iPhone Game Pads Are Coming To Enhance Gameplay Tenfold

**Broken5hift** · 08-25-2008, 04:42 PM

Gaming: iPhone Game Pads Are Coming To Enhance Gameplay Tenfold

TouchArcade has found evidence of two upcoming iPhone control pads that add, at the very least, an SNES amount of buttons to the iPhone. iControl pad is the first, and has four face buttons, a D pad, Start/Select and an LED to show when it's in use. It may be ugly now, but it's just a prototype.

Another game pad design (below) was received anonymously and looks like a patent application. It has an analog stick instead of a D pad, and places the Start/Select buttons over on the left. Both seem incredibly useful for games that require precise control—something the tilt sensor is not good for. The upside is that these control pads can serve as a slightly large protective case as well. I, for one, can't wait to actually play NES and SNES games the way they were supposed to be played. [Touch Arcade - Thanks Arn!]

**Cr@xH3aDMcg33** · 08-25-2008, 04:44 PM

Look at my face. do I look Amused.

LOOK AT IT!!!!

**tjf** · 08-25-2008, 04:49 PM

i just hope it fits in my belt case with that attachment, cant wait to play NES games on it in work

**Vissionary** · 08-25-2008, 04:53 PM

great news! even though most games in the app store are ported over for the touch screen, playing games with the touch screen and/or accelerometer is terrible.

08-25-2008, 04:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Broken5hift SOT Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: 345T C045t Posts: 26,266 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 27^th	iPhone Game Pads Are Coming To Enhance Gameplay Tenfold Gaming: iPhone Game Pads Are Coming To Enhance Gameplay Tenfold TouchArcade has found evidence of two upcoming iPhone control pads that add, at the very least, an SNES amount of buttons to the iPhone. iControl pad is the first, and has four face buttons, a D pad, Start/Select and an LED to show when it's in use. It may be ugly now, but it's just a prototype. Another game pad design (below) was received anonymously and looks like a patent application. It has an analog stick instead of a D pad, and places the Start/Select buttons over on the left. Both seem incredibly useful for games that require precise control—something the tilt sensor is not good for. The upside is that these control pads can serve as a slightly large protective case as well. I, for one, can't wait to actually play NES and SNES games the way they were supposed to be played. [Touch Arcade - Thanks Arn!] __________________ SOT - .... I dunno, i wasnt really paying attention....

08-25-2008, 04:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cr@xH3aDMcg33 SOT Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 25,133 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 38^th	Look at my face. do I look Amused. LOOK AT IT!!!! __________________ PUT THE FUCKING LOTION IN THE BASKET!!!!!!!!!!!

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08-25-2008, 04:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
tjf SOT Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Soviet NJ Posts: 7,149 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 28^th	i just hope it fits in my belt case with that attachment, cant wait to play NES games on it in work

08-25-2008, 04:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vissionary SOT Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 45,160 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 43^rd	great news! even though most games in the app store are ported over for the touch screen, playing games with the touch screen and/or accelerometer is terrible.