LGR Oddware - The Nintendo 3D1 PC Joystick

[@LGR]

Seems I pronounced "Gillingham" incorrectly. It's actually pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove."

[@Dzonemp]

Python joke. Nice!

[@syndromatic.design]

Lazy Game Reviews I love your videos!

[@rhaeven]

Paaahahahaha. Stop that, it's silly!

[@SomeoneJr]

well you're not completely wrong there is another Gillingham in Somerset in the south west which is pronounced the way you said in the video, i grew up there, its a turd though.

[@rhiannonband]

I just moved to Throatwobbler Mangrove. Can confirm.

[@benzagri2292]

Excellent video. As a former Nintendo QA tester and CS representative, I was genuinely surprised to see something like this. We routinely received tech-support calls for old hardware like the Virtual-Boy and even the original NES, but I was totally unaware that something like this existed! If someone called the Nintendo CS hotline and told me about this product, I would have assumed it was an unlicensed knock-off. Very cool. BTW Clint: You know what game could have been fun to use that flight stick with? DESCENT!!! Please do a review on that amazing series. Thanks!

[@Crocogator]

plays doom with a joystick hand immediately goes to wasd anyway.

[@matteocristini6221]

Shouldn't original doom be played with the arrow keys though?

[@matteocristini6221]

@Peaches & Cream Keyboard only for the win - you don't even need to aim with a mouse as there's no actual vertical change in the game, the original one at least. And don't worry if the comment is old, always feel free to share your opinion - that's what socials are for!

[@matteocristini6221]

@Peaches & Cream you're welcome! The internet is indeed a wonderful place.

[@joshm264]

Alcaste he was using WASD for movement and the stick for camera movement

[@nitehawk4067]

i played jedi knight and outlaws with joystick

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

This would be perfect to emulate Starfox 64. It's even licensed by the same company, it was practically made for this.

[@corporalkills]

Man that would be great!

[@Kithop]

Speaking of retro FPSes and joysticks: I used to beat my friends in Duke3D deathmatches with a Sidewinder 3D Pro, because I'd map the rudder twist to strafing left and right. With the right wrist angle, I could almost perfectly circle strafe everyone with no pausing to pick up a mouse and move it back on the pad. When the up and down aim is taken care of for you, that setup was brutally effective, especially at the ridiculous speeds of those games. ;)

[@euphoria_7477]

All 4 that were on eBay sold today ... what a coincidence!

[@LGR]

That tends to happen when KZbinrs like me cover something like this. Simple exposure causing demand. It happened when I covered the IBM AT a while back, as well as with the Unisys PC.

[@euphoria_7477]

Yeah I figured as much. The reason I was looking on eBay is that I seen this video and was gonna buy one for my collection lol.

[@Countsmegula]

Hoo boy the pricing of these are now going to spike because of this video.

[@Rentta]

Considering how rare they probably are, i'm sure they were already expensive.

[@TheOneCalledNoName]

Rentta they were only like 20 bucks on eBay lmao

[@emmettturner9452]

@@TheOneCalledNoName I sold one on eBay with free shipping back in 2015 and it sold for less than I paid in shipping. :( Still have my boxed one that I got from Big Lots though.

[@user-pi5xz5je4y]

I want this thing. I have no idea why. I'm trying to justify it by thinking that it could be a cool conversation piece... I can just imagine it now: Them: "why did you buy that?" Me: "I have issues".

[@fearlesslife21]

Unsolvable Captcha my feelings exactly! 😆😄

[@monkeykidd420]

I had one as a kid I liked it

[@planescaped]

We actually had one of these back in the day. I have no clue what ever happened to it...

[@LemonRush7777]

Curiosity killed the wallet.

[@mattsteiner8788]

You didn't play Duke Nukem with it? well that's a first

[@noname-wo9yy]

Matt Steiner that will be a standalone video

[@dieterreinert]

A new video from LGR just what I needed! :-)

[@rechtrecht]

Madara Yeah, i wanted a New Video and boom- there it came

[@ZipplyZane]

Mario Advance reference? (Glad they later realized you don't need voice clips on everything.)

[@WeskersPlayhouse]

that handguard is like on a cutlass or something lmao SWORDWARE

[@metfan4l]

Informative and entertaining as always, love these kind of videos.

