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7957532 No.7957532 [Reply] [Original]

Anything but #3 filters out the zoom zooms.
https://www.strawpoll.me/45499968

>> No.7957537

>Wrapping the cable around the controller
Enjoy having damaged cables.

>> No.7957549

>wrapping up your controllers
Did your mommy make you clean your room? Just leave that shit plugged in

>> No.7957551

>>7957537
You don't have to wrap it tight enough to splint a leg.

>> No.7957565

>>7957549
>he didn't wrap up his controller bringing it over to a friends house for multiplayer
oh no no no no

>> No.7957568

The virgin "wrap it around the controller like a tard" vs the Chad "coil it gently under the controller"

>> No.7957570

Mine still coils up just as it was fresh from the box.

>> No.7957643

>>7957568
vs the gigachad wrap the cord around you like a bandoleer

>> No.7957653

>>7957532
I don't wrap them around the controllers because that damages where the cable actually connects to the controller. I more or less wrap them in a circle and use a rubber band or a Velcro strap thing to bind it tight.

>> No.7957672

>>7957532
#1 is the only correct option
if you pick anything but you are a fucking slob pig barbarian

>> No.7957687

>>7957532
none of the above kiddo

>> No.7957702

>>7957532
I always did number 1 growing up. However, I now wrap mine like the factory and put a wire tie on it.

>> No.7957732

>>7957532
I do the over/under method (the only acceptable way to wrap a cable) but I leave the loop big enough to sit around the rumble pack. I don't pull anything tight or cause stress on the cord from where it comes out of the controller, the coiled cable just kind of sits around the rumble pak.

>> No.7957736

>>7957672
You're a fucking idiot who doesn't know anything

>> No.7957752

>>7957736
t. slob pig barbarian

>> No.7957769

>>7957532
Most kids I knew did number 1

>> No.7957776

>>7957532
#4 except wrapped the other direction because I'm not a left-handed subhuman.

>> No.7957781

3 is kinda cute, looks like he's wearing a backpack :3

>> No.7957782

>>7957532
We all did 1 back in the day but I did 3 a few times for a laugh with da boys

>> No.7958090

>>7957752
>correct option
if you're a fucking idiot that doesn't know anything. There's no reason to ever wrap a cable like that and it's objectively incorrect to do so.

>> No.7958213

This thread reminds me of the types of arguments you see normies get into on Facebook. How embarrassing.

>> No.7958650

We all did 1 back in the day

>> No.7958687

you should wrap the controller around your neck

>> No.7958691

>>7957549
I bet you transported your systems in plastic bags while everything was still plugged in you disgusting prick.

>> No.7958753

>>7957532
None are correct, they're all holding down the triggers. If you do this, wrap the cord around the PAK slot, not the triggers.

>> No.7958754

>>7958691
Nah, just dumped it all in a wheelbarrow.

>> No.7958772

#1 for me

>> No.7958798

>>7957532
Hot

>> No.7958924

>>7957532
1 and 3 are the same, you just started on opposite sides.

>> No.7959098

>always kept controllers in a loose loop, not wrapped
>nearly everyone I've ever met had controller issues, buttons stopped working, etc
>they always wrapped their controllers
>my controllers still work flawlessly to this day
Probably the same type of idiot who puts a 90 degree bend into their ethernet cables then wonders why their speed sucks.

>> No.7959538

>>7957532
Disgusting. Make a loop you retarded savage. You're literally ruining these peripherals.

>> No.7959614
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>>7957532
The N64 controller has to win dumbest looking controller design.

Oh wait that's the Wii and everything Nintendo made after it.

>> No.7959621
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7959621

D-D-Does wrapping the wire around the controllers really damage them? I've been doing this for like 20 years please tell me I didn't fuck up

>> No.7959654

>>7958753
That's the way I do it.

>> No.7959657

>>7959621
Don't pull tightly at any point and you're fine

>> No.7960404

>>7957532
For a second I thought this was a loss meme

>> No.7960440

>>7957532
do not wrap
the controllers are expensive and it causes the cabling to warp

dont collect antiques if youre just gonna destroy them

>> No.7960457

>>7957537
Literally never had one damaged controller in 30 years you fuck

>> No.7960459

>>7960440
There are toys

>> No.7960498

>>7957532
fyi don't wrap wires around plastic, it'll melt the plastic. Wrap the wires around themselves, store them in a bag. Try explaining wire size melt marks on your n64 controllers.

>> No.7960526
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>>7960498
forgot the pic

>> No.7960537

All of these are wrong and damage the controller, the only correct option is to do a roadie wrap (or comparable) and use a velcro strip to wrap the cable so it doesn't come undone.

