Cybertroopers Virtual-Lawn

dai jou bu here. Haven't been able to do anything for the past week or so since I've been busy with real life lately!

Anyway, I found something quite odd while walking around in Sears. Since their logo kinda looks like Sega's it felt pretty weird when I found them selling a contraption like this in their store:

So yeah, some of you are probably thinking right now, "What does this lawn mower have to do with videogames?" Well, if you take a good look at the instruction sticker right between the spots where you place your feet when sitting down on the thing, steering this contraption is almost like controlling a Virturoid:

This lawn mower costs a little over 2000 dollars. And you thought Hori's asking price for their Xbox 360 Twin Sticks were expensive.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RIaLoPHFkKm-zrxPDzBGVNGAxFUOOnM5Id1AsTJDaJyYnA4qk6Ig7xVMDZ2911ujDewp8joQl14Btnt8otA8iAkHThHhYey2ppXBzXRM1tK6_dclceKhhEfL6L0WOgkEPViAol4JB-Cg/s1600-h/04.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363737360088177762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RIaLoPHFkKm-zrxPDzBGVNGAxFUOOnM5Id1AsTJDaJyYnA4qk6Ig7xVMDZ2911ujDewp8joQl14Btnt8otA8iAkHThHhYey2ppXBzXRM1tK6_dclceKhhEfL6L0WOgkEPViAol4JB-Cg/s320/04.png" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 118px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 127px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div>dai jou bu here. Haven't been able to do anything for the past week or so since I've been busy with real life lately!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Anyway, I found something quite odd while walking around in Sears. Since their logo kinda looks like Sega's it felt pretty weird when I found them selling a contraption like this in their store:<br /><br /><br /></div><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363736917106347922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVo62A1NDVJQaYlk_FWeJbJpUlC_0IOP4qXk50dF9TuGgLysaLZo5R763cXKVg49Yfq6BoOFd10G_lDstdnn-hYBf41I09ScEFPf-kgM0qJKzH8K9jO12Hs1lRehb8tZWJmhZrZrEhAp0J/s320/Virtual+Lawn.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" /> </p><br /><br /><p>So yeah, some of you are probably thinking right now, "What does this lawn mower have to do with videogames?" Well, if you take a good look at the instruction sticker right between the spots where you place your feet when sitting down on the thing, steering this contraption is almost like controlling a Virturoid:<br /></p><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363739159558104946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhFPjBtTZNhOE79pV8PtWtanyeCTrFV6pskXUFFbUNOUwxFTeBZu6D7nH_L96krSPExzg7gM5fNk5pnRd8DEhRUXijXd7MIpbIzXVOkhRfTqPY1_1bsf-U0q-JIQxDi2S2ttpQ9NZXFqf/s320/Virtual+Lawn+2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /><br />This lawn mower costs <a href="http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07128986000P">a little over 2000 dollars.</a> And you thought Hori's asking price for their Xbox 360 Twin Sticks were expensive.<br /><div></div>