Virtual Cushion

The Virtual Cushion^[a] is a video game force feedback accessory released in 1992 for the NEC PC Engine. It allows players to feel the impact of enemy attacks on their bodies through sound vibrations.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 1993, GamePro reported that the product could be launched for Turbo Duo owners.^[4] Electronic Gaming Monthly and Game Mania stated that a similar device was being produced by Matsushita Electric.^[5]^[6]

Reception

Consolemania [it] called the idea "stupid."^[7] Electric Brain wrote a full review recommending the accessory, noting that it also works with other consoles.^[8]

Legacy

In 1994, VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine recommended the Aura Interactor for fans of the Virtual Cushion.^[9]

In 1999, Markt+Technik's Video Games [de] called the Virtual Cushion "the first Rumble Pack in the history of video games."^[10]

In 2016, HobbyConsolas remembered it as an innovative peripheral from the 1990s.^[11]

Notes

^ Japanese: バーチャルクッション, Hepburn: Bācharu Kusshon

References

^ "System - PC Engine Virtual Cushion". www.pcengine-fx.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "バーチャルクッション". 徹夜城の多趣味の城. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "【PCエンジン】メタモジュピター". だんぼーるはうすinブログ (in Japanese).
^ "Hardware Helpers". GamePro (45 ed.). United States. 6 June 2023. p. 168. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.
^ "International News". Electronic Gaming Monthly (43 ed.). United States. February 1993. p. 68. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.
^ "Virtual Cushion". Game Mania (5 ed.). United Kingdom. May 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.
^ "Made in Japan". Consolemania (19 ed.). Italy. May 1993. p. 13. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.
^ "Good, Good, Vibrations". Electric Brain (33 ed.). United Kingdom. April 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.
^ "Vest to Kill". VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine (65 ed.). United States. June 1994. p. 90. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.
^ "Tips für Sammler und solche, die es werden wollen". Video Games (1999-03 ed.). Germany. March 1999. p. 37. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.
^ "Periféricos tan imposibles como increíbles". HobbyConsolas. Spain. 2016. pp. 295–226. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

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[1] Japanese: バーチャルクッション, Hepburn: Bācharu Kusshon

[2] "System - PC Engine Virtual Cushion". www.pcengine-fx.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[3] "バーチャルクッション". 徹夜城の多趣味の城. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[4] "【PCエンジン】メタモジュピター". だんぼーるはうすinブログ (in Japanese).

[5] "Hardware Helpers". GamePro (45 ed.). United States. 6 June 2023. p. 168. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

[6] "International News". Electronic Gaming Monthly (43 ed.). United States. February 1993. p. 68. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

[7] "Virtual Cushion". Game Mania (5 ed.). United Kingdom. May 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

[8] "Made in Japan". Consolemania (19 ed.). Italy. May 1993. p. 13. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

[9] "Good, Good, Vibrations". Electric Brain (33 ed.). United Kingdom. April 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

[10] "Vest to Kill". VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine (65 ed.). United States. June 1994. p. 90. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

[11] "Tips für Sammler und solche, die es werden wollen". Video Games (1999-03 ed.). Germany. March 1999. p. 37. Retrieved 29 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

[12] "Periféricos tan imposibles como increíbles". HobbyConsolas. Spain. 2016. pp. 295–226. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Archive.org.

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