/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3880714
>how do you store your controllers /vr/?

Sadly, I don't have multiple controllers per console, seeing as how I have no one else to play with. In regard to each console, I just keep my only controlled wound up and set it beside the unit.

I use these velcro ties to keep the cords nice and tidy.

>>3880714
>Knock of Gamecube controller

It's like you enjoy holding a piece of shit in your hand

>>3880714
on the shelf

I have one of these drawer units for my NES controllers. Dreamcast controllers I keep with the cords coiled up in a little rectangular basket that's just the right size to hold four of them. Those are the consoles I actually use the most, so those are the controllers I need to be able to reach on a daily basis.

Other controllers I just keep in a bigger basket with the cords coiled up and rubber banded in place.

>>3880714
Pretty much like that. Maybe a bit neater. For stuff I use on a regular basis, which is a lot, I basically just throw it in a few drawers. For spares I box them up by console and type. For shit I never use I just toss it in boxes all mixed together.

>>3880741
do you just do a loop and Velcro the middle?
>>3880746
just a pic I found. i keep all mine in a plastic bin that rolls under the couch

Personally, I bought a box of Ziploc freezer bags, put all of my controllers in a bag individually, and then stacked the bags carefully in a large Rubbermaid tote.
Cords don't tangle, they're safe from dust and smoke and sunlight, and the cords also aren't wrapped around the thing. I also don't have to deal with wire ties because I can just wrap the cords around my hand and slide them into the baggie where they'll stay wrapped up.

I use a an Atari system/game case. I do not own any actual Atari stuff!

>>3880714
After a thorough cleaning, inside a Ziploc bag. Then into a box/storage container with those silica packs. Some are still brand new goes into the same categorized box/storage container too. On some instances where I have kept the original box (like the This Is Cool skeleton Saturn pads), the controller goes into their original box after cleaning too, then into the same storage container.

if they are light enough like nes and snes i keep them hung over the rod in my closet b/c im worried that keeping them coiled up for long periods of time will fugg up the cord

>>3880741
I wish I knew about these sooner. I'll have to order some.

>>3880714
I use twist ties and I store the controllers themselves in one of those cube shelves with the foldable cubes

>>3880714
I have a tub full of controllers. There are more scattered about the house in various draws or hooked up to consoles. I also have a freezer full of consoles and there are more controllers in it.

>>3880714
Lazily. Light guns and other bits are on a shelf behind some stuff.

>>3880714
When I was a retarded kid I used to wrap the wire around the controller..until the wire got holes in it and then it stopped working

what's the best technique for wrapping a cord?

>>3881147
I go loosely, tucking the plug into the loops to secure it, no kinks.

>>3880714
My mother came up with this idea. She told me to get one of these shoe storage things you hang on your door. Fits most controllers quite nicely. The only ones that I store elsewhere are my N64 controllers.

>>3880714
Well I certianly don't store them like whatever is going on in the picture that's for sure.

>>3880714
Not mine, another anon posted this when I asked a similar question. I want to make one of these though cuz it's slick af

>>3881187
and as a bonus it holds shoes

>>3881153
>>3881147
This. Wrapping too tightly can damage the wires inside the cord.

>>3881147
For any multi-stranded cord, you need to slightly twist and coil. I took an electronics class and the instructor was obsessed with twisting and coiling.
It comes naturally. The cord wants to coil in a certain way, and twisting it slightly encourages it to do so.

>>3882346
Me too. Waiting for good weather to finish em.

>>3880918
slickkkk

>>3880918
Best 2D controller.

only the highest tier of cord tying of course. Ones I use frequently are just in a circle under the controller while its unplugged from the system. Similar to pic related but a bit looser.

>REEE DON'T WRAP THE CORD AROUND THE CONTROLLER IT'LL BREAK
>unwrap the cord 30 years later
>still works

I simply use a wireless 360 controller for all my emulators. Have some old controllers deep in a closet but I don't use them ever.

>>3880763
Thanks for this tip.

>>3883930
I was doing this for a while, but stopped when I noticed the cords began to kink up at the ends where I looped them to tie off.

>>3880741
Now I use these instead, and it avoids the issue entirely. I found a 100ct pack on ebay for under $8 w/ free shipping.

>>3882346
>>3883839
These are a thing of beauty. Very inviting to take a controller to use.

>>3883852
>>3883921
Yeah, the Saturn pads are my choice when I emulate. I started getting more because playing fighting games on GGPO finally made me break one through intensive use. I have tried other similar controllers, even the newer cheap alternatives, but I can feel the difference in play. A shame no more are made to the specs of the originals.


>>3888201
That's a pretty decent price, as I use twisty-ties and the Velcro may be more gentle on the wire. I should consider a pack myself.