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349451 No.349451 [Reply] [Original]

So how do most of you collectors keep all of your consoles organized without making everything a fucking wired mess?

>> No.349467

By going wireless,... derp.

>> No.349464

zip ties, power strips, and a/v switch boxes, /thread

>> No.349472

Zip ties.

>> No.349480
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349480

Honestly I just keep one console out at a time and have all of the others in a box. It may not be aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but at least it's clean.

>> No.349490

One of my friends lived next to a thrift store and whenever they threw out vacuum cleaners he would bust them open and get out those cord-retractor rigs they have for the power cord. Then he rigged up his wired gamepads so they used the retractor wheel. It was cool but they frequently fucked up and got derailed and it ended up kind of a mess.

>> No.349493

It's important to cover your consoles with some kind of sheet / cover to keep the dust out.

>> No.349509

My setup is a clusterfuck of wires, but it's organized in a way that you can't see any of it, it's all hidden. It's a real bitch when I have to change anything, though.

>> No.349534

What if you built a little shelf for each console, and have them all hooked up to the tv in a circle, bringing to mind the elephant gods of hindu like your tv has many little arms? And each hand is a little shrine holding that specific console and some often-used games, and maybe a poster pertaining to it on the back. I'm gonna do that when I get enough consoles, then display a giant face on the tv

>> No.349556

>>349534
That's.. actually kind of a cool idea.

>> No.349559

>>349534
As a hindu I am naturally of peaceful disposition but this suggestion made me reach for my kukri in wrath.

>> No.349573

I just have a horrible cluster fuck at the moment. I'm moving out in less than two months so I'm not going to worry about it until then.

>> No.349591

>>349573
Shitty man. Cluster headaches are the worst.

>> No.349605

>>349451
i can smell the OCD

>> No.349687

All I have is a book case and desk. And my room is fucking tiny, so it's going to be awkward when trying to expand my collection to more consoles.

>> No.349779

>>349687
You're probably neglecting mounting them on the ceiling. That's a good space-saving measure and it looks really cool too.

>> No.349794
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349794

I just try to condense my consoles the best I can.

>Original PS3 model that plays PS1/PS2/PS3 games
>Retron 3 (clone console that plays Nes/Snes/Genesis games)
>Wii (Plays my Gamecube games)
>N64
>GBASP (for GB/color/advance games)
>3DS (Plays my DS games)

This is why backwards compatibility is important, so we don't have to have twenty consoles that we don't know what to do with.

>> No.349843

>>349794
Is Retron just as good as the original retail experience? As in no graphical/sound issues and slowdowns?
Also can you use SNES and NES controllers too?

>> No.349842

>>349794
and region free

>> No.349882

>>349843
The retron 2 is pretty damned close to the real deal. It behaves just like an NES and SNES for better and for worse.

I don't know about the Retron 3 but you can use the original controllers on it.

>> No.349893

>>349843
It allows two Genesis, Nes, and Snes controllers on the front and sides of the console, so six controller ports in all. Also from what I've experienced it's pretty much identical to the original consoles as far as visuals and audio goes. I love the damn thing. I hear there's a Retron 4 coming out that allows GBA and Famicom cartridges to be played on it, so if that's true I'd wait for that. Either way, it's totally worth it.

>> No.349924

>>349893
fucking $70 dude do you think im made out of money or something

>> No.349939

>>349794
I'm way too much of a hardcore collector for clone consoles. I don't like when things aren't super accurate (unless it's an emulator or something). Plus I have a Sega CD and 32X. Shit sucks sometimes.

>> No.349940

>>349924
It's more like $45-$60 on Amazon, and I'm sure you could find it cheaper with a little digging. Get a job, man.

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>>349940
>Get a job, man.

>> No.349972

>>349939
So in other words, when you want to play a game like Spyro or Metal Gear Solid, you're the type to play it on an original PSone? Why? At least step up to a PS2.

>> No.350005

>>349794
>Retron 3
Ya blew it.

>> No.350034

When I had many consoles I modded them to use as many common power/av cords as possible.

Add a DB15 socket on the back of the console, wired up for all the various signals using a common pinout. Make a custom cable that provides composite, RGB and stereo audio. Internalize any powerbricks/transformers using modern, smaller and more efficient equivalents and wire them up to C14 sockets on the back of the console.

They were quite nice.

>> No.350046

>>349451
I keep all my stuff in a box with some padding paper and rubber bands for the cords. I only use one retro system at a time, which tends to save on space since I only switch out consoles once every month or two.

