Three Weird 90s Computer Mice: Burgers, Corvettes, and Chaos

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  • čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
  • Unboxing and testing these weird old mice! Computer mice, of course. Checking out the Burger Mouse, the Corvette Motor Mouse, and the Media/Melody Mouse, along with their included software. All from the mid nineties and all kinds of gimmicky Oddware.
    ● LGR links:
    / lazygamereviews
    / lazygamereviews
    / lazygamereviews
    ● Download archives of the floppy disks and software here:
    archive.org/details/mouse-bur...
    archive.org/details/motor-mou...
    archive.org/details/media-mou...
    ● All background music licensed from:
    www.epidemicsound.com
    00:00 Three Weird Mice Intro
    01:44 The Mouse-Burger
    09:20 The Motor Mouse
    19:32 The Media Mouse
    #LGR #Retro #Computers
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  • @robluce2111
    @robluce2111 Před 2 lety +374

    That melody mouse would make a great practical joke. Imagine installing it on a coworker's computer

    • @arahman56
      @arahman56 Před 2 lety +28

      Also would work much better now that this wouldn't lag the mouse so hard. Just set it to 1000px though (or higher, depending on screen res).

    • @blackredonyx
      @blackredonyx Před 2 lety +9

      Why did the sound wall trumpets sound like schitts creek opening for a second. Lol

    • @LOVE-iv2pw
      @LOVE-iv2pw Před 2 lety +22

      I feel like the melody mouse was a good office prank or something to entertain the youngsters on paper but was ahead of it’s time in terms of technical requirements. Maybe if it was made for say Windows XP it wouldn’t be nearly as laggy.

  • @Zerbey
    @Zerbey Před 2 lety +567

    I miss the "throw everything to the wall and see what sticks" PC era from the 1990s, all kinds of wacky things like this were on sale.

    • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
      @user-vn7ce5ig1z Před 2 lety +20

      Novelties are still a thing now.

    • @naturedetectiveminecraft6362
      @naturedetectiveminecraft6362 Před 2 lety +48

      For like 20 years my grandma used this ghost shaped wired optical mouse it was literally the shape of a ghost and it glowed in the dark

    • @ironcito1101
      @ironcito1101 Před 2 lety +31

      @@user-vn7ce5ig1z The 90s weren't only about novelties like the ones in this video, which are just for fun. There were a ton of new media formats, for example. Zip drives, Click, Jaz, LS-120, several CD formats... Lots of different ports, power sockets, network protocols and whatnot. Anyone could come up with their own thing. User interface design was in its infancy, so everyone was trying new, often crazy stuff. Nowadays, everything's pretty much standardized and matured. Physical media is near dead except maybe some USB drives, USB is the universal data interface and power socket (or wireless), networks are Ethernet, etc. The traditional home desktop computer itself is an endangered species, most everyone now uses a notebook computer or just their phone, so there's less room for crazy peripherals and stuff like that. Yes, you can still get silly mice, but it's nowhere near the craziness of the 90s.

    • @feykingjulian
      @feykingjulian Před 2 lety +5

      @@naturedetectiveminecraft6362 that's so cool. i want a ghost or a burger mouse haha

    • @fl570
      @fl570 Před 2 lety +4

      @@user-vn7ce5ig1z Sure, but nowhere near as much and not to the extent as they were in those days.

  • @CanIHasThisName
    @CanIHasThisName Před 2 lety +861

    I actually want some software that plays random sounds when you move the cursor. Installing it on someone's PC just to screw around.
    At work, I once found out that the sound setting on the computers were not blocked by admin, so I set everything to a trumpet sound. It was relatively quiet but definitely audible. Literally every action would play a trumpet sound - a program launching, minimize, maximize, open, click link, connect to remote desktop, and even when just sitting inactive, the computer would randomly play trumpet sounds because of stuff on the background. I did this for all 8 computers in the office and it stayed like that for more than six months. It still makes me laugh whenever I remember it.

    • @ichigokarasu
      @ichigokarasu Před 2 lety +66

      Haha, that's innocuous, yet devious. And overall, hilarious!

    • @kg7219
      @kg7219 Před 2 lety +69

      hahaaa reminds me of when i was a kid, my dad took me to his work and i was playing games on one of the computers. i figured out how to make the image rotate 90 degrees, and walked away. later saw a lady trying to figure out how the hell to fix it .... it was hilarious.

    • @doro8665
      @doro8665 Před 2 lety +2

      (Liked) : D

    • @spugintrntl
      @spugintrntl Před 2 lety +22

      A-grade prank. Nicely done!

    • @eDoc2020
      @eDoc2020 Před 2 lety +16

      Nobody has stepped up to make this yet, so I guess it's up to me. How would you like me to deliver the software to you?
      Also, should the sounds be hardcoded or should it be configurable? For hardcoded sounds the entire program can run from a single EXE file.

  • @DaedalusYoung
    @DaedalusYoung Před 2 lety +146

    Somebody in the 90s: "What can I get little Timmy for his 11th birthday?"
    "Oh, he's so difficult to buy for. He likes the computer and he likes hamburgers."
    "Say no more."

  • @adamsavard535
    @adamsavard535 Před 2 lety +963

    I think we need a burger themed PC build at this point, with burger peripherals. Complete the meme.

