The NES Hot Seat: A Chair Controller
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- In 1990, Power to the 10th Inc. introduced "The Hot Seat" for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was a small seat that used body motion to control the game! How did it work? DOES it work? Learn more on this episode of The Gaming Historian!
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Fun fact: The Hot Seat won the "Is This Peripheral Really Necessary?" Award by the Chicago Tribune's coverage of the Summer CES 1991 show! Apparently the suggested retail price was originally $99. Looks like it got marked down extremely quickly.
Funny enough i live in Hutchinson ks
Gaming Historian Have you ever tried the Aura Interactor for the Sega Genesis? I had it when I was a kid. It was basically a backpack used for a rumble feature add on. I remember playing Jurassic Park for Genesis and the T-Rex saying “Sega” made that pack go crazy. Lol.
AVGN should make a Hot Seat episode and have you cameo in it!
Was this before the rolling rocker came out
Oh my god, Visions. That’s my town! My first job! Tho I don’t know if they still had the hot seat when I started renting there.
Power Glove + 3D glasses + Hot Seat + fans at each side of the TV = *ULTRA RAD POWER!!!!*
TOO MUCH POWER. :p
The most eighties thing I have heard all week.
beats VR anyday!
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Yeah, right. Ultra power of A S S!!
A few years ago, I was browsing my friend's collection and I stumbled upon this "Hot Seat." I had never seen it before and was puzzled by how it even worked. Well I finally decided it was time to try this thing out! It's honestly kinda cool, even if it doesn't work all that well. Hope you all enjoy learning about it as much as I did!
Hey Norman, anyway we can get an earthbound video? Thanks.
I did
If you really were dedicated to reviews you would've lost 40lbs to test this property.
Hey Norman awesome vid. Is there anyway you can do a vid on rage considering rage 2 is coming out
A video on the history of the Mother trilogy of games would be excellent!
When I read the title I thought it was a gaming chair with heating.
Super Boyo would be perfect for winter
But it ended up being a glorified mcdonals Seat.
Every time you die it gets hotter until it eventually feels like its hell in a chair. the only time it cools is when you turn off the console, therefor making you have to (possibly) blow the cartridge and lose all your data.
@@nexuszero2683 what!? blowing cartridges doesn't eliminate data. I have an n64 I should know.
Me too
You're like the antithesis to the AVGN. Yin and yang, you complete each other lol. Excellent work as always!
@Chopsy The Homicidal Maniac "...and I don't gotta see his dick in my twitter feed, either!..."
What are you taking about? 🤨
The Misunderstood Assassin clearly you never heard of “Motherfucker” Mike Matei
@@JCPrince705 I know who Mike Matei is but I've never heard of "Motherfucker" Mike Matei.
Dang. AVGN. Awesome.
@Trantor The Troll too bad thats Irrelevent now
I'm waiting for "Super Mario Bros. HotSeat%" speedruns.
tbh i'm waiting for hotseat% sekiro runs to start cropping up
if people will beat punch out blindfolded someone will think to speedrun games in the hotseat.
sounds like someone needs to get on the horn with GDQ real soon about this
Speed runs are dumb in general, but I they're silly then I'm okay with them.
I'm waiting for hotseat% clu clu land speedruns
6:05 - I like how when the cat notices the camera, his/her expression changes and immediately looks up to the human like, "You're recording this? Really?" lol
My local video game store had an entirely different, much more stable reclined looking chair. We rented it for the weekend! It was so cool! It was all motion tilting controlled, no joystick. I honestly can't recall how well it worked. It's been about 32 years. 😮
You've been able to find the most obscure NES accessories and peripherals ever.
How?
So it was like sitting in a huge Power-Glove 🤣
...It's so bad...
But can you use the Power Glove while in the Hot Seat?
It's so bad... For your posture!
In Soviet Russia, the Power Glove wears you.
Ouija ZaZa Gaming are you 5 years old or do your parents just not love you? Get your attention seeking ass out of here
Ouija ZaZa Gaming that's fake.
Black widow has her own movie.
“I weigh close to 200 pounds but let’s give it a shot anyway.”
