A Resident Evil 4 fan shared a blast from the past in the form of a rare, boxed chainsaw controller that was released alongside the game many years ago. The fan posted their find on social media, and other fans of Resident Evil 4 praised them for not only their discovery but for still keeping it in its box and adding to the value of the device.
The Resident Evil 4 remake was released to critical acclaim on March 24. Though some content from the original game was left on the cutting room floor, the remake was praised for its faithfulness to the original release while modernizing the graphics and the controls like other Resident Evil games released on RE Engine. While the original chainsaw controller is incompatible with the remake, one gamer shared details on what it looked like back when it was available for purchase.
On Reddit, a user named rhunter1980 shared their find on the r/gaming subreddit. In the picture, rhunter1980 said they went into storage to dig up their Resident Evil 4 chainsaw controller to celebrate the remake's release. The controller they had was compatible with the Nintendo GameCube and was released alongside Resident Evil 4 in 2005. The top side of this bright-yellow controller featured the GameCube's unique face buttons and the start button, and just out of view are where the analog thumb sticks, the D-pad, and the L and R trigger buttons were located. The Z button functioned as a level on the left side of the controller, with the right-hand grip covered in a blood-like paint. While the saw part of the controller serves no purpose as far as gameplay goes, it protruded from the side of the package and served as a reference to what chainsaw-wielding enemies can do in Resident Evil 4.
The post from rhunter1980 received over 12k upvotes on r/gaming within nine hours of posting, and the comments section praised them for their discovery. The Reddi tuser said that at the time they got the controller, the price for it was $50, which was the same price as most video games at the time. However, other users pointed out that the controller, like other collectibles and unique controllers, saw its value increase over time. With an open-box price at $200, and boxed controllers going for as much as $600, the Resident Evil 4 controller is not a common find.
While the Resident Evil 4 remake continues to smash records on Steam, there is no way to recreate the chainsaw controller experience at the time of this writing. However, the Resident Evil 4 remake has plenty of chainsaws and chainsaw wielders to make up for it.
Resident Evil 4 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