    • @pauljensen5699
      @pauljensen5699 Před 2 lety +49

      Burger Time the video game.
      "We are closed for now"

    • @eddiehimself
      @eddiehimself Před 2 lety +61

      Nah, there should be a burger mouse, slice of pizza for the keyboard, box of fries and a drink for the speakers etc lol

    • @Aoekin
      @Aoekin Před 2 lety +31

      probably be more reliable than McDonalds milkshake machine.

    • @dglkhasdlkghjlasdjgldasjglj
      @dglkhasdlkghjlasdjgldasjglj Před 2 lety +30

      Don't forget the classic Baguette typing rest!

    • @Batzyyx
      @Batzyyx Před 2 lety +22

      In lieu of enough burger PC peripherals, I would enjoy a shenanigans PC that uses all the most wacky parts, case, monitor, and peripherals you can find.

  • @yamigekusu
    @yamigekusu Před 2 lety +230

    I can just imagine some dude going to an esports event with a damn cheeseburger mouse and all kinds of magic dongles and wrecking competition

    • @awkwardcultism
      @awkwardcultism Před 2 lety +60

      There's an expert fighting game player who exclusively plays with an actual, non-reproduction PSX controller to this day, although his name escapes me.
      There's also the guy who showed up to a Dragon Ball Fighterz tourney with a keyboard, won games and became a legend.
      This wasn't a computer keyboard, mind you. He played a fighting game with a piano keyboard.

    • @lethauntic
      @lethauntic Před 2 lety +23

      @@awkwardcultism There was also the guy that used a steering wheel accessory on a fighting game. He didn't turn the wheel or anything, rather just used the buttons as you'd expect, but it was still pretty amusing.

    • @blackredonyx
      @blackredonyx Před 2 lety +12

      I used to try and use my DDR pad for fighting and racing games. Fighting was always a fun time....racing was like a damn olympic cardio test with the DDR pad.

  • @NTGTechnology
    @NTGTechnology Před 2 lety +684

    Glad to see GM's plastic quality carried over into the mouse

    • @fl570
      @fl570 Před 2 lety +57

      If this were Reddit, I'd give you one of those free awards that you get every week or so.

    • @mirisch64
      @mirisch64 Před 2 lety +6

      I was first with that joke.

    • @skramzgod
      @skramzgod Před 2 lety +15

      @@fl570 CZcams will steal the feature at some point lol

    • @crabrangoon2493
      @crabrangoon2493 Před 2 lety +3

      @LabRat Knatz beemers are built well

    • @Damasiofa
      @Damasiofa Před 2 lety +3

      @LabRat Knatz They never were. The older ones were more fun but painfully unreliable. The newer ones are better built they ever done but still very unreliable when compared to Audis or Mercedes.

  • @masterbspace
    @masterbspace Před 2 lety +95

    “I’m just gonna run over a nun real quick” -LGR

  • @MlCHAELHlCKOXFilms
    @MlCHAELHlCKOXFilms Před 2 lety +1004

    "So other than the ways that it sucks... it's not bad."

    • @OGEdgyUsername
      @OGEdgyUsername Před 2 lety +25

      YOO
      I didn't think I'd see you here
      You made my childhood man

    • @Coaretired
      @Coaretired Před 2 lety +18

      HEY ITS THE LEGO GUY i havent seen you since like 2016 my man

    • @MlCHAELHlCKOXFilms
      @MlCHAELHlCKOXFilms Před 2 lety +31

      @@Coaretired the algorithm and rules for kids slowly killed the channel... but thanks for your support!

    • @crazisaturn2274
      @crazisaturn2274 Před 2 lety +4

      I love your videos dude! Pizza delivery series is my favorite!

    • @bandband4498
      @bandband4498 Před 2 lety +3

      Yooo its you

  • @mirisch64
    @mirisch64 Před 2 lety +209

    Corvette mouse acts just like real GM products: immediately starts falling apart after leaving the showroom(like almost all 90s era Chevy did).

    • @HamburgerAmy
      @HamburgerAmy Před 2 lety +24

      chevys still do that xD

    • @mikec.8604
      @mikec.8604 Před 2 lety +9

      lol fun fact, this one was made in china x'D

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 Před 2 lety +3

      @@mikec.8604 Oh so it's a Songsang ?

    • @lastcontinue3010
      @lastcontinue3010 Před 2 lety +4

      czcams.com/video/HnYOPbVBaTU/video.html "Little pieces keep falling off" This tracks. A few seconds later "It's kinda on there" - yeah describes the built quality really well.

    • @thesledgehammerblog
      @thesledgehammerblog Před 2 lety +6

      Still an improvement over some of the 70s stuff. The Chevy Vega was notorious for leaking oil on the showroom floor...

  • @teh_supar_hackr
    @teh_supar_hackr Před 2 lety +194

    The mouse burger fits perfectly with those Burger King headphones. All we need is a giant burger shaped computer case, and a keyboard where all the keys make an image of a burger.

    • @Russia_Moscow_countryhuman
      @Russia_Moscow_countryhuman Před 2 lety +14

      and each row of keys is a burger layer

    • @SlimBarista
      @SlimBarista Před 2 lety +17

      And add some cheesy yellow floppy discs wrapped separately in clear clingy plastic.