“Because it’s so rare, it’s hard to even put a value on it.”
The brass balls on this man.
Whoever he got it from sure put a value on it, a value the gaming historian know's he'll probably never get back anyway 😂
@@A_Black_Sheep94 he probably makes plenty more on this video and wrote the chair off as a legitimate business expense
Growing up in Illinois, I remember this, and even sat in one. It was super awkward and awful.
Jon-Pierre Gentil
I’m sorry you grew in Illinois.
@@fastinradfordable Chicago could be considered good?
@@Weeble_Wobble No
@@Weeble_Wobble Have you ever seen Chicago?
@@A_Black_Sheep94 I didn't think it could. I'm not going to respond to your other comment, it was a question, not a sarcastic statement question.
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Just imagine a james and mike monday where them two try to beat super mario bros on that thing.
...
Now THAT'S a worthwhile challenge!
YES!
And it featured the gaming historian.
Nah, this deserves a full AVGN segment in another accessories episode.
The Legend of Zelda and the Hot Seat
Nah, let's them try to land a plane in Topgun (again) with this thing
I love the end supporters line, reminds me of old public broadcasting lines. "Paid for in part by viewers like you!"
I keep thinking i’ve seen every peripheral that exists for the NES.
NOPE.
Next video: a machine that turns your nes into a fucking machine gun?!
I guess that is what happens when a console is very popular for a very long time.
I think I have tried these types of chairs in department store back in 90s. As a kid I thought it was mind-blowingly awesome.
Loved seeing you on AVGN the other day. Long live the Gaming Historian!
@@zecur the Aladdin episode
*LONG LIVE THE GAMING HISTORIAN*
is would have been funny if during the landing sequence in the Top Gun segment, AVGN showed up.
Oh man, I missed this. I need to go check that out immediately. Very happy to see they are friends.
Yeah kinda a dick move when James blew up Norm's Aladdin though! 😎
Imagine you're dominating in a smash bros tournament and a guy beats you using this.
@Nob the Knave what?
yeah I bet he'd also use a Wiimote sideways
@@TheCZcamsGame he'd use it vertically without the nunchuck
Used to watch this channel a bunch about five years ago, but got wrapped up in life until just now coming across this vid in my recommended. Just have to say I forgot how relaxing and informative these videos are. Thanks for finding so many cool things to tell us about.
"He's not hacking, he just has a better gaming chair than you do!"
His gaming chair:
I had no idea this existed.
I love your channel, Norm. If I was to ever create content it would be inspired by your creative and thoughtful videos. 😃💜
Yep.
Me too
@@joehdah5395 Have a badass day, Puppet! 🐸
@@JonKratz Oh, oh my god! You have a new profile picture! i didn't notice it was you hahaha! Cool picture. You too man!
@@JonKratz Its like a TV show, we keep bumping into eachother LOL
Looks like retailers had a fire sale to get rid of these things.
yeah i love how he mentioned only the retail price and just brushed over the fact they were "fire sale"ing em out the door at 50% off or more. HMMM guess he couldnt draw that conclusion upon his research on his own.
@@gviruscalls7089remember back then not everyone that was a gamer was a 3 hundo.
@@videogamepolak0 That's because the fire sale price isn't what they normally retailed for. Saying that they went for $10 or whatever is misleading when they originally went for closer to $100.
I'm pretty sure I saw this at my brother's friends house when I was a kid. Created some weird flashback memory that I can't quite remember. Really cool!
I like the carpet you have in your room. The soft blue and yellow of it really tie the room together.
i would've sold my brother to play top gun on this thing
Me too
Sell a *family soul* for a piece of *cheap plastic...*
- Either you guys have shitty brothers, or you're SHITTY PEOPLE :P
The !st Winner My guess is they're just shitty literalists.
Oh yeah?
My brother's worth about 3 Hotseats.
Jk, my derpy baby brother is priceless~ ;)
Back in time when children toys contained mercury
it made for a good snack
Thank god we live in a time where we have hindsight to make us feel smart.
it used to be in thermometers too... we just didn't break them.
