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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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