Far Wireless Game Controller

The Far Wireless Game Controller was an IR signal based wireless game controller released for the NES and GameKing Video System developed by Fairway Electronics.

Before Release History
In 1985 the Atlanta based Fairway Electronics began drafting up ideas to make a wireless add-on for the newly released Nintendo Entertainment System and GameKing Video System attempting to capitalize on the popular endeavor that was the video game hardware industry, The controller was designed by Rob Putt with the most differing change being to put the B and A buttons at an angle to allow for more "Precise button imputes in games like Super Mario." At the Summer Consumer Electronics Show in 1986 when the controller was first shown off to the general public to praise for its unique idea and for more comfortable buttons although there were some technical issues when it came to the IR signals (the bulb) getting easily dusty during long play sessions causing for some actions not registering at all.

Release and Reception
At the same Consumer Electronics Show the controller was made for sale and afterwards began a 20,000 dollar (50,056 dollars today) marketing campaign of course saying that the controller was "extremely rad" and "cool" and despite the aforementioned IR issues the controller was well liked by many causing the controller to sell about 700,000 units between the years 1986-1989 when the controller was on the market.

Imported Bootleg
In 1993 the Russian company [https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Steepler_Ltd. Steepler] which was responsible for the NES bootleg "Dendy" imported approximately 20,000 shipments of the Far Wireless Game Controller using different aliases to not arouse suspicion so they could sell the controller as the "Dendy Wireless Controller" from 1993-1995, This knockoff controller has been estimated to have sold about 15,000 of the 20,000 ordered.

Legacy
The Far Wireless Game Controller is mostly known today in collector circles where the controller is usually seen as one of the many centerpieces in a collection comparing to the other kinds of wireless controllers from that era like the Acclaim Remote Controller.