The Fisher-Price baby controller has been modded to play Elden Ring, and it’s glorious

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It’s been over two months sinceElden Ringlaunched and we’ve seen plenty of fans trying their luck with weird controllers. This time, we’ve seen Rudeism using a Fisher-Price toy controller, modding it into a working Xbox controller.

Revealing his latest work onTwitter, Rudeism, who calls himself a “builder of bizarre controllers,” has now modded the Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Game & Learn Controller. Inspired by aWario64joke, he released a short video, confirming it “still has all the sounds it came with in the box but it also can play games,” demonstrating this withElden Ring.

Rudeism’s video outlines the challenges adapting this toy controller presented. Because there’s no right analog stick, he explains that he had to use the mode switch that normally changes the controller from music to numbers. Once switched over, the left joystick then registers as the right joystick, also swapping several face buttons for start, select and guide buttons.

There are only two bumper buttons as well, but when tilted left or right, these buttons swap between LT / LB and RT / RB. As such, it’s certainly a much more limited experience, though

here’s the Fisher Price Xbox controller in action!let me know what games you’d like to see me play with itand thanks to @Wario64 for the off-hand joke that inspired me to make this happen 😂 pic.twitter.com/3OETvcsEsIMay 1, 2022

Speaking further toIGN, Rudeism also explained his build process. Calling it a “suuuuper tight fit - I had to get a Stanley knife to trim down the USB port just so I could squeeze it in there,” IGN then advised that this made it “one of Rudeism’s cleanest builds.”

As previously mentioned, Rudeism is well known for his use of unusual controllers in games. Last October saw him beatingDark Souls 3using Morse code, he’s completedHadesusing an actual pomegranate, winning a crown inFall Guysusing a guitar, or defeating numerousDark Soulsbosses with a frying pan controller.

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While it’s certainly an unusual sight, we perhaps shouldn’t be too surprised to see this attempted. Rudeism is far from the only modder trying unusual controllers, but using a toy controller for babies that also retains its original functionality? It’s certainly a more inventive approach.

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We’ve otherwise seen a few interesting approaches from Elden Ring’s fan scene, including ZeroLenny’s recent attempt withDK Bongos. SuperLouis64 usedRing Fit Adventure’s ringa week after launch, which was quickly followed up by using abananacontroller to beat Godrick with it.

The incredible efforts don’t stop with controllers, either. One fan’s been working on anElden Ring demakefor Game Boy, another beat the whole gamewithout taking damagelast month, whilespeedrun scorescontinue to climb. Whatever your thoughts are on Elden Ring, FromSoftware’s latest isn’t disappearing anytime soon.

Henry is a freelance writer based in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. When he’s not wandering in VR or burning through his RPG backlog, he’s probably planning his next D&D session.

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