    • @teh_supar_hackr
      @teh_supar_hackr Před 2 lety +8

      @@SlimBarista With those same floppies stored in one of those plastic containers Kraft made in the 90s to store cheese.

    • @SlimBarista
      @SlimBarista Před 2 lety +5

      @@teh_supar_hackr I'm not familiar with those containers, but yeah I can see it would be quite fitting. Our burger themed computer set-up will never be bereft of mouth-watering ideas!

    • @teh_supar_hackr
      @teh_supar_hackr Před 2 lety +5

      @@SlimBarista The wires could possibly be the color of Ketchup and Mustard

  • @theidioticgamer724
    @theidioticgamer724 Před 2 lety +59

    I love how LGR loses his shit at the melody mouse. That smile and laugh is infectious.

  • @TooMuchDad
    @TooMuchDad Před 2 lety +116

    You whipping out a real burger to compare made my day :D

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Před 2 lety +5

      It had to be done!

    • @rich_edwards79
      @rich_edwards79 Před 2 lety +6

      Made me hungry lol

    • @Bren0780K
      @Bren0780K Před 2 lety +4

      Could only be topped if he whipped out a real Corvette!

  • @JasonStorey
    @JasonStorey Před 2 lety +279

    "The Car is farting, that's good."
    - a real sentence.

  • @md_vandenberg
    @md_vandenberg Před 2 lety +69

    I appreciate that many of you beat me to the "Vette mouse has proper GM quality" jokes. If you'll excuse me, I need to glue down the dashboard of my Firebird again.

  • @rotallyPumpered
    @rotallyPumpered Před 2 lety +49

    The Melody Mouse sounds like something that would be made up for a Simpsons episode so Homer could be delighted with it

    • @Pupp3tCl0wn
      @Pupp3tCl0wn Před 2 lety +5

      Sound's more like Peter Griffin stuff to me

  • @swag8724
    @swag8724 Před 2 lety +339

    I have never seen a cursor that actually changes its dimension like that to simulate the correct angle its pointing as you move it, that is insanely cool, almost a dealbreaker itself to buy the mouse.

    • @Veriko_Dragos
      @Veriko_Dragos Před 2 lety +62

      Do you mean deal maker?

    • @juststuffinc
      @juststuffinc Před 2 lety +2

      Ayo got the Erobb pfp

    • @audiodood
      @audiodood Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah I think that’s pretty cool

    • @swag8724
      @swag8724 Před 2 lety +1

      @@juststuffinc gotta rep the loser

    • @nixietubes
      @nixietubes Před 2 lety

      Could just be the same dimensions as the largest frame with transparency

  • @DavisMakesGames
    @DavisMakesGames Před 2 lety +152

    This is what my morning was missing

  • @me2olive
    @me2olive Před 2 lety +36

    "Other than the ways that it sucks, it's not bad" 😂
    I can still see that being the most positive review the Corvette mouse ever received.

  • @foxinab0xgaming
    @foxinab0xgaming Před 2 lety +27

    I laughed way too hard watching you slide the real burger around like a mouse. Stay weird, dude. ♥

  • @catriona_drummond
    @catriona_drummond Před 2 lety +294

    I like how the Corvette mouse simulates exactly the build quality you expect from GM.

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi Před 2 lety +4

      heyy since the fuck when XD GM is known for quality isnt it? i care nothing about cars but that's the reputation..
      Naw I think that was Red Plastic Syndrome, a cousin to GPS

    • @rotarydude9737
      @rotarydude9737 Před 2 lety +18

      @@KairuHakubi no they're known for being utter dog shit lmao, especially in the 80s to the late 2000s.

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi Před 2 lety +3

      @@rotarydude9737 if you say so. my dad's '88 corsica ran for a long-ass time but it was certainly falling apart after 14 years of heavy use so I dunno

    • @marcusborderlands6177
      @marcusborderlands6177 Před 2 lety +16

      @@KairuHakubi they run fine, but the interiors and plastics are total shit. Source: family is a gm family (dunno why, must be brain damage) and they are all shit inside until like the late 2000's when they become less shit

    • @rotarydude9737
      @rotarydude9737 Před 2 lety +5

      @@KairuHakubi Its kinda a meme in the car world with GM, They usually can run but boy did they cheap out on a lot of basic stuff. Tbh id say BMW's from 2008-15 are the worst though.

  • @CaptJABRONIE
    @CaptJABRONIE Před 2 lety +175

    I love that, even as a viewer, we both had the same reaction to the last one. The immediate realization that it exists to traumatize the user was hilarious.

    • @RockRedGenesis
      @RockRedGenesis Před 2 lety +10

      Just imagine doing this to an unsuspecting family member, and the mayhem that would ensue! They'd never use a computer again!

  • @whosonedphone
    @whosonedphone Před 2 lety +8

    "Everything had speakers at one point."
    I never met him, but supposedly my grandfather had speakers wired all throughout the house. Including in the bathroom sink. Supposedly one would be washing their face, and they would be frightened by a loud scream.

  • @mwiz100
    @mwiz100 Před 2 lety +8

    I absolutely lost it when you said "oh no..." That media mouse was absolute insanity! Loved it, thank you for sharing that blast from the past.

