[arpa]

We did - I remember playing Doom with my friend as a kid - one of us would do the walking, another would do the shooting, on different peripherals. The idea is pretty fresh on the consoles, however.

[OJFord]

That reminds me that when USB came out (or came to our, my parents' computer) I thought if only we got a new mouse, I'd be able to plug both in, getting two cursors, and be able to cheat at solitaire. Heh.

[dagw]

one of us would do the walking, another would do the shooting, on different peripherals.

We used to do that sharing the same keyboard. My friend and I played though most of The Catacomb of Abyss like that. Good times.