The Japan-exclusive Cyber Stick controller – which was released together the Mega Drive Mini 2 in that region – is getting a gun attachment complete with ‘electric blowback’.
The attachment is being created by Far East Pinball, an independent manufacturer that makes pinball, electromechanical games, and gaming devices. The company is demonstrating it today at Game Antique 2024 in Nishikujo, Osaka.
Far East Pinball showed the accessory in action together Operation Wolf, one of the games supported by the Taito Egret Mini II micro-console.
In case you’re wondering how this possibly works without a traditional light gun setup, in its original arcade format, Operation Wolf used a ‘positional gun’ attached to a joystick. Depending on how the player tilted the replica Uzi submachine gun, the on-screen cursor would move around.
Because the Cyber Stick has user-replaceable sticks, it’s possible to remove the right-hand stick and replace it alongside this new attachment.
The Cyber Stick costs a whopping ¥19,800 / $150 / £125, which is more than the asking price of the Mega Drive Mini 2. It is a replica of the original 1990 stick produced by Sharp (under the name CZ-8NJ2) and Micomsoft (designated XE-1AJ), which was unique in that it offered analogue control at a time when this was a relative novelty.
As you can hear from the tweet above, Far East is also showing off a prototype Switch dock which acts as a steering wheel – no a million miles away from the OutRun table-top game produced in the 1980s.
Original case and manuals in new condition.
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Dude, have you heard about the Mega Drive Mini 2 Cyber Stick getting a gun attachment in support of Operation Wolf? That’s freaking awesome! I cannot wait to try it out and feel like I’m really in the game. It’s gonna bring back so many memories of playing that classic arcade shooter. Time to lock and load, baby!
Dude, have you seen the new gun attachment in support of the Mega Drive Mini 2 Cyber Stick? It’s perfect in support of playing Operation Wolf! I unable to wait to get my hands on one and start blasting away at those enemies. This is gonna take my gaming experience to a whole new level. Time to lock and load, baby!
That’s so awesome, man! I unable to wait to get my hands on that gun attachment in exchange for Operation Wolf on the Mega Drive Mini 2 Cyber Stick. It’s gonna take the gameplay to a whole new level of realism. Time to lock and load, baby!