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flight sims get external lcd gauges

filed under: gadgets | video games

Saitek External LCD Gauges for Flight Simulator

At the recent E3 show, Saitek showed off this cool set of external desktop gauges that can be used alongside flight simulators and other games.

Adding a new dimension of immersion to sim games, each individual color LCD screen can display live information fed to it by special game drivers…

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July 26th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the only reason to play sim games

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Face it, the reason we play sim games is so we can act out our inner God complexes. Who here among us didn’t just build up our SimCities just so you could unleash Godzilla and a tornado on them? Who didn’t once try holding up a magnifying glass up to their Ant Farm?
That said, check out this awesomely sadistic clip taken from the amusement park sim, Roller Coaster Tycoon…

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October 22nd, 2006 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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