PERIPHERAL VISION: FAMICOM CONTROLLER
Famicom Controller
» PLATFORM: Famicom » YEAR: 1983 » COST: N/A (launch), £15+ (today, unboxed)
SUPPLIED BY EVAN AMOS
ESSENTIAL GAME
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA
There aren’t many games that make use of the unique microphone functionality of the Famicom’s second controller, but the first entry in this classic series did. The Japanese version of the game allows you to defeat Pols Voice enemies by making loud noises, which works on every one present in the room. While some later Japanese re-releases including the 3DS and Wii U releases have successfully emulated this with their own microphones, the American release changes their weakness to arrows, though the manual retains a reference to their hatred of loud noises.