If he can hear the switches its probably a ball bearing switch and not a mercury style one
Simpler times
Haha, the look of joy at 3:46.
Watch now there will be “Hot Seat” runs all over CZcams. I am looking forward to this.
TJ Thomas Pokémon Yellow Hot seat!
That will never happen or catch on
@@lukesegovia6310 dude theres a voice control and potato controler run through of darksouls and some played super metroid with a Vaseline covered controler! There's nothing people wont do a playthough on.
I’d love to see that, simply because of how awkward & challenging it would be.. pure entertainment from every aspect.
I'm definitely going to try to do one with my Super Chair! hahahaha
It wouldn't be too difficult to modify it to work with a Super Nintendo or a Genesis. I'd love to give it a spin - or rather a tilt - with Star Fox. I suppose you could tailor it to the game by adding additional tilt controls to trigger L and R roll. Hmm. Sounds like a fun project!
Just as I was thinking the same thing, this comment showed up lol
Or connect it to a PC and play an fps
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Great idea!
imagine playing street fighter 2 with the hot seat
That kid on the hot seat picture was rockin some pumps! Haven't seen those in a long time. Oh the nostalgia.
6:02
Cute cat
Someone should make a spiritual successor to the hot seat.
The Cool Stand
yoshimasterleader The superhot seat, The Kelvin Recliner
Gaming enhancement products consistently fail to sell; don't know why!
SUTANDO?
yoshimasterleader with new technology, it could actually work really well.
Thought I had seen everything NES related but this is new to me. Great video!
BROOO!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how you can show us gaming historian of gaming equipment that didn’t even know EXISTED!!!! I love this channel!!!
5:22... AAAAAAYYYSSS
A motion control seat? Now I've seen everything.
I guess Nintendo has been into motion control for a long time. Just like 3D on the Famicom. (The goggles are actually super comfy.)
Man, Gaming Chairs are MUCH OLDER than I thought they were. Definitely something interesting, GH. Great video as usual! 😁
Ghosts N Gobblins with the Hot Seat for +500 street cred... or should I say.. *seat* cred
I remember my mom renting us the hot seat. I was having a sleep over and she let us rent a game and this for the night. It kept breaking away from its base if we leaned to hard in one direction. It was a novelty for sure.
Well now AVGN will have a seat to sit in :D XD
The Hurl Seat
The Crap Seat
The Hot Shit
He’ll try to take an Upper Decker on the Hot Seat :P
“You can now control the games with your AAAAASSSSSS!!!”
I love the idea of the Hot Seat being used in challenges and even maybe speedruns. Would be a thrill to watch someone try it out, if they can get their hands on it!
Always love to see an upload from you 👾
Appreciation for this well done channel
My life will not be complete until I see The Nerd trying to land in Top Gun using the Hot Seat!
The Nerd hasn't been funny in 7 years XD
+Griffin Tremaine
Maybe not as classic as the older videos, but there’s still a good chuck of newer videos that are just as good as the old. My personal newer favourites being, Seaman, Earthbound, and Atari Sports.
He did manage to land the plane with the power glove.
Ur videos are a blessing... This might sound strange but your videos are not only informative but also help alleviate anxiety.
yes!! I love watching his videos to help me take a minute and breathe. such a good channel!!
Dude same here! i thought i was the only one. definitely a great way to vent some steam from a long day.
News flash: *This is what most people use CZcams for.* It's called "relaxing."
I agree that Norm has this bizarre way to make anxiety feel better or even go away.
Same here.
Wow! I've seen most NES peripherals but this takes the cake. Don't know if it's a giant power glove or a body worn/operated power glove. My goodness. But great find as always. More power and more videos.
Bro your vids always have a chill vibe it's awesome keep it up
I'm surprised it works as well as it does - I thought it would be worthless. I would have loved this thing as a kid!
Thank you for another excellent Gaming Historian video.
I nominate you Norm to be the first to have a "Hot Seat Challenge" on twitch. Let's see some Ninja Gaiden Hot Seat action!!!
