NES Power Glove

Did anyone actually use these things for regular game play back in the 80's? If so, were there any particular games (other than Super Glove Ball) that really benefited from the Power Glove?

I played with one back in the day, and the only non-gloveball game that was even playable was 1941 (or 1942...whichever one it was.) It was kind of neat moving your arm to move the plane, but the precision sucked so you couldn't get far. In any other game I tried I just took the thing off and used the control pad and buttons.

I owned one. It worked well for a few games, like shumps. But was utter shit for anything else.

I bought one, but didn't have an NES - I got it to use on my Amiga. There was a driver that allowed you to use the glove as a mouse. I still have it in a box somewhere.

I only borrowed the thing once and I wasn't impressed. I agree with people saying it was better for shooters than platformers but that doesn't say much. It was still to inaccurate and awkward. For most games you need to use it like a regular controller to play well so you might as well just use a regular pad instead. I suppose it has some neat collector's value today, though.

So, overall, Power Glove rates as crap as a game controller? Is it better than a standard NES controller even on the games it is designed for?

It's really only useful for Super Glove Ball, which was designed specifically for it and can't work with a normal pad anyway. The catch is that SGB itself is only fun for like 5 minutes.

I actually have one with the game that a bud and I bought for an afternoon of lulz back when we were teenagers. It still has the $2.95 price sticker on it.