  • @jasepoag8930
    @jasepoag8930 Před 2 lety +83

    13:00 As a Corvette owner myself, I can confirm that this is consistent with cheap GM plastics.

    • @TORQUENDB
      @TORQUENDB Před 2 lety +2

      It's a lot better in the C8 (at least in 2LT and above). Although the brushed nickel looking plastic around the door and window controls seems of dubious quality.

    • @jasepoag8930
      @jasepoag8930 Před 2 lety +7

      @@TORQUENDB good, I have something to look forward to in 10 to 15 years when they depreciate enough for me to buy one. Haha. My c5's interior trim sounds like it's all screeching and fighting each other for dominance around every curve and bump.

    • @TORQUENDB
      @TORQUENDB Před 2 lety +2

      @@jasepoag8930 I'm genuinely impressed by the overall quality so far (~7500 miles in 11 months). Only real annoyance I have are the electric door releases, they don't always release the first time. None of the poor quality interior or floppy seats the magazine used to endlessly complain about in the 90s and 00s

    • @kippzthemudkip2652
      @kippzthemudkip2652 Před 2 lety

      Is your Corvette by chance a 2000s Corvette

    • @jasepoag8930
      @jasepoag8930 Před 2 lety

      @@kippzthemudkip2652 2001, yes

  • @lvl5Vaporeon
    @lvl5Vaporeon Před 2 lety +49

    You comparing the size of the cheeseburger mouse with an actual cheeseburger was something I didn't think I needed in my life.

    • @ReverendTed
      @ReverendTed Před 2 lety +4

      That was completely unexpected, but I really appreciate his dedication to the bit.

    • @rich_edwards79
      @rich_edwards79 Před 2 lety +1

      The sad thing is that McDonald's cheeseburgers have shrunk so much over the years that the Mouse Burger would probably compare quite favourably to one these days.

    • @johndoe9207
      @johndoe9207 Před 2 lety

      Ugh. Stop with this trope. Try expressing yourself in a way that isnt so cliche. Please!!!

    • @johndoe9207
      @johndoe9207 Před 2 lety

      "Needed in my life", "gives me life"
      STOP

    • @lvl5Vaporeon
      @lvl5Vaporeon Před 2 lety +4

      @@johndoe9207
      I guess you criticizing my life is something you need in yours

  • @JW86SH
    @JW86SH Před 2 lety +54

    I love you covering multiple products with lesser depth. It felt like a proper Blerb, but with us getting three for the price of one...lol. I'd definitely even more of these. I'd even enjoy something like this covering a group of like themed computer peripherals, kind of like with the Hotwheels PC, but with no connection between the products other than the general theme.

  • @LastofAvari
    @LastofAvari Před 2 lety +38

    "Considering it's a cheeseburger, it's not too bad"
    Words of truth on many levels :)

  • @xxrocketshark216xx4
    @xxrocketshark216xx4 Před 2 lety +8

    Pretty sure this is the earliest ive ever been for an LGR video

  • @DragonNexus
    @DragonNexus Před 2 lety +340

    I'm certainly okay with a handful of doohickies clumped together in a vid if there's not much to be said for them individually. I quite enjoyed this =)

    • @g1ng3rsn4ps
      @g1ng3rsn4ps Před 2 lety

      Why wouldn't you be, lol? A good video with good content is just that. Just seems like a comment that goes without saying.

    • @DragonNexus
      @DragonNexus Před 2 lety +5

      @@g1ng3rsn4ps Thank you, Captain Fun Sponge.
      Nothing at all to do what what I said.

  • @Turbomun
    @Turbomun Před 2 lety +61

    I'd like to see a video like this about digital art stuff - old graphics tablets, paint programs, etc, if you have a few of them. This was really fun!

  • @enriquetitan06
    @enriquetitan06 Před 2 lety +4

    The fact that the Motor Mouse's cursor swivels and pivots 360 degrees is sick! 😎

  • @tristancaver4836
    @tristancaver4836 Před 2 lety +111

    I know it's not possible, but Zoo noises during Duke would be frickin hilarious.

    • @TheEtherealRabbit
      @TheEtherealRabbit Před 2 lety +10

      Some light modding and that is entirely possible.

    • @blankalack
      @blankalack Před 2 lety +2

      haha I thought that he was going to play duke + zoo activated

    • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
      @user-vn7ce5ig1z Před 2 lety +2

      Why isn't it possible? He could play Duke in Windows 3 while the noise program was running (it just wouldn't be playable).

    • @PauseUn-Pause
      @PauseUn-Pause Před 2 lety +2

      Zook Nukem

  • @icecreamsamwich
    @icecreamsamwich Před 2 lety +44

    I was really hoping the sound effects from the last one would continue while playing duke o' nukes

  • @otakuribo
    @otakuribo Před 2 lety +17

    I wanna see your weirdest, oddest keyboards. I just stumbled into the custom keyboarding scene and I've been a little obsessed ⌨️💕

  • @ianmiller6040
    @ianmiller6040 Před 2 lety +6

    We need a video on the game "Vette" seen here. It sounds fascinating, given it was a 3D open-world sandbox of the entirety of San Francisco, all in 1989! A video on that game, if you please!
    Edit: Ah, he did one about ten years ago! Cool.

