Coco Controller (YC S12) Will Turn Your iPhone Into A Gaming Powerhouse

Re:Coco Controller (YC S12) Will Turn Your iPhone Into A Ga... by kristaps on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @06:44PM (#4383463)

Very awkward placement of the analog stick - you can use either the stick or the buttons, never both at the same time. I don't believe any of the mainstream handhelds or console controllers have had this arrangement, probably with good reason.

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Re:Coco Controller (YC S12) Will Turn Your iPhone Into A Ga... by cgyulay on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @07:19PM (#4383575)

Our design feelings were that the camera/look controls (right analog stick) generally need to be tighter than movement (left d-pad). Almost every standard controller places buttons on the same side as the camera/look analog stick. We would, though, still like to provide analog input for directions, too.

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Re:Coco Controller (YC S12) Will Turn Your iPhone Into A Ga... by hartror on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @07:24PM (#4383595)

Yeah I rewatched the sections with the guy playing it and it seemed the hand positions weren't comfortable. But hard to tell with the shots in the video and without getting one's hands on it.

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Re:Coco Controller (YC S12) Will Turn Your iPhone Into A Ga... by ihuman on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @10:56PM (#4384250)

Doesn't the Xbox 360 controller have this? On the left, there is an analog stick (and d-pad), and on the right is an analog stick and 4 buttons.

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Re:Coco Controller (YC S12) Will Turn Your iPhone Into A Ga... by kristaps on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @02:45AM (#4384909)

Yes, and this allows you to use an analog stick and the buttons at the same time, unlike here.

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Re:Coco Controller (YC S12) Will Turn Your iPhone Into A Ga... by aaronbrethorst on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @01:32AM (#4384742)

The 360 controller also has triggers for your index fingers.

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