/vr/ - Retro Games

>putting away controllers
why would I ever do that?

>>2338509
I like you

Wrapping the wire like that is a bad idea. Can put stress on it if you wrap it too tightly.
Better to just wrap the wire in a loop and use something to tie it. Velcro, rubber band, etc. Then just put it somewhere it wont get dusty.

>>2338505

Cross is the one and only way. Cross masterrace.

Cables sometimes have a "memory", which is their tendency to coil a certain way after sitting in a warehouse of who knows how long. As a rule of thumb, you don't want to fight against that memory as it could potentially damage the internal wiring. Now I know controller cords don't tend to have memory, at least not to an extreme degree. Or maybe it's just a straight cord after years of being uncoiled. I can tell you that you don't want to coil them tight like OP's picture. Ideally you coiled them in a somewhat lose circle, like with this XLR cable.

>>2338509
Plenty of good, honorable reasons, none of which you would accept because you are close minded and incapable of accepting things that aren't the way you do them.

>>2338529
Just wrap it around the controller and hold two fingers right at the base so it won't stress.

>>2338505
I do the same thing with my N64 controllers.

>>2338505

It's best to coil it. You don't want to wrap it around anything because copper isn't very strong when it's stranded, stress can cause opens in the cabling.

if you have some bread ties, use them to keep the coil together.

>>2338505
In ya butt.

Put it in yo butt, boy

>>2338509
You wouldn't. People who don't pick up an old pair of underwear off the floor and turn it streak side out to wear again would.

>>2338529
>rubber band
You'll learn why that's a bad idea in a few years

>>2338729
>You'll learn why that's a bad idea in a few years
Why's that?
Been using rubber bands on my guns for years.

>>2338729
>not wearing brown underwear
how dainty of your highness

>>2338729
>People who don't pick up an old pair of underwear off the floor and turn it streak side out to wear again would.

wut

>>2338538
This.
See how it was originally arranged when you first got it, and repeat it.

Also, if you're using any strength at all, you're doing it wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yPcJD7RVuY

this is the only way to roll any cable

straighten your controller wire as far as you are able, put your controller into a hallway if you must. If there isn't enough room in any part of your home move.

>>2338732
The rubber deteriorates and sticks to the plastic, never use them for anything long-term.

>>2338859
Don;t use shit rubber then.

>>2338540
>accepting things that aren't the way you do them

Why would I have to do that?

>>2338913
This. Only use Taiyo Juden ruberbands. You can get them on my ebay shop.

>>2338505
Protip: The outside of the wires are made of stretchy rubber. The inside of the wires are not.
The inside of the wires are made of metal.

If you wrap wires as tightly as possible or in a way that is against the grain, they can break overtime.

>>2338505
There's only one proper way to put away an N64 controller

>>2339057
Other than the Hori controller, you mean?

As a video guy, I'm a bit obsessive about winding cables. May or may not be useful for game cords. Cool thing about this is you can just toss the cable out, and it'll have no twists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEd7ru24Vx0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ4ZKkJ_HxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktI0mLAoSTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kda4DPAn3C4

Might seem kind of complicated in the video, even I'm looking at it and it looks a little confusing.

But I admit my N64 controllers I usually wind it like the OP pic.

>>2338509
>>putting away controllers
>why would I ever do that?

When you grow up, you'll understand.

>>2339057
>>2339076
You both are gay, maybe you should hook up

I have 4 SNES controllers that I have wrapped like op for their whole lifetime but are perfect and loose after a few minutes of playing. I have megadrive controllers but their wires are really hard and set in their bends. Anyone else find this?

>>2338623

I have a bag, or a sack rather in which I simply stove away any extra unused or broken controllers. There's like 12-15 of them inside at any given time.
Sometimes I just take a few of them out and take turns holding each in hand.

>>2338971

You don't have to do that. It just means you are choosing to be close minded

>>2339230

well meme'd !

>>2339429
Mine are exactly like that as well. You're not alone.

>>2340721
No, it means I don't accept it. Simple as that.

>>2338509
So you don't step on them at night.

>>2338529
I really hate guys like you who rush in to show how much of an "expert" they are by telling you to stop doing something that literally everyone has been doing since unpluggable controllers were a thing. What's next? Gonna tell me to not blow on my cart because there is a chance the game won't work in a 10000000000000000000000 years from now?

>>2340819
Quit projecting and get back on your meds.

>>2340824
The only thing I'm projecting is the truth. People who tell others that wrapping their cords up is bad are the same guys who have to point out that no one ever said "Beam me up Scotty" in Star Trek.

>>2340826
First I don't give a shit what you do to your controller. Someone who's not a fucking idiot isn't going to yank a cord. That's basic shit. But I guess that makes me an expert of the subject according to you.

>>2340832
>Someone who's not a fucking idiot isn't going to yank a cord. That's basic shit.

See what I mean? Acting elitist because he doesn't do what a majority of the gaming does and spreads bullshit rumors about it harming the controller. I bet you were one of those kids who screamed at people for enjoying their movies in fullscreen instead of widescreen back in 2002.

>>2340835
Still projecting.

>because he doesn't do what a majority of the gaming does
What? Every controller I have bought didn't come wrapped like in OP's pic. It was in a loop.

The manuals say not to yank the cord too. But you seem like a really fucking idiot. Probably never read them.
Must make me an expert because I can read a manual huh?