  • @wolfshark3836
    @wolfshark3836 Před 2 lety +50

    Love the storage space backdrop; Invites so much wonder! As a kid I used to go to the computer shop just to stand in awe of computery type things setup like this. Ahhhh...

  • @tapashk3349
    @tapashk3349 Před 2 lety +54

    Hope LGR have someone to carry his legacy. Guys like you are, actually 1 in 10000.

    • @bravo________87372
      @bravo________87372 Před 2 lety +8

      Dude that would mean there are 8,000,000 just like him

    • @tapashk3349
      @tapashk3349 Před 2 lety +4

      @@bravo________87372 corrected 😀

    • @christophermiller3031
      @christophermiller3031 Před 2 lety +5

      @@bravo________87372 lol mathematics! Clint is more like one in a 17 652

    • @tapashk3349
      @tapashk3349 Před 2 lety +1

      @@christophermiller3031 🤣 for LGR 🥂

  • @ChrisChrone
    @ChrisChrone Před 2 lety +14

    Haha, love this. I'd love to see more multi-item episodes like this. There's tons of items out there that don't warrant their own videos, but would work great for multi-item retrospectives like this!

  • @MLX1401
    @MLX1401 Před 2 lety +4

    Am I really the only one amazed by the sculpt and paint quality of the Mouseburger??? I mean, it's just a novelty thing yet so meticulously detailed :O

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock4429 Před 2 lety +144

    I like how the "Media Mouse" packaging is trying SO hard to look like a Sound Blaster product while remaining (ahem) legally distinct. That should have been the first warning that it would be terrible.
    Also, I'm so drooling over that 20th Anniv Mac at the convention.

    • @FnordOok
      @FnordOok Před 2 lety +4

      Reminds me of some goofy thing Logitech had in the PS2 days, the thing had some kind of vibration motor in it. Utter gimmick that required support from the program thus wasn't really used.

  • @Middcore
    @Middcore Před 2 lety +31

    The terminology used in the MotorMouse control software makes me strongly suspect the same company also sold an e-waste mouse that looked like a spaceship of some kind, and they didn't even bother to relabel stuff for the Corvette version.

  • @nintendogejpeg
    @nintendogejpeg Před 2 lety +2

    I love gimmicky mice, games, controllers, keyboards, all of that. Definitely the videos I tend to click on the most from you. Great one!

  • @Tricob1974
    @Tricob1974 Před 2 lety +3

    I remember using the Burger Mouse and the Corvette Mouse myself, though I can't remember the circumstances. You've explored both more than I got a chance to. Thanks for the overview on all three. :-)

  • @lucidnonsense942
    @lucidnonsense942 Před 2 lety +251

    I remember people arguing whether mice should have different v/h sensitivities, back in the day, when mice were becoming "a thing." The theory went that moving, say, half way up should be the same - and since screens were rectangles... I think it was called proportional v. linear movement, or something like that. The idea was that "proportional" would not require you to adjust to working with different resolutions and monitor sizes. This is going waay back, but it was a topic of discussion at the ol' computer club.

    • @narobii9815
      @narobii9815 Před 2 lety +17

      Sounds like the dpi and refreash arguements today

    • @elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
      @elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Před 2 lety +7

      @@narobii9815 Ive never heard an argument about DPI & refresh rate

    • @SimonBauer7
      @SimonBauer7 Před 2 lety +10

      @@elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee then you have never been in any gaming comunity dpi and refresh rates are like religion there. as fpr dpi i guess use whatever dpi you are used to

    • @frazerbrennan9245
      @frazerbrennan9245 Před 2 lety +9

      That is hilarious! Can imagine someone hopping on a new moniter with a different resolution and just exploding because they cant deal with it lol

    • @elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
      @elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Před 2 lety +2

      @@SimonBauer7 I'm a game designer and developer, playing games is my main hobby.

  • @bubblegumplastic
    @bubblegumplastic Před 2 lety +25

    The melody mouse made me laugh so much, thank you

  • @humanistwriting5477
    @humanistwriting5477 Před 2 lety +1

    Phil: team we have a shipment of defective mice, aby ideas, how do we recover?
    Carl: distract them with funny sounds!
    Phil: Brillant!

  • @Lunareon
    @Lunareon Před 2 lety +2

    So nostalgic! I remember chuckling at those burger mice back in the 90s. There were so many weirdly shaped mice back then. You don't see that kind of silliness so much anymore. It's all about ergonomics nowadays, which is great for the hands but often visually boring. xD

  • @jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal

    You need a computer kitty to keep your computer mice in order.

  • @Vaffi
    @Vaffi Před 2 lety +8

    Awww. The nostalgia. I also played Decent with my Burger Mouse back in the 90s.

    • @Maurrokh
      @Maurrokh Před 2 lety +1

      Haha yes I did the same! Those were the days

  • @markharrisllb
    @markharrisllb Před 2 lety +1

    As a good Catholic boy taught by the nuns in the ‘60s, hearing you say "I'll just run over a nun real quick'' made me smile more than it should have done.

  • @theartisanrogue
    @theartisanrogue Před rokem +1

    I worked with a person that had that melody mouse. Thank goodness she was in the front office. I had no idea what this was, but I will NEVER forget that insane sound library.