>> No.350052
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>>349940
>Get a job, man.

>> No.350080

>>349893
this is correct i have one sitting in my store as a test console and i got to be one of the first to even see it at the midwest gaming classic

>> No.350107
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>>349534
>>349556
>>349559
How about around a system like this?

>> No.350196

>>350080
Any idea when the Retron 4/Retron 5 is coming out then? It looks like they're being made at the same time, and I'm not too sure on what the difference is besides 5 having famicom support.

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350213

Like this;

Wires in the back are hidden for the most part.

PS2's controller is usually wrapped up ontop of the system, but is up in the Genesis tray in this picture for some reason.

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>>350213
>that gamecube controller

>> No.350228

>>350107 where is that from i actually like the deisgn of it minus the removable to bridge piece
>>350196, no idea on when we'll actually be able to sell them but we got the supaboys about 4 months before their release date so prolly around that time frame, and i have no idea on the 5, somebody had said it was supposed to have hdmi ports

>> No.350237

>>350223
It's been to hell and back, but still works 11 or so years later;

I've been using the Wavebird recently though.

>> No.350257
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>>350228
Ikea, their "hemnes" line. That is two bookcases, a tv stand, and a joining shelf thing.
Here is something similar in their "expedit" line.

>> No.350271

>>350237
Gamecube controllers are tough as nails, mine are only just starting to give way after about 11 years or so

>> No.350281

>>350271
That one has been punted under a low sitting love seat 2 or 3 times, and all that happened is the grip on the stick came off.

>> No.350289

>>350257
I have an Expedit desk with a 2x4 cubbie to the left, and a 4x4 shelf unit. They're pretty nice.

>inb4 Ikea viral marketing

>> No.350318

>>350237
You know how easy it is to replace the control stick though, right?

>> No.350326

Its pretty much improssibru. Your cords are gonna get tangled sooner or later.

>> No.350334

>>350326
No they won't

>> No.350337

>>350318
The stick still works well, it's just missing it's grip.

I've grown to prefer it like that in all truth.

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351184

It might looks good on the front, but on the behind tv its a fucking mess.

Im planning to add rca boxes, rca and power extension and try to keep it clean...

by the way, am I crazy or rca splitting boxes are almost impossible to find?

>> No.351190

>>351184
>on the behind

oh god.. whatever I guess you understand what I meant

>> No.351226

>>351184

did you try goodwill?

>> No.351250

>>351184
Amazon has them reasonably priced

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351265

i've got only the consoles that i have in active use hooked up (save for the wii or wii u, one of those is ready). everything else is stored in boxes or shelves to keep the dust from clogging up lenses and module connectors.
right now i've got a fucking mess to deal with only 3 consoles anyways.

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>>349451
>without making everything a fucking wired mess?

>> No.351289

>>349794
I would love that thing if it weren't for the fact that the god damn controller ports are on the side for the NES and Genesis. They should've just made the damn thing taller.

>> No.351313

Big bookshelf. One shelf dedicated to each console. The console and all games and accessories/controllers sit together. The wires all run behind to an a/v splitter which run to the tv. It looks pretty clean, much better than op pic. op just looks like a guy who went ebay happy.

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351321

See this fucking thing? I love it. As much as I love my NES and my SNES, just being able to have this hooked up to my N64 for all three systems means I don't have to have to deal with half as much wires as I would otherwise.

Controller is great for 2D sidescrollers, ironically.

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351335

>all those glorious old consoles
>hooked up to a fucking LCD

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352258

I taped together all my cables on the back and marked every cabel so i know what console they go to.
I have a big problem with storing controllers, i would like to hang them on the wall somehow.

>> No.352294

>>352258
How about a small wardrobe?
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79894596/#/S99894595

Something like this might fit your theme. 39 inches wide and 15 inches deep. You could make holders along the back and top that hold the controller, and the cord could dangle straight down. There are various other sizes too.

>> No.352296

>>349972
Did you just confuse console clones that are made to emulate multiple systems with a retail system and game that were designed to actually be played together?

I might be reading too much into what you're saying, but the emulation/clone group in /vr/ really has some people with screws loose.

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352486

How do I store my games?. Away from the hands of my children... That's how.

>> No.352492

>>352486
>only non parents can know peace from this evil

>> No.352515

>>352501

>telling someone to leave a retro game board because they like to play retro games on retro screens

wow.

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>>349940
>Get a job, man.

>> No.356219

>>351335

most of them are modded to work with HD displays, the NES is just a pc case.