Doing the stuff in the OP leads to worse controller problems than the joystick since you can at least replace those parts easily.

>> No.7960592

>>7957532
#1
I was a kid back in the day so I didn't know better.

>> No.7960608

>>7960526
Been wrapping my controllers like OP for 15 years and not one controller has any marks on them from the cord.

>> No.7960610

>>7960608
I'm in a position where I see a lot of controllers wrapped up exactly like in OP, many have those burn marks, many don't. You risk it if you want to.

>> No.7960620

>>7959621
if you give it a bit of slack at the beginning you'll be fine. Aside from the Sega Genesis, Saturn and PC Engine controllers, since those cords are thick as fuck and keep their form. I haven't been able to figure out how to re-straighten them.

>> No.7960626

>>7960498
>>7960526
>>7960610
how does that work? Not being a dick, genuinely curious

>> No.7960635

>>7960626
chemical coating on rubber cables which when left against materials like ABS, styrofoam, etc. can melt into the material. I have seen it but never really studied it, I believe this to be the cause.

>> No.7960697

>>7960457
Casual.

>> No.7960725

>>7957532
Doesn't matter, you should keep the cord as slack as possible. All of those options are deforming the cord and will cause damage over time.

>> No.7960728

>>7960457
Your anecdotal evidence doesn't prove anything.

>> No.7960793

>>7957549
I'm sorry you didn't have friends who had systems of their own.

>> No.7960796

>>7957532
Leave the top end of the wire on the controller side a few inches before wrapping like #1.

>> No.7961062

>>7957532
So Nintendo was doing it wrong all along? Who knew!

>> No.7961072

>>7961062
OP just wasn't smart enough to replicate it

>> No.7961321

>Whats this about wrapping your cords? Nah bro it just rests in my cabinet

>> No.7962410
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7962410

>>7957532
>if you didn't wrap your controller exactly like I did then you're a zoomer
god your pathetic

>> No.7962418

>>7960728
Neither does yours.

>> No.7962807

>>7962418
Just watch some audio cable coiling videos where it actually matters to coil them right or there will be noticeable sound degradation.
Controller cables aren't as long, but you're still adding a lot of tension by making tiny loops like that, and the part where it connects to the board will eventually break off.
Not to mention this shit warps the cable so when you use the controller it will be all spirally, and it's gonna forever to turn loose again. And then if wrap it around again, the whole process repeats which is exactly what results in broken connections provided you do it enough times.

>> No.7963043

>>7957532
#3 is how I did it. I can't imagine thinking of any of the others, those baffle me.

>> No.7963078
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>>7962410
>your pathetic
Weak bait, zoom zoom.

>> No.7963084

>>7963078
>moar buzzwords!

>> No.7963108

>>7957532
wrapping the cable around the controller does more harm than good, 4 is already killing the stick

>> No.7963110

>>7960728
studies are just anecdotal evidence taken from a large group of people.

>> No.7963112

>>7957532
You should have wrapped it around your neck instead faggot

>> No.7963121

>>7959621
If you try to tie it up like you're practicing Shibari for your RealDoll(tm) then yeah, you'll strain the wire somewhere.
If you're not a fucking subhuman and you wrap it loosely so the cable doesn't go anywhere it's fine.

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>>7963110
You should use that in court next time they bring you up on kiddie-diddling charges: "B-but yer Honor! Eyewitness testimony is j-j-just anecdotal evidence gathered by the court! Mistrial! MISTRIIIIIAL!". It'll go over fantastic, I'm sure.

>> No.7963221

>>7963084
>s-shut up...!
Dilate.

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>>7963221

>> No.7963279
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>>7957532
nah rounded off

>> No.7963287

#4 all the way

>> No.7963291
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7963291

>>7960526
This guy gets it.

>> No.7963346

>>7958691
LOL I actually used to do this. It was unplugged though.

>> No.7963384

>>7963124
bro i'm just saying that you said he provided anecdotal evidence, but just about everyone I know does the same thing with their controller, so it's probably not that big of a deal lol.

>> No.7963385

>>7963124
also after rereading this, yeah, you're proving my point. eyewitness testimony's are taken seriously because multiple people gave their experiences. just like multiple people in this thread have wrapped their controllers up without ever running into issues.

>> No.7963398

>not wrapping it like an N
you guys are noobs

>> No.7963445
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7963445

>>7963384
>>7963384
>not that big of a deal lol.
>still takes time to respond
You think it was a big deal.

