you gotta have the tools to play the
game batteries not included Super Mario
Brothers and other games sold separately
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 video games that require a special
peripheral by Pythagoras theorem for
this list we’ve picked the top 10 home
console video games that came bundled
with or required a unique peripheral to
maximize the gameplay experience we’re
excluding things like the n64 expansion
pack since you still need to use a
controller as an input for that
ah yes you’ll do fine number 10 DJ Hero
series break it break it have you ever
wanted to be a DJ but are limited by
your lack of equipment record collection
or talent if the answer to any of those
is yes then the DJ Hero franchise is at
least a close enough substitute for the
real thing
using the addictive rhythm based
gameplay established by Guitar Hero this
DJ simulation traded in the ax for
turntables and features some pretty
awesome mashup tracks for gamers to
scratch over
number nine i tuoi clay if you haven’t
played games using AI toy before there’s
just a few things you need to know to
help you get the most fun out of it
before the Xbox Kinect took over as the
go-to camera peripheral in gaming Sony
threw their hat in the ring with the I
toy for the PlayStation 2 when the i2i
came out it was totally groundbreaking
as the first collection of mini games
released for the camera peripheral play
is a fun and diverse collection of mini
games that take full advantage of the
technology from swatting away ninjas
with your arms to boxing to dancing
many of the concepts that would later be
recycled years down the line for the
week and the Kinect
number eight Donkey Kong jungle beat the
pair of plastic bongos originally
created for a game called donkey konga
is definitely one of the weirdest
controllers to ever be seen on a home
video game console admittedly quite
gimmicky for a controller it was still
used to great effect in Donkey Kong
jungle beat which proved to be a fun and
unique platformer with some great
graphics and art style mastering the
bongo controls isn’t easy but once you
do there’s something really satisfying
about chaining together an epic bongo
combo and speeding through the really
trippy levels number 7 Mario Paint
although it’s remembered best for its
epic music composition software Mario
Paint offers a bunch of other fun
diversions for the artistically inclined
gamer packaged with a Nintendo mouse and
mouse pad you could spend hours
designing your perfect Nintendo
masterpiece take a break to partake in
the fun fly-swatting minigame or for the
younger members of the family spend time
filling in the assortment of coloring
books my only question is what’s with
that weird sit-up animation
number six Steel Battalion winning the
award for the most badass special
controller that became immediately
useless after you completed the game it
was designed for the steel battalion
controller is a massive chunk of plastic
with an unheard-of forty buttons
unsurprisingly steel battalion is
probably one of the most hardcore mechs
simulation games of all time learning
all the controls isn’t for the faint of
heart but with unparalleled immersion
and a long list of missions
steel battalion is still pretty awesome
just don’t turn your mechs too sharply
or you’ll tumble over sideways and
that’s game over hey man we said it was
hardcore number five we fit the Nintendo
is bread and butter was accessibility
Nintendo created a console that could be
enjoyed by the entire family and games
like Wii Fit reinforce the notion that
you don’t have to be a hardcore gamer to
enjoy the console
we Fitz balance board is actually a
pretty awesome device measuring your
every movement and step as you play
through the included Fitness minigames
and challenges to try to trim off those
extra pounds
Wii Fit does an admirable job of
balancing a healthy lifestyle with
family-friendly gaming entertainment
making it as unique to the world of
videogames as it is to this list you’re
doing fine
number four Skylanders series what
happens when you mix collectible
figurines with the fun interactive
platforming game and an often forgotten
PlayStation mascot
well first of all Activision makes a
whole ton of money but second of all you
get one of the most popular modern
franchises around this is a Skylander
Kim oh no now he’s a even better it
could so easily have just been a cash
grab but luckily the Skylanders
franchise is a little bit more than that
Oh a real-life Skylander tessa actually
found you with exciting gameplay lots of
variety and cool gameplay concepts it
doesn’t feel so bad to spend a few extra
hundred dollars on a new set of
figurines you guys are footing the bill
for this right hmm
number three dance dance revelution
series
rhythm games took arcades over by storm
sometime in the late 90s and we mostly
have games like Dance Dance Revolution
to thank for that it’s amazing to watch
a DDR Pro frantically make their way
through the more hardcore levels in this
storied franchise
however in 1998 home gamers were finally
treated to the most popular arcade game
in the world
when DDR bundled with a dance pad was
released for the PlayStation so Bravo
the home conversion was basically
flawless and led to dozens of sequels
and offshoots in the ensuing years
meaning this is one of the rare cases
where your peripheral was good for more
than one game number two duck hunt the
bright orange Nintendo zapper could be
found in a vast majority of households
throughout the 1980s and that’s because
it came packaged with duck hunt and
Super Mario Brothers arguably two of the
most iconic NES games ever made at its
core duck hunt is incredibly simple you
point your zapper at the screen and
blast away at either ducks or clay discs
before they disappear
the zapper was a piece of technology
unlike anything gamers had seen up until
that point a real leap that seemed
almost too good to be true you’re
playing with power the only downside was
dealing with that stupid dog before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
number one Guitar Hero series
though the formula was expanded upon
with rock band nothing stands up to the
impact that the original Guitar Hero had
both on gaming and the mainstream media
rhythm games were already popular but
Guitar Hero was the first to let you tap
into your inner rock star and rip killer
solos along with your favorite heavy
metal tracks most of the games and
peripherals we’ve looked at today try to
emulate the experience of using a real
life object and know where to this
feeling resonate with gamers stronger
than with the almighty plastic axe rock
on do you agree with our list yes
stand back five or six feet please
that’s better
did we forget any awesome peripheral
based video games for more game-changing
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
