Pulse Pak Color
System by Interact
Reviewed by The Avardancer
Released: 1998
Height: Almost 3½ inches
Width: Almost 3½ inches
Depth: ALmost 1 inch.
Weight: Less than 3 ounces
Battery Life: 2 AAA batteries, about 15 hours of non-stop rumble.

Opening Snide Remarks: A rumble pak device for Gameboy? Hmm. Sounds cool. I
wonder if it would be a wise purchase. It is a gimmick; but it was only $10.
I could not resist. Hmm. If you see it... should you resist it? Well, that is
why I am reviewing it!

Impressions: The device runs off of the Gameboy's sound output and activates
vibration feedback by reading higher or edgier bass sounds and responding to
those. The idea is the same as early feed back devices for the SNES and
Genesis systems. It vibrates to the noise.

Liked: It has a good speaker, a headphone jack, variable feedback sensitivity
and it has good battery life. You need to poke around with the volume and the
sensitivity switch on some games to make the thing stop rumbling to the music
and not the sound; but once you get the hang of it; it works well. The device
adds just the right amount of feedback to tell you that it's there and it is
not liable to make your Gameboy "jump" out of your hand. The closest thing to
it in terms of power would be the Dual Shock controller for the Playstation.

It works well on some games. For example; Metroid 2. You can set it so that
you only feel the pain when you get hit or blow something really big up. The
device has no GUI or technical stuff to it; just put in two AAA's pop it on
the bottom of the Gameboy and viola! Very simple. The price is nice and it is
worth every penny. It makes some games much better. It actually makes games
like Mortal Kombat 4 and Rampage; reasonably fun for a little while. It's a
new way to play!

Hated: It makes your Gameboy Color longer. You need to mess around with that
stupid switch thing to change the sensitivity. It sometimes can get annoying.
Although the Gameboy Color still fits in my pocket with the device on; it may
not fit in some pockets. (I just like semi-baggy pants with deep pockets.) It
does feel like a gimmick; and it's a pocket sized device that vibrates and
that could lead to sin. I'm sure of it. It can get annoying in some games and
it adds a little weight to the device.

Final Words: You see it? Get it. It's a pretty cool device. Nintendo will be
implementing force-feedback into future Gameboy Color titles; but why not get
this device and play with force-feedback on every Gameboy game? It's best
with games where you can turn off the music. Hmm. You haven't lived until you
have played "Joust" with force-feedback. This is a nice gadget and it is not
very expensive. It's worth more than it's being sold for and you should get
one if you see it. Very cool. Tetris DX that you can feel. :) I think it is
very cool and you should check it out. :) Some sports games are great with
this thing. It adds a little bit more realism to some games. Like Wave Race,
Men in Black, Pitfall, Toshinden, Killer Insinct, etc. Good job, Interact.

Score: 82%