[@nanophosis6256]

the woodgrain background along with your voiceover and the music during slideshows is really calming

[@SikSlayer]

To me, especially in 1997, "PC" still meant "Not Mac"

[@stephanemignot100]

Pure Crap for me, mac are pc's you know, windows sucks that's all...

[@nacieton1651]

@@stephanemignot100 Windows XP was one of the best Operating Systems tho

[@stephanemignot100]

@@nacieton1651 True, the only one I used for a couple of years, I used some kind of orange/black theme though...

[@nacieton1651]

@@stephanemignot100 i used the original one.. It was one of my favorite OS's ever! I grew up with it and used it till it's end-of-support.

[@stephanemignot100]

@@nacieton1651 Snow Leopard for me

[@rdxdt]

Back in the day i had a nintendo fm radio and a nintendo film camera. About being licensed i dont know but i loved this joystick. Awesome video as always Clint.

[@Ironman1o1]

Wait, this was made by Nintendo in the mid to late 90s, and they DIDN'T make the price 64.64?

[@RussellTeapot]

they should have named it "N64D"

[@user-pi5xz5je4y]

Russell Teapot But then it could be confused with the N64DD.

[@NineEyeRon]

I guess you don’t know much about finances as just a $5 reduction would have caused TENS of $ worth of losses overall

[@shadoom]

I love you Clint. Always happy to see you uploaded a new video.

[@jennika753]

I had one of these, that I bought at Big Lots. I sincerely loved this flight stick and used it for Descent II, Mechwarrior II: Mercs, and more.

[@try2bcool245]

I bought it primarily because I couldn't pass the knife-edge challenge in Flight Unlimited with a keyboard, and I didn't want to spend a fortune on a flight stick. This worked perfectly and I only gave $5 for it.

[@joshuaharlow4241]

LOL!!! I also had one! After reading your post, I to may have purchased it at Big Lots. Where-ever I picked it up, I remember it being affordable (felt like it was worth the low-dollar "gamble"). I have always played flight sims. I don't remember it being a very good stick, sloppy feeling, but passable and any stick is better than no stick. The crazy "guard" made me think of a sword grip... huge waste of plastic. Thanks for the video Clint!!!

[@emmettturner9452]

@@joshuaharlow4241 I picked up mine at Big Lots too but I was also aware of it years earlier at Software Etc, Babbages, GameStop, etc. In particular, I saw it at Software Etc in Bluefield, WV back in 1997/1998. Even before it launched there was an N64 website that later became part of IGN where they mentioned it was coming along with Nintendo-branded wireless IR headphones. I picked up another at Goodwill many years late4 but sold it in 2015 for less than the cost of shipping… with free shipping… and then the dude balked at me when he realized I didn’t have a PC with a game port anymore and therefore could not have tested it. It’s not like I didn’t still have my boxed one to swap if there were an issue and it WAS tested… many years earlier. Dude was being a jerk.

[@emmettturner9452]

@@joshuaharlow4241 Oh yeah, I also found the Thrustmaster joystick that it was built from without N-logos and without the hand guard. Still have it along with my boxed Nintendo 3D-1 but a tornado is forcing me to sell nearly everything and they’ll probably have to go too. :(

[@rollingtroll]

Your choice of PC speakers always appeases me. It's so retro and they all have a certain coolness to them (except the Altec Lansings maybe, but that's the ones I have on my retro gaming PC as well :))

[@EposVox]

Very neat! What an odd product.

[@johneymute]

The only games you should play with this nintendo 3D1 for the pc is,Supermariobros & friend,mario’s gallery,mario is missing and mario’s teaching typing because those mario games did came out on the pc and so that’s where this pc nintendo controller belonges to🤣🤣👍

[@kcrules1234]

My guess is that it was originally manufactured for the 64 but something prevented it from working for the system, so they sold the license and converted it to pc

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

The odd thing is that it has the typical PC joystick setup, though, with none of the N64's buttons.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I think this was simply Nintendo's way of dipping it's toes in the PC waters so to speak, and after seeing the piss poor sales, and performance of this thing, they quietly backed out, as remember they also released a few Mario educational games for the PC like Mario Teaches Typing.

[@uselessDM]

I don't know, wouldn't it miss a lot of buttons you would need for an N64 controller? I mean even racing wheels and so on still have all the buttons you normally have on their if you need them.

[@kcrules1234]

Benedikt perhaps it was for a certain game? Like start fox?