  • @BillyEilish
    @BillyEilish Před 2 lety +16

    Back when peripherals were fun!!

    • @the_kombinator
      @the_kombinator Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah now they're just useful, ergonomic, and durable :P

  • @iceho6460
    @iceho6460 Před 2 lety +18

    Novelty over ergonomics. I find smaller mice tends to strain the finger joints more after a short period of use.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Před 2 lety +1

      I had a 1/2 sized usb travel mouse from IBM and it was horrible to use. Absolute finger strainer.
      I left it on my desk as a novelty because the scroll wheel lit up, it was cool for being small and exactly like the full sized ibm mice of the time.

  • @evocatiproductions
    @evocatiproductions Před 2 lety

    Awesome! Always love the enjoyment of having a New LGR Video in my Subscriber Box!

  • @controllerspixelsplayers9202

    this channel is easily my top 5 favorite pics of youtube, I love LGR! thank you Clint for all the hard work you do especially archiving!

  • @WSNO
    @WSNO Před 2 lety +134

    goodness, this kind of stuff always gets me fascinated in a way that "modern" computers are incapable of. being able to dive into retro computing and wacky periferials, software and devices is something i've longed to do for a very long time. i wish i could get my paws on the stuff..

    • @the_kombinator
      @the_kombinator Před 2 lety +7

      eBay, electronics stores (yeah they still have some with vintage gear), swap meets, forums....

    • @Coaretired
      @Coaretired Před 2 lety +27

      damn tech companies making boring, simple, and "modern" devices... I just want a phone that looks like a hot dog

    • @Imasuky
      @Imasuky Před 2 lety +8

      @@Coaretired I would love a hotdog smartphone

    • @the_kombinator
      @the_kombinator Před 2 lety +8

      @@Imasuky Well, the thickness/padding would surely protect the phone from falls.
      One in the form of a banana would rock though.

    • @WSNO
      @WSNO Před 2 lety +3

      @@the_kombinator expensive collaector market, lack of availability, items consistently damaged in shipping, zero local swap meets, interesting electronics stores, or community.....

  • @PuntStunkman
    @PuntStunkman Před 2 lety +27

    That Corvette mouse...I've got an old Hotwheels mouse from '95 that comes with a free game, Wouldn't mind seeing a video on that.

    • @neogeo6464
      @neogeo6464 Před 2 lety +2

      he has one he received on a previous mail video.

  • @savanaashleigh626
    @savanaashleigh626 Před 2 lety +2

    I appreciated the Fival goes west reference. Seeing all these older computer hardware brings me back.

    • @goldman77700
      @goldman77700 Před 2 lety +1

      Was never into those movies but I always appreciated the art-style.

  • @Rexdrinkredbull
    @Rexdrinkredbull Před 2 lety +1

    Can you imagine being a kid and the Melody Mouse being the only mouse you've ever used, only to go to a friend's house and being amazed at how fast the cursor goes on their mouse

  • @lightspeedmurphy7546
    @lightspeedmurphy7546 Před 2 lety +9

    When I heard Mouse Burgers, I literally thought of Fievel Goes West up until the next few minutes that it gets mentioned.

  • @lawragatajar
    @lawragatajar Před 2 lety +6

    That last mouse just makes me ask "why?". Having a burger or car for a mouse makes for a nice novelty, but the melody mouse is just software with a plain looking mouse. Given how obnoxious the sound effects are, it serves better as a prank for a coworker. Maybe there would be some merit if the sound effects happened on click, but not on scroll.

    • @rafradeki
      @rafradeki Před 2 lety

      it was supposed to be kid toy

  • @mdavis5826
    @mdavis5826 Před 2 lety +1

    Love the format of this video- that animated Corvette cursor is too good!

  • @wrightcubbins
    @wrightcubbins Před 2 lety +2

    24:02 "Well, this is cursed..."
    Of course it is, it's a cursor! 🤣

  • @markw2917
    @markw2917 Před 2 lety +16

    The melody mouse makes the mind control software seem like a value

  • @lewisfilby2394
    @lewisfilby2394 Před 2 lety +67

    I imagine the melody mouse software would've worked ok with pretty much any mouse attached to the system? making the whole thing even more pointless - like, who was this for?

    • @NightWalkerasd
      @NightWalkerasd Před 2 lety +20

      I was thinking the same, Probably the company that created a Melody Mouse had a surplues of cheap mouses and figure out that transforming them to a novelty thing adding a silly software would lead to a bigger profit than just selling them for pennies.

    • @GrizonII
      @GrizonII Před 2 lety +4

      I was imagining some sort of scenario where someone said “People like multimedia. Why don’t we make a multimedia mouse?” and everyone just had to roll with it despite not having any clue what that product would actually even do.

    • @NorthStarBlue1
      @NorthStarBlue1 Před 2 lety +4

      Honestly I can think of a lot of people who would go for such a thing back then. PCs were still viewed as complicated and scary at the time, so the market was pretty overflowing with any silly little gimmick that made them seem more fun 'n friendly to Joe Average Home User.

