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"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."

"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."

"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】

"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"

"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"

"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]"

"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?

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

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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