[@pootisbear]

+KC Why would a game like star fox 64 need any use for a flight joystick? Star fox 64 is simple to control enough it's not like it's has any overtly realistic or difficult flight physics, this is clearly a peripheral meant for advanced flight simulators. The closest game I can possibly think of is pilotwings 64 but even that game really wouldn't call for something like this.

[@azurabayta133]

1:25 Farmingdale? Random. I grew up basically a town over from there, and I swear the most interesting thing about that place is a movie theater.

[@DoomFinger511]

Ha, I live near there too. I was shocked to hear him say it. At least there's an airport by the movie theater, use to watch the blue angles take off from there for the Jones Beach air show.

[@marco_evertus]

That's one of the oddest Oddware ever, nintendo making PC peripherals? what's next Xbox and Playstation crossplay....oh wait.

[@GatorRay]

+RounakDutta Nope it's actually gonna be Nintendo HQ's worldwide being attacked by terrorists.

[@SyCoREAPER]

I think you got the names mixed up in your sarcastic comment. You mean Xbox and Nintendo? Sony doesn't want to play nice with everyone else.

[@marco_evertus]

LOL sure why not.

[@gameguy73]

Nintendo didn't make this product. They just licensed the name.

[@DarknessViper99]

If you thought that's odd, Nintendo bought the rights to two Mario-themed pornos…wish I was making that up.

[@JohnRiggs]

Woah! I've never seen that, either. Crazy!

[@garrin1220]

John Riggs: RIGG'd Games RIIIIIIGGS!!!!

[@CommodoreFan64]

I can honestly remember seeing the print add as a kid in computer shopper, and thinking holly balls a Nintendo Joystick for my PC, but sadly never did see if for sale anyplace.

[@kurusk6911]

Woah... woah... WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH!

[@crass340]

Sitting down to have lunch and getting a notification of a new LGR video. Yeah, life's good.

[@marchimedian]

"Ok, let's get this joystick out on a tray..." "Nice!"

[@rettenava1]

There we go that was the comment I was looking for

[@-Mike]

No hisssssss...

[@Brian_Buckley]

"Nice"--Steve1989Mreinfo

[@lsg2432]

It smell fool i wont ate it... 3second later leme try a bit hmmm taste fool lol

[@Hat-]

Satria Way When your dog finds your keyboard....and it's hungry

[@A_Player]

From the title, I thought this was gonna be some obscure 3DS accessory.

[@Toarcade]

I just wanted to let you know how much I like that you include old websites/articles/news in your videos such as this one and tech tales. It really makes all the difference for me, as it reminds me of browsing the Internet 15 or 20 years ago and reading these news myself. It also shows that you understand your audience very well - I don't think the average LGR viewer wants to see stare at their favourite KZbinr the entire time, interrupted by pointless cuts every 3 seconds (no offense, you are lovely to stare at when it fits the content!). Keep it up, this is still my favourite gaming channel on KZbin.

[@michaelwautraets7126]

5:59 that calibration screen brings back so many memories, and those Roland speakers.

[@Markimark151]

I remember when Nintendo was making PC games in the mid 90s, and they were licensing products with N64 logo like radios, headphones, etc.

[@punipuno6522]

they were not??

[@Markimark151]

Punipuno Juice there was Mario’s Game Gallery and educational Mario games on the PC!

[@leleedler]

You have never failed to disappoint LGR, long time fan and unlike most channels that I have watched for a long time, I am still happily subscribed and have no intentions of unsubscribing.

[@latrace1986]

Clint, I've got to say that I really appreciate your original reporting on these stories. Too many KZbinrs just find stuff online and run with it as truth, but I appreciate you doing your homework and actually making calls and putting in messages to people to get people to comment on these topics. A lot of this stuff is really obscure, so putting in the effort to actually do original reporting is key. The quality of your videos (reporting, narration, editing) has really evolved over the years. Great stuff and happy to be a patron on Patreon.

[@RarefoilB]

So I guess the final conclusion for this thing is: it exists. It is a thing. There's better, there's worse, there's stuff that performs just as well as it does. Noteworthy only by the Nintendo license.

[@GameForceV]

Sounds like everything Nintendo makes, to be honest, lmao!

[@zenaasura1769]

Thank you for making these videos, it's like therapy watching them especially after you changed the music to this nice piano/jazz theme. It calms me in seconds.

[@John.B.Jenkins]

Clint, just wanted to say thank you once again for all of your hard work over the years. Your videos really are a nice escape from this shutdown. Hope you're doing well!