  • @MDCrabTank
    @MDCrabTank Před 2 lety +1

    Im honestly pleased to see how humble you are during reviews and exploring old tech

  • @sonidojamon
    @sonidojamon Před 2 lety

    Great episode by the way! Very funny. Keep 'em coming!

  • @edmundolastra3279
    @edmundolastra3279 Před 2 lety +18

    As a person trying to buy a mouse, I can say that you could make a whole series on just mice.

  • @Nobe_Oddy
    @Nobe_Oddy Před 2 lety +21

    THIS WAS HILARIOUS!!!!!!! - I was SOOOOO entertained!!! I LOVED IT!!!
    You really should do videos of weird things grouped together like this. ESPECIALLY if you have no idea what they're gonna dso, like that terrible Melody Mouse, oh man this was PURE GOLD!!!!
    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

  • @Dee_Just_Dee
    @Dee_Just_Dee Před 2 lety +1

    Wow. I didn't expect the Motor Mouse to be that good... or for the Melody Mouse to be that bad. It takes me right back to the 90s... tech toys really were a mixed bag!

  • @bkzach
    @bkzach Před 2 lety +2

    That corvette cursor is one of the coolest things I've ever seen lmao and so practical

  • @tonytheriault1186
    @tonytheriault1186 Před 2 lety +46

    As a Canadian, I appreciate when something is actually made here, even if it’s mouse drivers. Did anyone else notice the pizza mouse mat? Also, it looks like that Corvette mouse needed a mechanic when it fell apart out of the box. That’s what happens to cheap plastic after a bit. Toy collectors could probably tell you some horror stories.

    • @JomasterTheSecond
      @JomasterTheSecond Před 2 lety +8

      Yep, can confirm - Gold Plastic Syndrome is one of the more well known plastic problems we collectors face, but Cheap Plastic Syndrome is just as bad. :v

    • @stevethepocket
      @stevethepocket Před 2 lety +3

      I'm sure Clint is familiar, as he appears to own a few '90s Macs in that mini warehouse of his.

    • @euphoria_7477
      @euphoria_7477 Před 2 lety +5

      Pride in your nations manufacturing is great. I myself am a huge sucker for American made tools, absolutely adore them!

    • @tonytheriault1186
      @tonytheriault1186 Před 2 lety +2

      @@euphoria_7477 I like American made pencils. Anything made in Asia breaks too easily, but any pencil made in the USA is god enough to sketch with, never mind write.

  • @TerminallyNerdy
    @TerminallyNerdy Před 2 lety +7

    The fact that Clint went and got a burger just to compare it to the burger mouse is hilarious to me.

    • @grzzltn
      @grzzltn Před 2 lety

      I'm just wondering about that and I have 2 questions: Did he eat the burger after filming that segment? And is it tax reductable (being a "business expense")?

    • @hexagonist23
      @hexagonist23 Před 2 lety

      @@grzzltn "CZcamsr" isn't a business...

    • @grzzltn
      @grzzltn Před 2 lety +1

      @@hexagonist23 countless channels (and the companies behind them) would like to differ, just because they are focusing on this particular online medium, that doesn't invalidate the legitimacy of their business. At the very least, most big youtubers do have a company to make things easier and video equipment, etc. are legitimate business expenses on which they rely.

    • @hexagonist23
      @hexagonist23 Před 2 lety

      @@grzzltn... And how do you generate profit from a youtube video?

    • @grzzltn
      @grzzltn Před 2 lety +1

      @@hexagonist23 ad revenue through monetisation? patreon? sponsorships? other incomes from other platforms and/or other business ventures?
      generally speaking, at least.
      LGR doesn't do sponsorships and obviously I don't know Clint's finances, but afaik he's doing youtube full time, so why would it not be a business?

  • @AlexGelinas42069
    @AlexGelinas42069 Před 2 lety +4

    Thank you for this video Clint! It reminded me of the weirdest mouse we had - the Star Trek Phaser Mouse. It was not good in any capacity, but the novelty was a ton of fun

  • @RevWorkshop
    @RevWorkshop Před 2 lety +1

    I'd unironically use that Corvette mouse tbh, it's bordering on the edge of "cool" and "ridiculous" and I love it

  • @leothompson2777
    @leothompson2777 Před 2 lety +6

    Ha, that takes me back, I had the cheeseburger mouse back in the day! Got it from a computer fair i'd go to with my dad, along with a cheeseburger mouspad, because why the hell not!? No idea what it cost, but likely in the £10 range if i could afford it with pocket money.

  • @PeTTs0n88
    @PeTTs0n88 Před 2 lety +10

    Ahhh weird mice - good lord how the market was absolutely flooded with them during the late '90s/early 2000s or so. ^^ And how utterly atrociously awful many of them were, the Media Mouse had me in stitches! Thanks for showing them off, Clint!

  • @jargon343
    @jargon343 Před 2 lety

    This channel and Michael MJD, both of you guys give me a lot of nostalgia lol. Great video mate!

  • @NoahClevinger
    @NoahClevinger Před 2 lety

    Your channel is one of my absolute favorites!! Thank you for making such great content.

  • @makaronilaatikko1780
    @makaronilaatikko1780 Před 2 lety +15

    We need more videos of your cat!

