What makes Elden Ring even harder? A Fisher-Price controller

polygon.com:

Elden Ring is hard enough as is. But it’s even more difficult when you play through with a toy controller meant for kids. Self described as a “builder of bizarre controllers,” streamer Rudeism shared that he had created a fully functional controller using a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Game & Learn Controller on April 30. He later shared a video showing him using the controller to play Elden Ring.

Rudeism first got the idea to make it from a Wario64 tweet that shared a sale for a colorful Fisher-Price controller as a joke, saying it was “perfect for Elden Ring.” The toy is aimed at kids as young as six months old and is advertised as providing “hands-on learning for your little gamer.”

The modded controller is fully functional as an Xbox controller, and keeps the features of the original children’s toy so you can learn your ABCs and become the Elden Lord. Rudeism posted a video of the controller playing with Elden Ring and as he pressed buttons, an energetic voice would explain the colors of the buttons like “Blue!” and “Orange!” each time he pressed it.

here's the Fisher Price Xbox controller in action! let me know what games you'd like to see me play with it and thanks to <a href=«https://twitter.com/Wario64?ref_src=» https: www.polygon.com>@Wario64

for the off-hand joke that inspired me to make this happen pic.twitter.com/3OETvcsEsI

Rudeism explained to Polygon over Twitter how he made it. He started by connecting an Arduino to the existing circuit board, and then programmed the Arduino to function as an Xbox device. Later he replaced the thumbstick, added some extra switches for the shoulders, and “then stuffed everything back in.” According to him, the hardest part was getting all the parts to fit inside. Rudeism