>> No.7963475

>>>>>>>not pulling the first six inches out with your forefinger and then wrapping it, leaving the area it enters the plastic completely void of any taught cabling
there's a reason why all of my controllers are epic these days
it's giving it slack for the first few inches

>> No.7963479

I just leave it sprawled out on the table

>> No.7963484

>>7963475
>epic

>> No.7964116

>>7963475
I'll give you slack for the first few inches

>> No.7964132

>>7957532
>not using elastic hairbands and folding the cable back to factory shipping state
Fucking zoomer LARP tourist.

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7965440

Behold the great autismo

>> No.7965647
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>>7965440
based round off

>> No.7965667
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>>7965440
I see nothing wrong here.

>> No.7965675

>>7959621
>I've been doing this for like 20
You tell us.

>> No.7966913

>>7965440
The coils are too small you idiot. You're warping the cable

>> No.7966921

>>7957532
I did 1. just yesterday. wtf

>> No.7967241

>>7965667
Is this stick actually good?

>> No.7967434
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7967434

>>7966913
Oh. Ok. I unwrapped the coils and threw them back in the box.

>> No.7967652

>>7967241
The best in my experience. Besides the real thing. I got mine back in 2003. They're pretty hard to find now. I think X-Gaming re-released them at some point. The re-release packaging differs from mine. The MAME logo being apart of the official packaging graphics on my box, is my favorite aesthetic. My rox was reddish. The re-release came in a blue box. I'm not sure if the re-release is as much of a tank compared to the original though.

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7967738

>>7967434
Alpha as fuck.

>> No.7967821

This is the kind of retarded thread you'd see in /v/. What's it doing in /vr/?

>> No.7968041

>>7957551
>he doesnt let it just dangle
ngmi

>> No.7968045

>>7968041
meant for this fucker——->>>7957565

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>>7957532
I've seen replicas of the original n64 box but none of them come with the Styrofoam mold to actually place my console in like the original boxes did.
Anyone looked into that?

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7968763

All of those are shit.

>> No.7968812
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>>7968763

>> No.7968819

Should I buy a second n64 controller if my current one is fine, or should I just wait for a good replacement stick to be made?

>> No.7968837

>>7968819
I would want to have at least one backup if one could be obtained at a reasonable price. If you haven't done so already, you may want to open up your current one and give it a cleaning and lubing to prevent it from wearing down further.

>> No.7970042

>>7957532
Almost everyone I knew wrapped up their controllers like #1. It was almost like an unspoken rule, what's up with that?

>> No.7970060

>>7962410
>If you do/say (x) then you're (y)
It's called a "Kafka trap", something 4chan loves to do often.

>> No.7970441

>>7967652
Thanks for your input. Just saw the rerelease while randomly browsing. 200 bucks seems a bit high though

>> No.7970881

>>7957532
#1: When I was growing up.
#4: Now

I'm an old man now. Ain't nobody got time for that.

>> No.7971825
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7971825

>>7970441
Mine was $200 USD when I bought it new from X-gaming in 2003. Not bad but used. Would account for the supply/demand. I know the singles sell out fast now. Back in 2003 when I bought mine, they had stock for sometime. X-gaming was a newer company then. Very nice people I remember. It's basically the real thing. Considering they offer a full size cabinet that fits their pads, it's a win win. I have a full size and table top cabinet also. The components in mine are exact arcade buttons, switches, joystick, etc. Feels good

>> No.7972314

>>7960635
>>7960626
It happened to my PS2. I had it boxed up for about a decade with a wire wrapped around the console and it made a nice melted indent on the outside housing where that cord was wrapped very tight. No picture but I'll try to take one if anyone wants to see it.

>> No.7972323

>>7968763
what is this controller shibari bullshit

>> No.7973112

>>7970881
>wraps cables around controller
>I'm an old man
looks legit

>> No.7974149

>>7973112
When I say old man, I mean 30.

https://youtu.be/V30fo1biQ3E

>> No.7974323

I thought everyone did #1

>> No.7975595

>>7974149
>based on actual events

>> No.7975623

>>7957537
Wires in older controllers (pre-xbox 360) were way more robust, which you would know if you weren’t a zoomer.

>> No.7975982

>>7975623
sauce

>> No.7977110

>>7957532
I like the symmetry of 1 and 3 but I always did 2 as a kid as literally no-one was autistic enough to do that back then.

>> No.7977120

>>7958687
You mean wear it like jewelry? Why?

>> No.7977124

>>7957532
The problem with this, is that it ruins the cord where it connects to the control via over-bending. Smartest to use a rubber band and do a loose circle larger than your fist and store it that way for less damage over time