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, unleashing your true power and skill against Ryu, Raiden and friends. Except it didnt, it really didnt. The Activator had trouble detecting movements, and disliked it if you dare to decorate your room with a light on the ceiling, this caused the sensors to malfunction and take on a mind of its own. The controls couldnt be mastered due to the shoddy craftsmanship, and to this day the only guy to ever get any fun out of the Activator was this guy. http://youtu.be/ql-UZv3AS-E
Up Next: Professor Xavier's favourite peripheral. Probably.