Gaming peripherals are additional pieces of tech that enhance the gameplay experience. This could be something as simple as a keyboard, or something a bit more complex, like a guitar that is only used in one specific game. Gaming periphe💦rals are nothing new though; they extend ba✅ck into the retro age of gaming.

Here, we are going to take a look at some of the most unique retro gaming peripherals that would leave young gamers today a bit confused. If you never lived during the era of these peripherals, then you may be left wondering what in the worlไd they were actually used for.

8 Game Boy Printer & Camera ꦦ ౠ

First up, we have the Game Boy Printer and Camera. While these are technically two things, they went hand-in-hand. The Game Boy Camera was a tall ﷽game cartridge that had a round camer🍬a on the top. This would slot into the Game Boy and function as a basic black and white camera.

After taking a picture, you could then use the Game Boy Printer to print it out on a device that💦 looks like it prints grocery receipts. Both of these peripherals were released in 1998, but they were discontinued in 2002 (Game Boy Camera) and 2003 (Gamꦐe Boy Printer).

7 Atari 2600 Screen Overlays ▨

The Atari isn't quite as popular anymore, but in decades past, it was all the rage.🅷 If you aren't familiar with the Atari, you'd be surprised to learn tꦆhat there are multiple versions, with the Atari 2600 coming out in 1977.

This version of the Atari had several games that paired with overlays. You would put these up to the screen to essentially 'create' the environment. This was used in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the 1982 game Haunted House; the screen overlay provided the layout of the ♓house, with a white square lighting up transparent portions of the overlay.

6 💧 Life Fitness Extertainment System 💝

There are a lot of gaming peripherals associated with exercise games. Nowadays, you c♉an buy the ring for Ring Fit Adventure. Some may even remember the belt used for Zumba Fitness on the Wii. Before this, was the Life Fitness Extertainment System. Af first glance, it just looks like an exercise bike.

This impressive piece of equipment was first used in the 1994 game Mountain Bike Rally. You could control the speed by pedaling, 🀅and control other aspects of the game with the buttons on the handles.

5 𝓀 Konami LaserScope

In 1991, Laser Invasion launched for the NES. In the game, you basically complete missions as a military operative. This was the first game to use the LaserScope, which was an actual piece of headgear. What's more, it🤡 was actually voice-activated; if you said 'Fire', you would shoot.

Although this was made for Laser Inv🐽asion, it could be used in place of the NES Zapper (in compatible games). The NES Zapper is also worth talking about here, as it was pretty much a gun that let you shoot directly at the television.

4 🐟 Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Controller

Ever dreamed of 168澳洲🍨幸运5开奖网:contro♒lling your game of Resident Evil 2 with a bulky chainsaw? If you have the NubyTech chainsaw controller, you can do just that. If you aim to have a serious gaming experience though, this may prove to be di෴fficult. The chainsaw controller was more of a collectible item, although it still worke෴d.

You c♍ould also get your hands on a yellow version of the chainsaw, which was paired with the GameCube version of Resident Evil 2. 𒁏Unlike some other gaming peripherals on our list, the NubyTech Chainsaw Controller really only goes with one game.

This controller is very hard to use; the b❀uttons are laid out in an unintuitive manner that will confuse anyone not used to it.

3 Sega Gam🍌e Gear TV Tuner

We all want to watch TV right from our Game Gear, right? Some of us may not even know what the Sega Game Gear is, so let's explain for a second. Sega made the Game Gear as a response to the Game Boy, but as you expect, the Game Boy was mor🌸e popular. The Game Gear's life ran from 1991 to 1997, but from it, we got the Game Gear TV Tuner.

This tuner functioned similarly to the Game Boy Camera; you would slot it in like a cartridge and watch television on the mini screen ꦫof the🐠 Game Gear. Sure, it wasn't the best quality, but it was exciting. The TV Tuner was a bit pricy and the Game Gear itself had a very short battery life, so it wasn't too popular either.

2 ꦺ SegaScope 3D Glasses

Everyone knows what 3D is, regardless if you are familiar with the grey glasses, split blue/red paper glasses, or the glasses-free 3DS tech. 3D used to be a bit t🧜rendy; it seemed that every movie 𒈔that came out was in 3D. Now, this is less of a gimmick, so young gamers may be a bit confused by the Sega 3D Glasses.

These glasses plugged directly into 💝Sega Master System and created the 3D effect by rapidly closing the left and right lens. We aren't entirely sure how this worked, but we love the look of these sunglasses-like 3D glasses.

1 E෴xciting Boxing Inflatable Controller

Last but not least, we have the inflatable controller that went with Exciting Boxing. Th𝄹is game launched in 1987 for the Famicom and didn't require the inflatable controller, but you could buy it separately and use it ✅to play the game.

This is one of the more bizarre peripherals on our list. As expected, this could only be used in Exciting Boxing. It also took up quite a lot of space, as a miniature boxing opponent is printed directly onto the front, making it feel like you are punching a 🍌real person.