[@Oddlyoko2K]

It's an official blender licensed by Nintendo

[@yellowblanka6058]

Wow, I'm surprised I've never heard of this. Cool video! I love how Nintendo were apparently completely unaware of what was being sold with their branding, lol.

[@Himmelgren]

DESCENT! You should've played Descent with that. The most joystick game of the 90's.

[@V1VISECT6]

Himmelgren Descent kicks ass

[@megakaren2160]

Did I just get an Oddware and Tech Tales in 1 episode? Best. Day. EVER!

[@BeatboxTheCox]

Greetings from Denmark. Clint, i'm so glad I recently discovered your channel. I'm the same age as you, and grew up with the same computers and games. Been wathin' all your videoes within the last year! :P It just makes me happy. Keep up the good work.

[@EriolGaurhoth]

Awesome review, but a missed opportunity to play Rogue Squadron for PC, one of the few crossover N64/PC titles that was also a flying game, perfect for this kind of peripheral.

[@PropaneTreeFiddy]

Listening to that FS98 install brought me so much nostalgia. It was my first flight sim and it blew me away when I first used it.

[@feroth33]

I need more tech tales... I’ve run out and they’re super interesting. Would love to see more soon. Keep up the awesome work!

[@lepterfirefall]

You have the silkiest voice on the Internet. You could talk about toenails and make it sound interesting.

[@Kintah]

what have you done... NOW I NEED IT

[@asmcint]

Got the notification just as I was watching other LGR videos! Perfect!

[@AltimaNEO]

But why does it have the N64 logo? That 3D N is the N64 logo

[@skydoosher]

I freaking love your videos. You should have 2 million+ subs. Keep it up. You've motivated me to take our old Micron computer from 1997 out of the crawl space and power it up:)

[@Mikeywil0003]

I LOVE those Roland speakers. The large letters silkscreened on a perforated metal grille is SO early 90's.

[@JohnnyBGood-cv1bg]

Maaan, I heard your "Nice" and I thought I recognized that from somewhere! Damn it feels good to know you watch him too.

[@Blackout_1692]

Steve1989 is the best his videos are therapeutic and relaxing it's like all of life's problems just fade into the background whenever you watch one of his videos

[@FaithTheSlayer]

I owned this back in the day, I still do. I'm glad to see you did a review of it.

[@hakavon]

Yes! We again see the Gateway CRT monitor! Nice choice, Clint!

[@DerSchoermbro]

Maybe they tried to release a Joystick for the N64 but it didn't worked as it was supposed to, so they just 'recycled' it for use with the PC to get the money they invested back?

[@emmettturner9452]

That was my theory. Nintendrew repeated it in his video years ago, directly quoting my NintendoAge post. ;) I’ve still got mine in the box (original owner) but probably not for much longer after an EF-4 tornado devastated me and my collection. :(

[@nevarDeathEHW]

I can't believe you didn't try Descent with this! Love the video, man!

[@Taiiena]

I have recently subscribed to your channel and must say I'm thoroughly enjoying going through all you're older videos. You seem really passionate and positive about retrogaming and technology and that's lovely to watch. Thank you for the videos keep up the great work! PS. Have you ever done a review of mixed up Mother Goose? I loved that game as a kid :3!

[@LGR]

Thank you and I hope you continue to enjoy!

[@NeptunoProduccionesTV]

OH MY GOD, I had that Mario bootleg DOS game. In fact, it was my first Mario game ever! Seeing it here brings back so many memories. Thanks for showing it!

[@AmyraCarter]

Knew someone that had a joystick like this. Never got to try it/see it used. Thanks, Clint! This brings closure. :)

[@maxmetalknight]

DUUUDE! This whole time I wanted so much for you to talk about about that Mario game for DOS. So glad to know, that you know of it :D In my home country Nintendo is not popular at all, but everyone had game on PC :D

[@LGR]

Yeah Wiering had some popular shareware titles! I talked about them more a while ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppC6l3ikfdOAgdU

[@maxmetalknight]

Thanks :)

[@googleboughtmee]

I think that's the first time I've seen them use that logo when not referring to the N64

[@timscaggs5017]

One thing I would love to see you do a video of sometime is the P5 Glove. You gotta show it in action sometime.

[@nviso209]

So it's basically a cheap later model Thrustmaster emulated stick w/ a Nintendo brand? Definitely Oddware! Good stuff Clint!

