Weird Old Computer Mice: Yahoo, Ballskin, & Pistols

Unboxing and testing even more weird old mouse devices on a Windows 98 and XP PC! Checking out an 8D Smart Mouse from Yahoo, a smelly and off-putting baseball mouse with a rubbery skin, and an optical mouse for FPS games that looks like a lightgun but isn't.

● LGR links:

● Archive of the Yahoo 8D mouse drivers and software:

● All background music licensed from:

00:00 Three Weird Old Mice Intro
00:43 Yahoo! 8D Internet Smart Button Mouse
09:17 Champ Baseball Sports Mouse
15:41 MonsterGecko FPS Pistol Mouse

#LGR #Retro #computer

[CgPallaeon]

Many years ago at E3, I got that gun mouse to take home and review. Suffice to say my bag got searched at the airport and the look of disappointment on the security officer's face when they realized it wasn't a real gun was palpable.

[jargon]

Man i love that you actually spend time into putting in subtitles, makes my life a whole lot easier lol, thanks man

[DiceRobo]

You should definitely do a weird keyboard video if that's possible

[HKE]

That pistol mouse seems like a real shot in the dark from a marketing perspective, but I'm not sure they hit the bullseye on their target market.

[RobotSocialist]

That pistol mouse was my go to for Half Life 2 for years after I found out I couldn’t afford a Novint Falcon. Thank you for covering it.

[nightscroll]

The ball mouse demo was such a traumatic experience. I'm curious how long the stink lingered. 😂

[JoshuaJacobs]

Clint, I just wanted to thank you for all the years of content. From the very ancient abandoned mall videos to the Christmas clone to Oddware, you've grown so much as a channel and provided so much content. Thank you.

[AlwaysBolttheBird]

“So you can put other ball skin on it” is something I never thought I’d hear Clint say but here we are

[djbs]

OMG! That gun mouse was a terrible product that I just had to have! I remember buying mine at a Fry's Electronics in Sacramento CA. And wouldn't you know, Far Cry was the first thing I played with it. Wow, what a trip down memory lane. We basically had the exact same experience and feelings about it too. OMG I'm just taken back.

[RinIsNervous]

Hey man I know you'll probably never read this, but I just wanted to thank you for being one of the most consistent creators I've had the pleasure to follow. Been watching your videos for over 10 years now, and I can honestly say there's nothing that makes me feel more comfortable, and instantly relaxed than turning on one of your videos. Thank you for creating such a safe space on the Internet and for helping me branch out my interests and be a more well rounded person.

[BunyMagnet]

I'm amazed that nobody is talking about the extremely classic LGR couch you did the intro sitting on. I remember that from years ago, and what a wonderful sight after all this time!

[GoetiaTV]

That quick cut after the batter gets beaned was perfect. 😂

[VidweII]

Years ago I commented on an LGR video that I never expected to hear Clint say "that's one clean ball bay." Today I get to add the phrases "different ball skins" and "don't see too many brown balls, usually they're gray or black, white even" to the collection. Thanks for the mental images. Oh and the laughs 😂
Oh and I think Ashen's big brown couch and Clint's classic "if woodgrain was a fabric" recliner should battle to the death. Or star in a buddy cop flick together.

[FairFireFight]

it's oddly funny every time Clint made that mouse skin slap like a latex glove

[chuzzle]

Man, that Yahoo mouse had so much potential. If you could have bound the "8D" joystick thingamabob to WASD or the arrow keys you could have a pretty usable one handed FPS setup. Not to mention anything else you could use it for, video editing, writing, drawing, etc... There's plenty of use cases for weird, programmable interfaces.

[andresbravo]

Yay! More weird mice stuff! Keep the mouse stuff going because this getting out of hand.

[Reaps]

That batter getting hit by the ball just before you turned it off made my day.

[AndieMiller]

I actually have the pistol mouse and it is on a shelf about 3 feet from me :) I got mine back when they were released. Actually got about a dozen from the manufacturer as giveaways / prizes for our LAN party group we used to have back then. Snagged one for myself from the giveaway pile as it was so different for a mouse ;)

[dalehadley]

Always love watching any sort of content you post, and seeing the old chair from the VHS era of LGR was really neat! Side note: I noticed your copies of Windows 95 in the background, I just recently bought the CD-ROM version

[WingMaster]

I wanna try that mouse pistol myself. Certainly better than the "demon gun" you covere d before. I can also see it as a way to avoid the pain of sliding your underside wrist over the table.
I agree that the right click mouse should be at the mag release button instead. Having ring finger trigger is awful with anything.