Judgement of Solomon Gaming, or Games That Use Half the Controller, or One-Handed Gaming but not like nukige

Games that can be beat with only half of the controller. This means no mobile games, no games where you could take your time and use the full controller, no rebinding controls, no one-button games (eg. Canabalt), no movement only games, no Wiimote stuff, no touch controls, no mouse/keyboard only titles. Only titles that could theoretically be finished if you cut your controller straight in half.

NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
Pokémon Emerald Version
Pokémon Emerald Version
Pokémon FireRed Version
Pokémon FireRed Version
Bayonetta
Bayonetta
Pokémon X
Pokémon X
Pokémon SoulSilver Version
Pokémon SoulSilver Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon Diamond Version
Pokémon Diamond Version
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Y
EarthBound
EarthBound
Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Moon
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon Ruby Version
Pokémon Ruby Version
Pokémon Pearl Version
Pokémon Pearl Version
Pokémon Sapphire Version
Pokémon Sapphire Version
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Kirby Air Ride
Kirby Air Ride
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Wave Race 64
Wave Race 64
Sin and Punishment
Sin and Punishment
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Gnosia
Gnosia
Balan Wonderworld
Balan Wonderworld
Suikoden III
Suikoden III
The 7th Saga
The 7th Saga

7 Comments


11 months ago

you lied to me i cut my controller in half and it stopped working

11 months ago

I gotta say I'm not completely following on some of these, unless the list is, like, commentary? Like how do you beat Bayonetta or either of those Nier games with only half the controller?

11 months ago

@cowboyjosh I will have to verify NieR and Bayonetta further but my understanding is they all have autobattle modes and very easy difficulty options allowing them to be completed by only moving.

11 months ago

Ohhh sure ok I forgot about easy modes. Nier definitely has a lot of mandatory “press [face button] to interact” prompts; not sure if you’re counting that or not.

11 months ago

The 8 player mode in Mario party 7 where each player uses half of the controller

11 months ago

If you cut the controller horizontally I'm pretty sure DK King of Swing can be beaten with only L and R.

11 months ago

The Adventures of Cookie and Cream has a split controller option for 2P co-op, each player using one side of the controller.


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