Video game controller belt buckles; the next craze?
by Conrad Quilty-Harper 
{ Aug 29th 2005 at 11:30AM }
Yeah, I'm not sure about this one either. The guys over at NESBuckle have expanded their
range of retro-controller belt buckles with a SNES Buckle, Genesis Buckle and the AtariBuckle (pictured left). Now as a
blogger at a site named (in a sorta dyslexic way) after a joystick, I can't help but feel personally responsible for
the AtariBuckle. Should I feel compelled to go and get one and disregard any embarrasment I might feel whilst walking
around town, purely in the name of spreading the word about Joystiq and joysticks?
Also, the XboxBuckle on the right isn't real, at least for the time being. The guys over at Bit-Tech had a little fun
to see how the massive original Xbox controller would
look when setup like a NES Buckle. All things considered it doesn't look that much more silly than all the other
buckles. But still, why would anyone want to buy a belt buckle that either a) in the case of the AtariBuckle sticks out
4 inches in front of your crotch or b) in the case of the mythical XboxBuckle practically pulls down your trousers due
to the immense weight of the controller?!
Gamers these days huh!
[Via Bit-Tech]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
txmazda3 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:41PM
$30 is a little steep for something that could be made for like $10 at the most ...
Dan Choi @ Dec 18th 2005 9:41PM
Regarding the AtariBuckle: that's quite some joystick.
Tyredurgan @ Dec 18th 2005 9:41PM
I like the memory card in the xbox buckle. They should have put in the communicator, and had it double as a cellphone headset...