game batteries not included Super Mario
Brothers and other games sold separately
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 video games that require a special
peripheral by Pythagoras theorem for
this list we’ve picked the top 10 home
console video games that came bundled
with or required a unique peripheral to
maximize the gameplay experience we’re
excluding things like the n64 expansion
pack since you still need to use a
controller as an input for that
ah yes you’ll do fine number 10 DJ Hero
series break it break it have you ever
wanted to be a DJ but are limited by
your lack of equipment record collection
or talent if the answer to any of those
is yes then the DJ Hero franchise is at
least a close enough substitute for the
real thing
using the addictive rhythm based
gameplay established by Guitar Hero this
DJ simulation traded in the ax for
turntables and features some pretty
awesome mashup tracks for gamers to
scratch over
number nine i tuoi clay if you haven’t
played games using AI toy before there’s
just a few things you need to know to
help you get the most fun out of it
before the Xbox Kinect took over as the
go-to camera peripheral in gaming Sony
threw their hat in the ring with the I
toy for the PlayStation 2 when the i2i
came out it was totally groundbreaking
as the first collection of mini games
released for the camera peripheral play
is a fun and diverse collection of mini
games that take full advantage of the
technology from swatting away ninjas
with your arms to boxing to dancing
many of the concepts that would later be
recycled years down the line for the
week and the Kinect
number eight Donkey Kong jungle beat the
pair of plastic bongos originally
created for a game called donkey konga
is definitely one of the weirdest
controllers to ever be seen on a home
video game console admittedly quite
gimmicky for a controller it was still
used to great effect in Donkey Kong
jungle beat which proved to be a fun and
unique platformer with some great
graphics and art style mastering the
bongo controls isn’t easy but once you
do there’s something really satisfying
about chaining together an epic bongo
combo and speeding through the really
trippy levels number 7 Mario Paint
although it’s remembered best for its
epic music composition software Mario
Paint offers a bunch of other fun
diversions for the artistically inclined
gamer packaged with a Nintendo mouse and
mouse pad you could spend hours
designing your perfect Nintendo
masterpiece take a break to partake in
the fun fly-swatting minigame or for the
younger members of the family spend time
filling in the assortment of coloring
books my only question is what’s with
that weird sit-up animation
number six Steel Battalion winning the
award for the most badass special
controller that became immediately
useless after you completed the game it
was designed for the steel battalion
controller is a massive chunk of plastic
with an unheard-of forty buttons
unsurprisingly steel battalion is
probably one of the most hardcore mechs
simulation games of all time learning
all the controls isn’t for the faint of
heart but with unparalleled immersion
and a long list of missions
steel battalion is still pretty awesome
just don’t turn your mechs too sharply
or you’ll tumble over sideways and
that’s game over hey man we said it was
hardcore number five we fit the Nintendo
is bread and butter was accessibility
Nintendo created a console that could be
enjoyed by the entire family and games
like Wii Fit reinforce the notion that
you don’t have to be a hardcore gamer to
enjoy the console
we Fitz balance board is actually a
pretty awesome device measuring your
every movement and step as you play
through the included Fitness minigames
and challenges to try to trim off those
extra pounds
Wii Fit does an admirable job of
balancing a healthy lifestyle with
family-friendly gaming entertainment
making it as unique to the world of
videogames as it is to this list you’re
doing fine
number four Skylanders series what
happens when you mix collectible
figurines with the fun interactive
platforming game and an often forgotten
PlayStation mascot
well first of all Activision makes a
whole ton of money but second of all you
get one of the most popular modern
franchises around this is a Skylander
Kim oh no now he’s a even better it
could so easily have just been a cash
grab but luckily the Skylanders
franchise is a little bit more than that
Oh a real-life Skylander tessa actually
found you with exciting gameplay lots of
variety and cool gameplay concepts it
doesn’t feel so bad to spend a few extra
hundred dollars on a new set of
figurines you guys are footing the bill
for this right hmm
number three dance dance revelution
series
rhythm games took arcades over by storm
sometime in the late 90s and we mostly
have games like Dance Dance Revolution
to thank for that it’s amazing to watch
a DDR Pro frantically make their way
through the more hardcore levels in this
storied franchise
however in 1998 home gamers were finally
treated to the most popular arcade game
in the world
when DDR bundled with a dance pad was
released for the PlayStation so Bravo
the home conversion was basically
flawless and led to dozens of sequels
and offshoots in the ensuing years
meaning this is one of the rare cases
where your peripheral was good for more
than one game number two duck hunt the
bright orange Nintendo zapper could be
found in a vast majority of households
throughout the 1980s and that’s because
it came packaged with duck hunt and
Super Mario Brothers arguably two of the
most iconic NES games ever made at its
core duck hunt is incredibly simple you
point your zapper at the screen and
blast away at either ducks or clay discs
before they disappear
the zapper was a piece of technology
unlike anything gamers had seen up until
that point a real leap that seemed
almost too good to be true you’re
playing with power the only downside was
dealing with that stupid dog before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
number one Guitar Hero series
though the formula was expanded upon
with rock band nothing stands up to the
impact that the original Guitar Hero had
both on gaming and the mainstream media
rhythm games were already popular but
Guitar Hero was the first to let you tap
into your inner rock star and rip killer
solos along with your favorite heavy
metal tracks most of the games and
peripherals we’ve looked at today try to
emulate the experience of using a real
life object and know where to this
feeling resonate with gamers stronger
than with the almighty plastic axe rock
on do you agree with our list yes
stand back five or six feet please
that’s better
did we forget any awesome peripheral
based video games for more game-changing
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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