Ben Heck turns an iCade into an iPhone gamepad before iCade can

Not to be confused with iCade’s recently announced official controller, Ben Heck’s preemptive strike against iCade’s $ 80 enclosure is made possible through reverse-engineering the original iCade unit. We suppose Heck’s version isn’t a more prudent alternative, but that doesn’t make a magician’s work any less interesting.

Heck’s game pad features eight face buttons, a pair of triggers on the top and a d-pad on the left side. It’s more function than form but, as you can see, it gets the job done.