Lots of good gaming ideas originate from the 80s and early 90s, for example Wii-Fit seems like just a modern implementation of the Amiga Joyboard ideas originating from the early 80s. It was a board you stand upon and by moving your weight you could ski or surf in games (an Amiga arcade stick could be connected for potentially more complex gaming experiences).
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What I really would like to see however is a proper home virtual reality set with good head and hand tracking. The first virtual reality games released were done by Virtuality based on Amiga 3000 systems. One of the innovative games which predates both Wolfenstein 3D and Doom on the PC was Dactyl Nightmare from 1991. Unlike Wolfenstein 3D the game offered a true multiplayer 3D FPS environment (Deathmatch / Capture the Flag) with multiple height levels and a headset and joystick supporting proper head and hand tracking.
I would really love to see such kind of solution for the PS3 or PS4 some day!
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