[@MundoFacundoYT]

That fltsim98 box behind is giving me hallucinations! anyway, keep up the good work dude!

[@zombiepixelus]

I was really hoping you'd make this!!!

[@Wildmutationblu]

A really versatile stick with tons of options. Lots of fun.

[@JavierBerezovsky]

Been waiting for this one since you got it in the mail

[@drdreezy42]

I watched the whole video and I still don't believe it's real

[@ImranIsak]

Don't get me wrongz but your videos are so smooth, this one almost put me to sleep.

[@ppaulisdeadd2710]

Great video once again, you're great at what you do man.

[@P2Bgaming]

So first off this is a great review... but holy crap you've just unknowingly solved a memory blank for me! I could remember a game I had a demo for, and I really wanted to revisit it... I couldn't remember the name of the game but I saw the box in the background at 5:35... It was Project Eden! thanks so much!

[@P2Bgaming]

I'm going to review Project Eden on my channel and credit your channel for reminding me of the name.

[@pj0t]

Awesome Roland speakers you got there!

[@kevnar]

I love how Clint just completely ignores that horribly over-dramatic and grisly death scream at 9:17.

[@bigdrew66854]

I think I still have those Nintendo headsets in my moms attic. Those things were honestly amazing. I used them for N64, PS1, and Dreamcast.

[@Adnor_]

That DOS Mario! I'm not crazy! It exists!!

[@owlredshift]

10/10 video as always Clint! Thanks!

[@kylemichiels1467]

Great video as always Clint!

[@Wowzers2006]

I was in 4th grade (1997) and had a copy of Computer Gaming World holiday edition, with the weird Monster mascot on the cover, and I remember seeing an advertisement for this flightstick and I was so confused by it, especially the no compatibility with N64. Still, an exciting time to be alive.

[@RedDed228]

oddly enough I grew up with that joystick. it's interesting, I was not expecting to see this but I'm glad I did.

[@malsell]

I actually had this. I got it at a Big Lots for $15 and played Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries with it. I loved it.

[@Archangelm127]

I never ever used a joystick when I was younger. I even played "Tie Fighter" with a mouse. Makes your arm tired, but gives you MUCH better control once you adjust.

[@Alanzice]

I miss the good ol' PC Computer days. RIP in peace.

[@Osta77]

I'm not even interested in this joystick but for some reason I'm still drawn to see what LGR has to say..... you got me......keep it up!

[@levulur]

He looks like Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys and I love it. Keep up your good work!

[@zacharywoodman6445]

I actually do remember having one of these as a kid, I don't really remember using it a lot and am not sure where I got it at all, but I definitely remember seeing it.

[@miroslavzima8856]

Gotta love your thorough reviews :)

[@danperin]

Amazing as always, thank you for this video, sir!

[@livardo]

Yay, new LGR and it's also Friday.. TGIFAndLGR

[@pwnswoggle]

I thoroughly enjoyed that look back at that thing.

[@5punkybob]

Loved this one.. I miss my Microsoft sidewinder 3d pro. Needed to buy a creative sound blaster live 5.1 because my PC didn't have a com port lol.

[@ChaosGenerator]

I would have loved to see you playing Pilotwings 64 on an emulator with this thing.

[@griffiiin]

Yesss, I love oddware!

[@CirkuitBreaker]

I want to watch you play Descent (1, 2, or 3) and FreeSpace with this stick.

[@psimon12345]

love how surprising Nintendo can be with their collaborations with other companies. Has the Laral Group created their own video game console?

[@LastCartoonHero]

I enjoy your videos a lot. Keep up the good work!

[@MightyCollector]

I found this thing at Big Lots alongside N64-branded portable stereos, carrying bags, etc. It was too strange to pass up.

[@gummel82]

4:32 They even made a typo in Nintendo.. they wrote the „i“ as a capital letter. I know it‘s no big deal but it still shouldn‘t happen on a final product

[@deadmetalbr]

Those Roland monitor speakers look so dope!

[@creepinwhileyousleepin]

those roland speakers look really great with this setup

[@LungMing23]

Man this takes me back. I played Doom for years with a CH Flight Stick Pro. My friends thought I was crazy and I only switched to mouse and keyboard when I started playing online death matches with them.

[@DrewberTravels]

:04 I love that Whooo whoo whoo whoo whoo. noise during your intro.