  • @grumpyoldwizard
    @grumpyoldwizard Před 2 lety +7

    Thank God for interesting, calm, channels like yours. Nice to see you.
    I think this is the first time I have seen you laugh so much! Very enjoyable

  • @SnailSlugSlut
    @SnailSlugSlut Před 2 lety

    Thank you for a wonderful chuckle, Clint.
    That media mouse is something else.

  • @vunecaeleven
    @vunecaeleven Před 2 lety

    I love how tickled you get over bad tech. You're laugh is the best. Thanks for the videos!

  • @southernsnowman7788
    @southernsnowman7788 Před 2 lety +7

    Wow never know that I need burger mouse and French bread arm rest until now.

  • @Pawele_stary_dziad
    @Pawele_stary_dziad Před 2 lety +9

    I had a mouse with a built-in aquarium. THAT was something: D

    • @LGR
      @LGR  Před 2 lety +7

      I've got a couple of those, each one has different items floating inside!

    • @Pawele_stary_dziad
      @Pawele_stary_dziad Před 2 lety +5

      @@LGR Mine was EasyTouch Ocean. I miss it:)

  • @martheunen
    @martheunen Před 2 lety

    Every time I see those soundblaster speakers i get a (more than usual) nastolgia feel...
    I used to have them and regret i kinda lost track of them many years back.
    I still have somewhat of a retro collection, but wish i held on to a lot more stuff than I currently still have.
    Nowhere near LGR's collection but still...
    Oh well, I can always come to this channel when in need of nostalgia!
    Keep up the great work!

  • @boris1986
    @boris1986 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks, Clive! I personally looks forward to more of this type of video, I very much enjoyed it. And I think software for "media mouse" would make a funny prank even today, if you can somehow run it on modern OS. Hmm...

  • @JimsContent
    @JimsContent Před 2 lety +38

    I’d go with a rat mouse pad, a rat mouse, would be the ultimate rig

    • @Coaretired
      @Coaretired Před 2 lety +8

      Rat Pad™

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 Před 2 lety +3

      It would go well with my rat rod Digital DEC PC and Compaq Deskpro EN projects lol

    • @greenhowie
      @greenhowie Před 2 lety +2

      nananananananana
      rat mouse

    • @KrissFliss
      @KrissFliss Před 2 lety +2

      Or a mouse mouse

    • @md_vandenberg
      @md_vandenberg Před 2 lety +1

      Be sure to buy a Mouse brand computer from Japan.

  • @SlinkyStoney
    @SlinkyStoney Před 2 lety +7

    I remember having the m&m's mouse and is too wide for my kiddie finger back then and gives me strains on my fingertips.

  • @lemagreengreen
    @lemagreengreen Před 2 lety +2

    I'm proud to say that I owned the burger mouse in the mid 90s and actually did try to use it for a while. It was awful but it was also a burger, it's awfulness was more about the shape than anything else though and if Apple engineers had used the 90s Burger Mouse they would have known that the 'Puck' mouse design was a bad idea since a round mouse is hard to use.

  • @isabeltsang1800
    @isabeltsang1800 Před 2 lety

    I really liked this format! Would love seeing more :)

  • @Nicksoilfield
    @Nicksoilfield Před 2 lety +4

    I loved this video format and would love to see more like it.

  • @CandGoods
    @CandGoods Před 2 lety +5

    "Ronsonic" sounds like Sonic the Hedgehog's salaryman-uncle.

    • @cowboyemojifr
      @cowboyemojifr Před 2 lety

      Hi guys this is my epic oc!! Do not steal!!!

  • @rbspace454
    @rbspace454 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for another great video, I really enjoyed this!

  • @moldyskittle
    @moldyskittle Před 2 lety

    This is great dude. I really love everything you're doing. This format works very well!

  • @Thematt11
    @Thematt11 Před 2 lety +165

    I've always been amused that companies 'congratulate' a customer for buying a product, like somehow you've achieved something outside the realms of your normal dull existence by unlocking the magical powers of capitalism.

    • @narobii9815
      @narobii9815 Před 2 lety +20

      Congratulations you found our product! We arent sure how you did it, but now its yours. Enjoy, and see if you can find more easter eggs on your next playthrough.

    • @braddl9442
      @braddl9442 Před 2 lety +19

      It came from the early days of customer psychology and focus groups etc. That doing things like that would make a customer feel better about buying a product.

    • @Thematt11
      @Thematt11 Před 2 lety +17

      @@braddl9442 Oh I'm very aware of where it comes from, it still makes me chuckle. It doubly amuses me that the Chinesium providers these days appear to think it's still a good tactic so you open the box and they act like you've won the damn thing.

    • @Thematt11
      @Thematt11 Před 2 lety +6

      @@narobii9815 I quite like the concept that tat is the IRL equivalent of Korok "seeds".

    • @grafton3073
      @grafton3073 Před 2 lety +1

      I agree, I was rolling !!

  • @mCreecher91
    @mCreecher91 Před 2 lety +3

    This was a great video. Definitely do more like it!

  • @xmetax
    @xmetax Před 2 lety +2

    The Corvette mouse ".. not bad, i guess"
    ... literally falls apart in his hands 😂

  • @MrDomBoileau
    @MrDomBoileau Před 2 lety +2

    I would watch a documentary about the design process for the melody mouse. From inception to shelves.