What is this weird contraption?

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I think it's a Famiclone (pirated Famicom clone). Does it have a
battery compartment? Perhaps the "long wire with a hookup like a mouse"
is a S-Video cable.

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Planet Wizardtron wrote:
> I came across this weird gadget. It's about the size of a mouse with
> a long wire with a hookup like a mouse. It has an NES controller port
> along with some computer hookup port. On the other side it has three
> buttons. They say reset,set and load. This gadget says "game star" on
> it. What did I find at my local thrift store?????? Thanks:]

The GameStar allows you to use most NES joy(pad/sticks) with your PC.
So long as you have a keyboard(or ps2 with adapter) port. It plugs in
between your PC and keyboard. All buttons are directly programmable
via the "SET" button. "LOAD" may also be used to program the GameStar
via a DOS program.
This device also has the advantage of being a "keyboard emulator" input
device, thus it requires no device drivers or specific support to work
with almost any game, emulator, or other program.

--Lee