Ryan Hanselman 0_0 your mad
My local video rental store had one when I was a kid! They always had it hooked up with top gun in the store. I had never seen one anywhere else. Thanks for the memories.
Love your channel, I have no idea how you aren't at 5 million subscribers yet. The production value is great and the editing is above CZcams standards. Keep up the good work my dude
How did you survive your Aladdin Deck Enhancer explosion
I dove out of the way, remember? =)
@@GamingHistorian did it really explode?
What AVGN’s video on it
- Gets up from the crowd - "Is this an out of season april fools?"
"Do you not have chairs?"
Just went through some old Christmas photos of the old days with family today. And there it was, the NES hot seat in one of the Christmas morning pictures. I lived in Wichita, KS when I had one as a kid. Thanks for the video and bringing back some memories! It did work surprisingly well from what I remember!
I came to the comments looking to see if anyone got this for Christmas. Bet it was fun for a kid, I know I would have had fun with racing and flying games.
I remember during the Gulf War, people were calling it the video game war because in part of so much video from planes and of course those planes had joy sticks basically. So looking at this as something you'd play a flying game on, immediately brought that back to mind.
I never heard of this before. And I learned how older motion controllers worked. Great video as always
It was discontinued because people would fall out of it. I remember playing with one when growing up in Indiana.
GrandPOOBear actually beat Super Mario Bros. 3 with the Power Glove on Twitch / CZcams. It was insane!
Now he needs to do it with the Hot Seat.
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I subscribe to a lot of retro gaming channels on CZcams but your channel is my favorite! Keep it up man.
Gaming Historian you are simply the best sir at what you do. A really enjoy watching your videos. It's obvious that you put alot of thought and effort into making your vids. Keep em coming.
Another quality video from Norm. Thank you sir!
it's always a good day when the gaming historian uploads a new video
Rare to run into a NES item that hasn't been covered to death. Fantastic as always. Thank you for the quality content.
u always know all of the crazy gear bro.... u are truly a goat and we are blessed to have this channel
You have the opportunity to be the first CZcamsr to use the NES Hot Seat for the third level of Battletoads.
On behalf of the people of Wichita, Kansas, you must make this happen!
Whoever can pull that off is officially "King of the Gamers"
I nominate The Mexican Runner for this
Seriously the best CZcams channel, always click the new episodes uploaded soon as i have a minute. Love your channel. The work and dedication you put into it definitely shows.
Im from memphis. I bought one of these from a rental store when i was a kid. I used to watch top gun and iron eagle while pretending i was flying. Great memory and good job bringing one of the most obscure add ons to light
Can I buy it from you ?
Norm more videos, please. I could watch 3-4 a day of yours and not get bored. Keep it up, sir!
It seems like there's an infinite amount of crazy NES accessories I've never heard of.
Basically. Everyone was hoping to cash in on the Nintendo craze!
@@GamingHistorian Part of me wants this sort of madness to come back, if only for the hilarity of some of it. Hot Seat, now for Switch!
Wow, thanks for letting the gaming world know about this odd accessory. I love these kind of things!
You saying all motion control sits inside the joystick, I expected you doing some experimenting with the Wii Remote and motion control games like Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz or Mercury Meltdown.
Cheers, Tobi
welcome back! it's been a minute since we've seen you on here, but the wait is always worth it! Your videos are always entertaining and informative. i love them. Keep doing that thing that you do so well norm. You are so talented at this, thank you for sharing your love, passion and knowledge of video games and everything related to that world with our world. The human race is so much richer with you in it. Thank you man!
Cool that you mentioned Visions Video in Minonk, IL. I use to go there. I actually bought a used NES game from a retro store that came from there with the rental sticker still affixed.
I'd love to see the Angry Video Game Nerd get his hands on this piece of !$#@$#.
"Hey Norman. Thank you for the new gaming toilet! I'm going to use it right away. Fuck your ass. I'm taking a shit all over it!"
