In all that time, though, game controllers have remained largely unchanged. Sure, newer consoles now support touch controls, motion tracking, and body sensing, but the traditional-style game controller isn't going anywhere anytime soon. If you've got a few dusty controllers hanging around, here are just a few things you can do to repurpose them into new tech.

OK, I'll admit that this controller doesn't not look very impressive at first glance, but it can control over 20 retro consoles once you hook it up to . This no simple PC emulation machine--the system comes loaded with the original console boards for several classic consoles, so you'll be playing with the original hardware and game cartridges.

But the controller is the real star because it can assume every controller button layout on the fly by swapping out controller compatibility packs, which happen to be made out of modded NES game cartridges.