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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago
[–] smeg@feddit.uk 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm going to assume that this was a totally useless gimmick like most of the junk like this I saw advertised back in the day, but I'd love to hear if anyone ever used one

[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Yeah, looks like it.

The advert clearly hopes to give the impression the seat will move you around (like a simulator) but what it actually says is that you move the seat yourself and the seat acts as a controller.

Pretty clear you'd try it fot 10 mins like "okay kinda neat I guess" then never use it because controlling the game by throwing your body weight around is so much harder and less precise than just using a controller.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

For that price it must have been junk.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Ok, until I saw the integrated joystick I thought: " ok, so fart seat but purchasable"