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YES! Exactly what I was thinking!
he's gonna take you back to the past... and then something about a skunks ass and diariah, or something, idk it's been awhile
@@daleva187goligo hes gonna take back to the past to play some shitty games that suck ass hed rather haaaaaave a buffaaalooooo take a diarrhea dump in his ear hed rather eaaaaat the rotten asshooolee of a roadkill skunk and down it with beeeeer hes the angry nintendo nerrrrd hes the angry atari nerrrrrd hes the angry videogame neeeeerrrrrrrd
Is "the power" from regular show based off of the miracle?
Nah man, It was a Synthesizer.
Good guess though.
Yo nice stolen pfp
So refreshing to watch your videos on gaming. I appreciate the great quality without the lame look at me jokes type of youtuber. Feels professional, and I really dig that.
As always, well done sir. Keep up the excellent work,
Never in my life have I ever heard of this. I'm genuinely surprised.
SEGA had a terrible seat thing too, it was featured in a SEGA Mega CD advert. It’s like a crappy go-kart chair.
Do you know what the name of it was? I've actually used one back in the day, and I haven't seen one since.
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Love the video Norm! Keep up the great work bro🤙🤙🤙
Awesome episode. Thanks man
Skip to 5:04 for the Ultimate Gamer
!!
Hey!!
*Prey found*
P E E K 9 0 'S G A M I N G
*Hackerman Voice:* _"I'm in."_
That's what I call a pro gamer moment
Also: 5:06 with some windows 95 wallpaper or the space as background
dude norm, so glad you got that massive sub boost! You totally deserve it! Thanks to AVGN as well!
I was waiting for a new video, keep up the good work💪💪💪
That feeling when my home town actually gets mentioned in a CZcams video.
AVGN did the carrier landing with a power glove. Just saying...
He also beat Zelda 2 with it.
@@TrashWoodBand Ssshhh... Don't ruin it.
I really like your channel! It has good content and I like how you talk about the companys and facts like that. Can't wait till your next vid! 😀
4:54 "Movement is is spot-on with the Hot Seat" as he runs off the road 🤣
the whole patreon thing remind me of the this show was supported by your local pbs station
That's literally the fucking joke.
GH: mercury tilt switches aren't too accurate
Rerez: this controller is going to kill me, it has mercury in it. I don't trust playing it without a haz-suit
Yeah
I know that reference. Mercury tilt switch might be more accurate but, not worth the risk. 🦊
@@liengandriod55 There is no risk to actually using them. It's only Mercury Vapor that's dangerous, which if the device is working means that it's in a properly sealed tube and won't result in any harm. The three reasons they where drop is because as seen here, they aren't accurate do to splash back and having to wait for travel time. Modern Gyro became a cheaper solution and because devices that use Mercury can't be easily dispose off, as throwing them in the Trash is a health risk to garbage employees as the tubing can break and release Vapor. There's channels who mine gallons of Mercury and even directly touch it and they didn't get Mercury poisoning.
Great video. I really love watching this channel. It makes me feel like mom and dad bought me everything I ever wanted but without them having to. I'm spoiled but not. Awesome.
Amazing! Keep up the good work.
Take a shot every time he says "Hot Seat."
*Just kidding, don't.*
Too bad I already started..
Stephen king drinking game anyone?:)
Take a drink every time he says "Hot Seat" while sitting on an old office chair that has three of the connective bolts taken out.
You'll die, but not for liver failure.
replace it with water, now it's healthy!
I don't drink, so I took a dab every time. And i'm stoned. Then again, I was already stoned to begin with.
"Now let's test out my favourite Mega Man game, Mega Man 3."
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
I mean, was the channel's content itself not indicative enough that he's a man of culture?
MM3 was my favorite as well.
Damn dude, the ‘this show is sponsored in part by’ bit took me way back
Nice way to go, on tracking down that history!
This is what I enjoy from the Gaming Historian, either a deep dive into common video game knowledge, or a brief discovery of obscure video game merchandise.
Eventually someone is going to beat Dark Souls on that thing. Great Vid!!!
The look he gives @ 5:23 for crashing into the water in top gun during landing sequence.
Wow just watching your 1983 video game market crash video as a refresher then checked this. Quite a difference 10 years in production makes.