Here´s the truth of the day. I have just tried the power glove (made by Mattel, PAX. Released In 1989 ) one single time in my whole life.

And i did that way back in time at video game event in Sweden in the early 90s.

But even way back then, i wasn´t all that much impressed by the power glove. Because it was (and still are) really clumsy, i also felt like an dumbass when i used it.

I also thought like this. “Why should i buy and use it, when the normal NES controllers is way better than the power glove?”

So I didn´t think that much about the power glove after that. Not even the cult movie “The Wizard“, could make me change my mind about the power glove.

Novak (software development) and Tracy Hall (Hardware development) are the makers of the original power glove.

And many, many years later. When i saw AVGN´s the power glove video. I pretty much knew for sure, how fu*ing bad it was and are.

But then i heard about the “A power glove documentary” project, and i had no idea that the power glove had made such a positive impact on the video game industry.

So i guess even though the power glove sucked really bad. It still did some good for the video game industry in the long run, and that´s pretty much what the “A power glove documentary” is all about.

And thanks to a really successful Kickstarter campaign (which ended i September last year. Over $18,000 were collected in total!). “A power glove documentary” will become a reality very, very soon.

So keep your eyes and ears open for it!

About  A power glove documentary:
IT’S SO BAD. The Power of Glove is a documentary that chronicles the history and legacy of the Power Glove, a 1989 Nintendo controller that promised to forever change the way humankind interacted with technology. Originally released by Mattel, the Power Glove was the first mass-marketed, gesture-based video game controller, and its hype was immense.

Immediately after its release, however, gamers were disappointed by the Power Glove, and critics panned it as a worthless gimmick. Yet unlike many gimmicks and critical failures of the past, the Power Glove has not been simply swept under the rug.

Over two decades after its release, the Power Glove continues to resonate with video gaming and technology fans, becoming the focus of art pieces, songs, videos, hacking projects, and other forms of cultural repurposing. The Power of Glove is the story of how and why the Power Glove lives on.