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Last update: 01 July 2025
- NoMisZx (video) The Finals | Powershift Alpakka Gyro Gameplay (No Aim Assist)
- IPlayController (video) World's Most Accurate Controller: Alpakka v1.0 Review
- "It is so accurate, I consider it the first controller that can legitimately compete against mouse and keyboard players at a high-level, with no aim-assist."
- "The polygonal shape actually helps you grip the controller."
- "With this controller you get the best gyro performance you can ask for on a controller. Nothing else that is commercially sold even holds a candle to this controller."
- FlickStick Videos (video) No right stick controller in 2025?! - Alpakka Controller (v0.97) Review
- "You experience less noise and much more stability. It's crazy!"
- "You can re-bind every button of this controller with an incredible input-remapper, made by Input Labs."
- "This controller is so customizable, you can even type with it!"
- Make it Yourself (pdf / book) 1000 Useful Things to Make
- NoMisZx (video) Call of Duty Black Ops 6 AEK is crazy | Motion Controls (Gyro, No Aim Assist)
- NoMisZx (video) Delta Force: Hawk Ops Pre-Alpha Gyro-Gameplay
- HackSpace : Alpakka 3D printed controller review
- "Once wireless support is added, it’ll compare favourably to any of the commercial controllers we’ve used."
- "Verdict: 8/10"
- "A great, hackable controller. We’d just like a few tolerance options."
- The MagPi — Issue 138, page 31 : Next Gen Retro
- "You’ll want a controller, like this 3D-printed Alpakka, to play retro games."
- RambleCan (video) Remap All The Things!【Ctrl App / Alpakka Dual Gyro Controller】
- "This was one of my major frustrations, just not being able to remap things easily on the controller"
- "Easy-peasy, I was able top switch it"
- "It updates automatically, which is pretty cool"
- "The big gripe I had about the controller: gone"
- Oregon Pacifist (video) Input Labs "Alpakka" Controller Review (3D Printed & Open Source)
- "This controller will make you rethink what's possible in controllers"
- "With a little bit of practice you can get really precise and really good at these little, tiny, minute movements that you would usually get accustomed to with a mouse."
- "You would definitely be running circles around people that are using the right thumbstick."
- Simracing-PC : DIY project: Alpakka controller by Input Labs
- "The central element around the Alpakka controller is the community."
- "The two gyro-sensors work much(!) more precisely than you know it from the gyro-control in Mario Kart, for example. There is also no noticeable input lag, which makes the operation very comfortable."
- "Especially for sim racers, it clearly stands out from the many other standard controllers and is a lot of fun."
- RambleCan (video) Alpakka Dual Gyro Controller Impressions -【Warhammer 40k: Boltgun】
- "Pretty darn cool! I'm digging it!"
- "It's refreshing that there is a new idea in the controller-sphere"
- Heise Online Alpakka: The Dream-Gamecontroller with Mouse-functionality
- "The Alpakka can be completely customized via software and hardware. Thanks to gyro sensors it even replaces the mouse and thus brings uncompromising gaming to the couch."
- The MagPi — Issue 128, page 76 Alpakka: A DIY controller that can be used like a mouse or a gamepad with extra buttons.
- "One of the reasons the controller is like this, though, is that you can also use it like a mouse thanks to advanced gyro functions"
- LinuxGameCast (video) Alpakka - The BEST Open-Source Controller
- "It cuts it very close to being perfect"
- "This controller is amazing, it is the embodiment of everything that is awesome about open source"
- "Support them! It is that easy to completely shake up the controller market"
- SilverSeraphym (video) The Alpakka: A Creative Commons Controller
- "Most accurate gyro control I've ever used"
- "The best FPS experience with a controller I've ever had ... It immediately feels intuitive"
- "It makes me move my thumbs around less, so it reduces the pain [carpal tunnel]"
- NerdNest (video) This CHANGED MY MIND about the Steam Controller 2
- "I want Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo to sit up and say ... these guys figured it out"
- "I was skeptical ... but I feel like this is as good, if not better, than using a mouse"
- "The precision when using that [dual gyro] is absolute insanity, you can't imagine how good it is"
- Digikey Electronics (video) Favorite Projects of 2022
- "This is a really well developed Xbox-style gamepad system"
- "It is insanely well done"
- fabcross (article) "Alpakka": A project to make your own open source gyro-equipped game controller
- Hackster (article) Alpakka is an open source gamepad based on the Raspberry Pi Pico
- Rootblog (article) A controller that you can make yourself
- RambleCan (video) Could this be the year for controller innovation?
- "I want to buy it. Make it a production model, and I will buy it"
- "2 gyros could be friking great for gyro steering [racing]"
- Raspberry (article) Build your own accessible Alpakka gaming controller
- Yanko Design (article) This DIY game controller looks like a low-poly object taken from a video game
- LinuxGameCast (video) Pedro still has that funky controller
- "Spoilers: I like it a lot"
- "This makes me want to buy a 3D printer"
- "I love the idea of being able to print everything for the controller"
- Hi-tech (article) Do It Yourself: Open source gamepad
- 3Printr (article) Alpakka: Open Source Controller from the 3D Printer
- Trend Hunter (article) The Alpakka Controller Showcases an Elevated Form and Function
- Hackaday (article) Alpakka: A creative commons game controller
- PiCockpit (article) Alpakka controller for the Pico
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